In Hindi, the word “Swadhaar” means self-support. Veena Mankar and Haseena Vahanvaty – the promoters of Swadhaar – founded the Company as a means to provide the urban poor with increased access to reliable and efficient financial services. 

The name, Swadhaar, is a reflection of the Company’s objective to improve the economic capacity of India’s urban poor, thereby helping them to achieve self-reliance and meet their aspirations for a better and more secure future.

 

Swadhaar FinAccess (SFA)

 

Founded in 2005, SFA is a non-profit company engaging in credit plus activities for the urban poor. SFA provides financial education, insurance and savings facilitation as a Business Correspondent to Citibank.

Swadhaar FinServe Pvt. Ltd. (SFPL)

 

Launched in 2008, SFPL is a Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) engaging in urban microfinance. Its clients include low-income male and female micro entrepreneurs and salaried workers who have limited or no access to services from the formal financial sector.

   
   
   

 

 

     

     

 

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