{"id":10957,"date":"2022-11-21T05:05:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T05:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/10.81.104.155\/int\/?post_type=article&#038;p=10957"},"modified":"2022-12-15T10:30:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T10:30:14","slug":"bridging-the-gap","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/dbs-truly-transformative\/bridging-the-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging the Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <style>\n    @media (min-width: 980px) {\n      .wp-block-hero__heading { font-size: 82px !important}\n      .wp-block-hero__sub-heading { font-size: 28px !important}\n    }\n  <\/style>\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-hero break-out\">\n\n      <div class=\"wp-block-hero__background\">\n                        <img data-src=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-hero.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-hero__background__image wp-block-hero__background__image--desktop lazy\">\n              \n          <\/div>\n  \n  <i class=\"wp-block-hero__overlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\n  \n      <i\n    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n    class=\"wp-block-hero__custom-overlay\"\n    style=\"background-color:#000000;opacity:0.27\"><\/i>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"wp-block-hero__intro-wrap container\">\n    <h1 class=\"wp-block-hero__heading\"><\/br>Bridging the&nbsp;Gap<\/h1>\n  \n      <\/div>\n\n\n  \n    <div class=\"wp-block-hero__content-by wp-block-hero__content-by--wrap container\">      \n      <ul class=\"wp-block-hero__logos\">\n                  <li class=\"wp-block-hero__item\">\n\n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbs.com\/dbsdigibanking\/index.html?tab=dbs-ibg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">\n            \n                          <img data-src=https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DBSlogo_white-300x88.png alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-hero__icon lazy\">\n            \n                          <\/a>\n            \n          <\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    \n  <\/article>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">How can technology help unlock access to credit for <nobr>unserved borrowers?<\/nobr><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><span style=\"color:#cc0200\" class=\"has-inline-color\">J<\/span>ust as access to capital fuels economic growth, access to personal credit gives individuals the financial power to weather economic uncertainties and provides them with the means to obtain necessities such as education and health care. Providing a catalyst of change for India\u2019s digital transformation in the retail credit market, DBS Bank India has partnered with Home Credit India Finance Private Limited, the local arm of a global consumer finance company, to provide joint financing solutions, including to first-time borrowers with no previous credit history.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--default \"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-intro-100x56.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-intro.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-intro-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-intro-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-intro-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-intro-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-intro-1247x701.jpg 1247w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-intro-826x465.jpg 826w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-intro-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-intro-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-intro-520x293.jpg 520w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-intro-260x146.jpg 260w\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-image__image lazy\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">Through a partnership with Home Credit India, DBS offers joint financing solutions to unserved and underserved borrowers in India.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-dark-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cnn-heading\"><h2 id=\"fulfilling-needs-in-the-market\" class=\"wp-block-cnn-heading__heading\">Fulfilling needs in the market<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-cnn-heading__content\"><p>From her home office in Mysore City, Ayesha Siddiqui looks at her calculations. There is no other way around the financial hurdle to keep her business moving forward than taking out a loan. Over 1,500 miles away in Jabalpur City, Rajesh Kumar Patel has a similar quandary\u2014he needs funds to ride out a rough patch in his family finances.<br><br>In the latest&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.transunioncibil.com\/more-than-160-million-indians-are-credit-underserved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored\">global research<\/a>&nbsp;released by consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion, 408 million adults in India\u2014about half of the total eligible population in India\u2014are credit unserved with no credit history. An additional 164 million are underserved consumers who are less active in credit participation.<br><br>Contributing factors may include lack of credit history and low financial literacy, leading to the cyclical problem of individuals not being able to access their first credit product and thus not being able to prove their credit worthiness.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--default \"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec1-100x56.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec1-1247x701.jpg 1247w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec1-826x465.jpg 826w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec1-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec1-520x293.jpg 520w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec1-260x146.jpg 260w\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-image__image lazy\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">About half of the eligible adults in India have no credit history.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Following the success of a similar joint-lending partnership scheme launched in other markets, DBS Bank India and Home Credit India\u2014a regulated entity registered with the Reserve Bank of India\u2014entered the Indian market in 2021. The timing couldn\u2019t have come at a better time for Ayesha and Rajesh, who were both able to take advantage of the bank\u2019s personal loan program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"display:inline-block;line-height:36px;font-size:26px;letter-spacing:0.02em\">\u201cDue to exemplary services provided by Home Credit India and DBS Bank India, I was able to get the required loan approved and the amount disbursed in a very short span of time.&#8221;<br><span style=\"display:inline-block;line-height:16px;font-size:12px\"><br><br>&#8211; Rajesh Kumar Patel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cnn-heading\"><h2 id=\"a-digital-journey\" class=\"wp-block-cnn-heading__heading\">A digital journey<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-cnn-heading__content\"><p>Compared with the traditional loan process, starting with manually filling out application forms and ending days later after an offline decision has been made, the DBS-Home Credit India joint financing process typically takes less than 10 minutes between online application completion and loan disbursement.<br><br>The application process is entirely 100% paperless, and all relevant contracts are signed online.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"display:inline-block;line-height:36px;font-size:26px;letter-spacing:0.02em\"><span style=\"color:#cc0200\">\u201cA higher proportion of sales are going online, where any financial inclusion player who wishes to stay relevant should exist.\u201d<\/span><br><span style=\"display:inline-block;line-height:16px;font-size:12px\"><br><br>&#8211; Ondrej Kubik, CEO, Home Credit India<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--default \"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec2-100x56.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec2-1247x701.jpg 1247w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec2-826x465.jpg 826w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec2-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec2-520x293.jpg 520w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec2-260x146.jpg 260w\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-image__image lazy\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">The DBS-Home Credit India joint financing process is 100% digital, with loans disbursed less than 10 minutes after successful applications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Reflecting this shift in consumer behavior, the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.homecredit.co.in\/en\/home-credits-how-India-Borrows-2021-Survey-shows-the-revival-of-positive-consumer-borrowing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored\">How India Borrows 2021<\/a>\u201d survey conducted by Home Credit India found that nearly 40% of borrowers expressed willingness to take the online loan journey route for future borrowings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cnn-heading\"><h2 id=\"a-thriving-partnership\" class=\"wp-block-cnn-heading__heading\">A thriving partnership<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-cnn-heading__content\"><p>\u201cDBS puts customers at the center of the experience, which is not commonly found in the financial services space,\u201d says Kubik. \u201cAt Home Credit, we work towards affordable financing solutions in order to enhance credit penetration and financial inclusion in the wider society.\u201d<br><br>Since the scheme\u2019s launch, the average loan has been around $850 to $980, and according to Kubik, the majority of Home Credit India\u2019s new-to-credit customers has been using this access to funds to help improve their life, such as purchasing a motorbike so they can commute to a better job in the city.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--default \"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-01-100x56.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-01.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-01-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-01-1247x701.jpg 1247w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-01-826x465.jpg 826w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-01-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-01-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-01-520x293.jpg 520w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-01-260x146.jpg 260w\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-image__image lazy\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">With their newly-acquired credit access, loan recipients are able to make purchases such as appliances and motor vehicles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>As a sign of the positive feedback of the partnership and establishing mutual trust in risk performance, Home Credit India and DBS Bank India are expanding the criteria and parameters of the products that they are providing together. In addition to bigger cash loans, the partners are also exploring opportunities for DBS to help with providing financing services to merchants.<br><br>Partnerships, like the one with Home Credit India, are a priority for DBS Bank India, particularly in India where the bank is focused on propelling the growth of businesses through improved access to credit via&nbsp;<a rel=\"sponsored\" rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dbs.com\/newsroom\/DBS_Bank_unveils_hasslefree_online_SME_loans_Offers_inprinciple_sanctions_up_to_INR_5Cr_in_24_hours\">digital business loans<\/a>. The bank also supports SMEs through their grant programs and customized business solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--default \"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-02-100x56.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-02.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-02-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-02-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-02-1247x701.jpg 1247w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-02-826x465.jpg 826w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-02-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-02-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-02-520x293.jpg 520w, https:\/\/sponsorcontent.cnn.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-AF3-DBS-sec3-02-260x146.jpg 260w\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-image__image lazy\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">In addition to improving access to credit for individual borrowers, DBS also supports SMEs with digital business loans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cDBS has a very capable and customer friendly digital front end, supported by robust, sophisticated, and functional back end. This combination is what makes them exceptional,\u201d says Kubik.<br><br>Expanding credit access to people like Ayesha and Rajesh puts financial power back in their hands and helps those from unserved and underserved communities transform their lives.<br><br>\u201cThrough the partnership with Home Credit in India, DBS Bank India is leveraging the credit experience and data that Home Credit India is building through their lending model at key purchase points,\u201d says Surojit Shome, Managing Director &amp; Chief Executive Officer, DBS Bank India. \u201cThis substantially enhances the targeting and credit decisioning process,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"display:inline-block;line-height:36px;font-size:26px;letter-spacing:0.02em\">\u201cThe ability to forge such alliances and harness the power of technology to provide seamless delivery brings the power of the partnership to underserved segments which is what banking purposefully looks like, and at DBS Bank, we live it 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