Aurangzeb urges microfinance sector to shift to cashflow-based lending

Business Recorder • Oct 7, 2026

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday urged the microfinance sector to shift towards cashflow-based lending and make greater use of alternative data and digital credit scoring to expand access to finance for small businesses and farmers. “Within th...

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday urged the microfinance sector to shift towards cashflow-based lending and make greater use of alternative data and digital credit scoring to expand access to finance for small businesses and farmers. “Within the context of microfinance as well, we need to move towards cashflow-based lending, rather than always focused on collateral,” said Aurangzeb, while speaking vir...