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Former RBI executive joins DMI Finance board

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DMI Finance
What it does
Consumer and MSME lending
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People
Sector
Financial Services

What they do

DMI Finance provides loans to consumers and small businesses

What happened

Dr Meena Hemchandra, a former RBI executive director, has been appointed as a non-executive director

Why it matters

The appointment strengthens board expertise as regulatory expectations for NBFCs evolve

The details

  • Dr Meena Hemchandra has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director on the board of DMI Finance.
  • The appointment was approved by the DMI Finance board at a meeting on 15 May 2026.
  • Dr Hemchandra is a former Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), serving from 2015 to 2017.
  • She spent nearly four decades at the RBI.
  • At the RBI, she oversaw the supervision of banks, NBFCs (non-banking financial companies) and cooperative banks.
  • The appointment reinforces DMI Finance's focus on board-level expertise amid evolving regulatory expectations.

The bigger picture

  • DMI Finance is expanding its consumer and MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) lending businesses.
  • The company is strengthening its governance, risk management and oversight frameworks.

About the business

  • DMI Finance provides loans to consumers and small and medium businesses.
  • The company is expanding its consumer and MSME lending businesses.
  • DMI Finance is strengthening its governance, risk management and oversight frameworks.

Founders

  • Shivashish Chatterjee, Co-founder and Managing Director
  • Yuvraja C Singh, Co-founder

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