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SKS Microfinance is one organization I have always been a fan of. Working on the model of microeconomics, SKS Microfinance has done quite well for itself, and more importantly, for thousands of poor living in villages. The way they worked and their policy of giving soft-loans to the women in villages had paid well in the past. And just when we have began to wonder how to fill the digital divide between those living in metros and those in villages, comes the news of Airtel partnering with SKS Microfinance to provide mobile service to those living in villages

With more and more corporates going for going for social responsibility, even the online space is yearning for more. We had earlier blogged on how Google has donated 3.5 million dollars on eradicating polio. I have seen so many individuals who have been interested in giving back to the society in some way or the other. Have [...]

Vikram Akula, founder and CEO of SKS Microfinance in a freewheeling interview with IndiaKnowlege@Wharton presented some insights with respect to the future of mobile banking in India and how it can be used to leverage Microfinance models.
 
 
Mobile banking (also known as M-Banking, mbanking, SMS Banking etc.) is a term used for performing balance checks, account transactions, payments etc. via [...]