MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Accion Venture Lab Exits from, Maj Invest Buys Equity in Microfinance Institution Aye of India

Accion Venture Lab, the “seed stage investment arm” of US-based NGO Accion, recently sold part of its stake in Aye Finance, an Indian non-banking financial company – microfinance institution (NBFC-MFI). Meanwhile, Maj Invest Group, a Danish asset management company, bought a stake in Aye Finance through its Financial

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Sa-Dhan, Accion’s Smart Campaign, IFC Launching Tool to Monitor Over-indebtedness Among Microfinance Borrowers in India

Sa-Dhan, an association of 190 financial services providers in India, and the Smart Campaign of US-based NGO Accion recently announced the launch of an online monitoring tool intended to increase consumer protection and reduce over-indebtedness