Why do Indians raise instant personal loans? From home renovation to holiday travel, here are the top 8 reasons | Mint

Why do Indians raise instant personal loans? From home renovation to holiday travel, here are the top 8 reasons | Mint

Source: Live Mint Raising an instant personal loan is not uncommon anymore among middle-class salaried people. Be it a financial emergency, going on a holiday or buying a luxury item, people have no qualms about borrowing money to meet their requirements as soon as they arise. Being an unsecured loan, a personal loan does not…

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EPFO adds 13.41 lakh net members in October 2024; youth, women lead the pack: Payroll data | Mint

EPFO adds 13.41 lakh net members in October 2024; youth, women lead the pack: Payroll data | Mint

Source: Live Mint Retirement fund body EPFO has registered 13.41 lakh net new members addition in October 2024, according to showed latest payroll data. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has released provisional payroll data for October 2024, revealing a net addition of 13.41 lakh members. As per the data, EPFO enrolled around 7.50 lakh…

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Personal loans: How fintech has reformed instant lending ecosystem — 8 key changes | Mint

Personal loans: How fintech has reformed instant lending ecosystem — 8 key changes | Mint

Source: Live Mint Fintech is transforming the instant loan sector by capitalising on technology and thereby making the lending process faster, more efficient and more accessible to a broader audience. Thanks to the growing prevalence of technology, there are a dime-a-dozen platforms which disburse personal loans to borrowers in as quick as 10 minutes. The…

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Varun Dhawan’s ’Baby John’ vs Evil Jackie Shroff: Unexpected money lessons from this action-packed thriller | Mint

Varun Dhawan’s ’Baby John’ vs Evil Jackie Shroff: Unexpected money lessons from this action-packed thriller | Mint

Source: Live Mint Keerthy Suresh, Wamiqa Gabbi, Sanya Malhotra, Sheeba Chaddha and the precocious child actor Zara Zyanna are all women in Satya Verma aka John’s life. There is a usual brigade of uglies who form the neverending gang of baddies in evil Nanaji’s life. Of course the current favourite villain of ‘South movies’ is…

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