8 months ago
ULI adoption surges with lenders and data services
The Unified Lending Interface (ULI) in India is a digital platform that helps banks and other lenders give out loans more easily.
It connects lenders with lots of different data sources to make better decisions about who to lend money to.
Recently, more lenders and data services have joined the platform, making it more useful.
As of December 2024, 64 lenders are using ULI, and they can access over 136 data services.
This has helped disburse a lot of loans, including to small businesses and farmers.
The platform is like a superhighway for loan information, making the process faster and smoother for everyone involved.
ULI has onboarded 64 lenders, including 41 banks and 23 NBFCs, up from 36 lenders in the previous year.
The platform now offers over 136 data services for 12 different loan journeys, compared to just over 50 a year ago.
More than 600,000 loans worth ₹27,000 crore were disbursed using ULI APIs by December 2024, including 160,000 MSME loans.
In April 2024, ULI facilitated the disbursal of over 1.4 million loans amounting to ₹65,000 crore.
ULI provides lenders with access to key financial and non-financial data of borrowers, improving credit decisions and offering consumers a wider range of loan options.
- Who
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and lenders (41 banks, 23 NBFCs)
- What
- Adoption of Unified Lending Interface (ULI) surged with increased lenders and data services
- Where
- India, with data services spanning multiple states and sectors
- When
- As of 12 December 2024, with significant growth from the previous year
- Why
- To facilitate frictionless credit delivery and improve credit underwriting and decision-making
Key facts
- Total Lenders Onboarded
- 64 (41 banks, 23 NBFCs)
- Data Services Available
- 136
- Loan Journeys Supported
- 12
- Loans Disbursed by December 2024
- 600,000
- Total Loan Amount Disbursed
- ₹27,000 crore
- MSME Loans Disbursed
- 160,000 (₹14,500 crore)
- Loans Disbursed in April 2024
- 1.4 million (₹65,000 crore)
- Data Sources Linked
- 60+
Quotes
T. Rabi Sankar
Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
“It is a platform that has lenders on one side and the data that is required for these lenders to process loans on the other side. At present, more than 60 such data sources have been linked to this platform.”
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