INCRED FINANCIAL SERVICES PVT LTD
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Who is our customer
InCred is a Non-Banking Financing Company (“NBFC”) providing access to finance for under-banked individuals and businesses in India. InCred has diversified its activities into: SME business loans, education loans, two-wheeler loans, lending to small NBFCs and MFIs and individual loans and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. InCred’s model leverages on cutting edge technology and data science to increase access to finance and make financials services for its customers quick and easy. InCred started lending in 2017, is rapidly growing and profitable since its first year of operations.
What is our funding objective?
The equity investment FMO is contemplating is to support the increased inclusive outreach of the company, providing the capital buffer needed to grow InCred’s loan book.
Why do we fund this investment?
The proposed investment provides capital to support InCred's next growth stage. FMO will play an active role in incorporating Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance principles in the organisation and will support with improving impact reporting.
What is the Environmental and Social categorization rationale?
E&S category C, in accordance with FMO’s Sustainability Policy. InCred’s main business activities are loans to MFIs, schools and trade related transaction with SME’s. This is all deemed to have limited adverse environmental and social risks. As part of this facility, InCred will be required to apply the EDFI Exclusion List and national E&S laws and regulations. As part of regulatory compliances, InCred adopted the Fair Practices Code covering principles to disclose terms and conditions of loans, adopting noncoercive recovery, a grievance mechanism and privacy guidelines.
- Region
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Sector
- Financial Institutions
- Publication date
- 2/8/2019
- Effective date
- 4/10/2019
- End date
- 7/11/2022
- Total FMO financing
- INR 2450.00 MLN
- Funding
- FMO NV
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Risk categorization on environmental and social impacts, A = high risk, B+ = medium high risk, B = medium risk, C = low risk
Environmental & Social Category
(A, B+, B or C) - C