Another Mass Layoff on the cards...
Hearing another mass layoffs on the cards at a fintech startup that is into lending, insurance and mutual funds in Bengaluru, which had laid off about 20% in June last year !
LetsGetLaidOff
Brace for impact people in lending biz!!!
After the recent RBI mandate to banks and NBFCs against unsecured personal loans, the lenders have pulled back their hands from digital lending. My company has already started facing the impact. Tomorrow onwards we won't be able to disburse any new loans from our platform because the lender is unsure of the road ahead.
Personally, I can't afford to go through another layoff this year :')
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noncorporate
Stealth11mo
Okay . Stop reading from headlines. RBI ,just like it does with monetary policy, has pulled some strings, which is going to make the unsecured lending difficult for banks. They now have to deposit more amount to the rbi than earlier to give away the loan. Loans are unsecured for customers, but in the treasury, they are backed up by cash. RBI doesn't flat out ban things. (Other than cur notes ;-) ). These are ratios, i am not gonna right here because you should have known ,its your job. Don't be the reason ppl think PM role is unnecessary.
VssIsLove
Paytm11mo
Stop spreading fud , do you even know how much impact it would have. Rbi has just increased the % , if a user which was getting the loan at 9% , now they ll get it at 9.50%. And the company you are telling doesn’t have just one lender
LetsGetLaidOff
Paytm11mo
Yes exactly. Hike in interest rate -> drop in number of people who sign up for loans. Though right now there's no clarity on by how much will each lender hike the interest rates
majboormajdoor
Stealth11mo
In Personal loans, interest rate doesn't have much sensitivity. Amounts and tenures are less so cost doesn't increase as much as we think.
People who are sensitive to rates usually don't borrow from NBFC's. Others who are completely insensitive are your target segment.
UpsetUnicorn
Stealth11mo
Nah. RBI changing rules is quite common.. does it all the time and fintechs have to keep adapting..
Murky
Healthy11mo
The impact on fintechs is hugely overblown IMHO. RBI action will increase the rates by a few bps. This segment has very high NIMs and most fintechs have a target group for whom 0.5% higher ROI won't make too much of an impact - it's not that these borrowers have a myriad of options. As with all RBI circular, this will cause some initial panic knee jerk reactions which will settle in less than a month's time.
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Curated from across
That’s a dumb thing to write!
Should we also compare NPAs? Should we also compare loan book size? Should we also compare amount of time in the industry?
I mean we know business is growing, but give folks a better reason to join.
Be like stripe- to increase the gd...
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