RupeeCircle

How RupeeCircle Works

RupeeCircle Connects Borrowers and Investors

RupeeCircle is India’s one of the fastest growing peer-to-peer lending platform, a popular alternative to traditional loans and investing options. We cut out the middleman to connect people who need money with those who have money to invest. This results in a win-win situation for both investors and borrowers with borrowers getting funded easily and investors earning great returns.

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Traditional Banking

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P2P Lending

  • With P2P Lending, you can generate higher returns than traditional saving intruments (Highest being approx. 7% per annum on FDs).
  • With P2P Lending, first time borrowers and LMI segments can finance their personal loan requirements
  • Operational cost of P2P Lending is much lower as it is driven by technology.
  • With P2P Lending, we leverage 5000+ digital footprints for loan decisioning.
  • P2P Lending ensures simple online process which is hassle free, transparent and requires minimum documentation.
  • RupeeCircle does Profile Verification, Risk Assessment, Physical Verification, Legal Documentation, Loan Monitoring and Collections.

How RupeeCircle Works

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1. Registration

Register as a borrower/investor by providing your basic personal information and fulfilling KYC norms as per the RBI guidelines to... Read More

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1. Registration

Register as a borrower/investor by providing your basic personal information and fulfilling KYC norms as per the RBI guidelines to create a RupeeCircle account. Our in-house risk assessment team will verify the information provided and validates the account.

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2. Borrower Applies for the Loan

Upon paying the login fees and account activation, the qualified borrowers can apply for personal or business loans by... Read More

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2. Borrower Applies for the Loan

Upon paying the login fees and account activation, the qualified borrowers can apply for personal or business loans by stating the amount required and the tenure of loans. You would have to provide your necessary personal and financial information and upload the required documents.

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3. RupeeCircle Evaluation & Verification

RupeeCircle risk assessment team evaluates and verifies each loan application. Our proprietary Credit Score model assigns ... Read More

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3. RupeeCircle Evaluation & Verification

RupeeCircle risk assessment team evaluates and verifies each loan application. Our proprietary Credit Score model assigns a risk category and interest rate to the loan applicant.

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4. Approved Loans Listed on Marketplace

Once loan application has been approved and the borrower agrees to the terms, the loan is listed on the RupeeCircle ... Read More

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4. Approved Loans Listed on Marketplace

Once loan application has been approved and the borrower agrees to the terms, the loan is listed on the RupeeCircle Marketplace for investors to fund the loan. Investors then have 14 days to decide if they would like to invest in the borrower’s loan.

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5. Investors Fund the Loans

Once the investors’ registrations are verified and approved, they can invest and have access to all the current loan... Read More

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5. Investors Fund the Loans

Once the investors’ registrations are verified and approved, they can invest and have access to all the current loan listings on the market place from their account and flexibly build up their portfolio as per their financial goals and risk appetite. Investors can invest as little as Rs. 5,000 and can commit funds to single or multiple loans to diversify risk. To mitigate risks, a loan is generally funded by multiple investors.

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6. Borrowers Receive The Funds

Once the loan has been 100% funded by investors, the borrower receives the funds after verification by the... Read More

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6. Borrowers Receive The Funds

Once the loan has been 100% funded by investors, the borrower receives the funds after verification by the RupeeCircle underwriting team and the signing of agreement between the borrower and the investor. Loan amount is then disbursed from the investor’s account into borrower’s bank account.

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7. Monthly Returns for the Investor

Borrower repays the loan as EMIs which is credited to the investors who funded the loan. Investors receive the... Read More

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7. Monthly Returns for the Investor

Borrower repays the loan as EMIs which is credited to the investors who funded the loan. Investors receive the automated monthly returns directly into their bank account, also providing an option to reinvest earnings to achieve benefits of compounding.

RupeeCircle Role

RupeeCircle does the heavy lifting - Profile Verification, Risk Assessment, Physical Verification, Legal Documentation, Loan Monitoring and Collections

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Profile Verification

For each and every loan applicant RupeeCircle does the profile verification. We collect personal, professional and financial data of the borrower and verify these to the best extent possible from all available data sources such as bank statements, credit information bureau, etc. Utmost care is taken to safeguard the interests of both the borrowers and the investors through our stringent verification process.

Risk Assessment using RupeeCircle's Proprietary Credit Score Model

RupeeCircle has developed a proprietary Credit Rating Score Model which incorporates a number of parameters such as credit history, financial ability & stability, social and other behavioural patterns of the borrower, using more than 5000+ data points of personal & financial information and documents provided by the borrowers.

Based on the detailed analysis, RupeeCircle in-house underwriting team assigns a risk category to the borrower (RupeeCircle Risk Grades) from A – F, A being the category with the strongest credit profile and F being the weakest. And provides Interest Rate as per the risk grades along with a Report for each of the loans listed on the RupeeCircle Market place.

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Physical Verification

RupeeCircle also conducts physical verification of the borrowers’ work place and residence to ascertain the veracity of the documents submitted. We also verify the original id proofs such as Pan card and Aadhar card.

Agreements & Contracts

RupeeCircle has drafted detailed loan agreement with utmost care to cover various scenarios along with suitable recourse. It clearly outlines the recourse for all possible events as envisaged by RupeeCircle. The events include delay in repayment, defaults etc. This agreement is signed on a stamp paper to make it legally enforceable.

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Loan Funding and Disbursal

Loans are listed on our ‘Marketplace’ for 14 days for investors to commit funds to the borrower. Once the loan is 100% funded we move to disbursal stage. To complete the disbursal process, RupeeCircle collects the required documents such as signed ECS form, PDCs, signed Loan Agreements etc, and the loan amount is disbursed to the borrower’s account within 48 hrs.

Loan Monitoring and Repayment

RupeeCircle provides detail loan repayment schedule to both the borrowers and the investors for all the loans. This repayment schedule is available on the members’ dashboard for easy and quick reference. RupeeCircle understands the importance of timely repayments, and hence, endeavours to keep full track of the loan repayment schedule and report any delay or default at the earliest.

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Collection

What happens when a borrower defaults on a payment? As we are not fail-safe, there is still a possibility that borrowers may default on a monthly instalment. Although RupeeCircle conducts a thorough risk analysis of the borrower, by which only 5%-10% of all loan applications are approved.

However, RupeeCircle is very well prepared to deal with these situations. RupeeCircle uses a proactive collection system to keep defaults to a minimum. Should a borrower fail to pay even after several reminders, the case will be handed over to our collection department. Every collected payment will of course continue to be transferred to Invertor’s bank account.

As we try to be as transparent as possible. Beside industry defined process, we will extensively use social media data and other data points to make collection process more efficient.

We have prepared this chart explaining the process RupeeCircle follows if a borrower fails to meet the payment deadlines.

Repayment Collection Process

  • 5 Days Prior to payments due
    We proactively start communicating with Borrowers 5 days prior to a repayment being due to ensure repayments are made on time.
  • Days in Arrears 0-5
    In the first 5 days RupeeCircle will make an attempt to contact the delinquent Borrower via:Email (first written notice),SMS & Phone
  • Days in Arrears 5-30
    Over this time period, further attempts will be made by the Collections team to contact the Borrower and arrange for immediate repayment. Notice of adverse credit may also be passed to Credit Bureaus at this point.
  • Days in Arrears 30-90
    If no attempt at resolution is made, the case is handed to our outside collection Team. However, at this point the aim is still to retrieve repayment, and the Collections team will continue to work with the delinquent Borrower to reach an amicable solution.
  • Days in Arrears 90-120+
    If no attempt at reparation is made, the loan will move into a 'Charged Off state, and the case handed over to an outsourced recoveries team. If applicable, RupeeCircle will also begin legal proceedings on behalf of lenders. At this stage the borrower is classified as defaulter.
Fund Transfer and EMI Payments

Fund Transfer and EMI Payments

Fund Transfer – Transfer of funds takes place through an online automated process. Loan amount is transferred from the Escrow Account to the borrower’s bank account after loan has been 100% promised by the Investors and Loan agreement has been signed between the borrower and the investors.

Repaymentst – RupeeCircle a P2P lending Platform encourages its user to use auto debits for repayments. Every month EMI amount is auto-deducted from the borrower’s bank account to escrow account and then from escrow account to Investor’s Bank Account. EMI collected from the borrower is automatically split and transferred to respective investors’ bank accounts who funded the loan.

Repayments can also happen through Bank Cheques, RTGS, NEFT, demand draft and other auto debits.

RupeeCircle also encourages its users to transfer money electronically from leading banks across the country.

Who We Are

We Protect Your Identity And Privacy

RupeeCircle an Online Peer to peer lending platform is committed to strongly protect your personal and financial Information. We believe the success of the marketplace is tied to your financial safety and strive to exceed industry standards for privacy and security. RupeeCircle always upgrades the safety standards to maintain the highest level of privacy for the customers and hence Investors and borrowers never know each other's identities, we will never sell, rent or otherwise distribute your information, and we only share what's necessary to complete your requested transactions. Please review our Privacy Policy for full details.

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Full Transparency Of The Process

We are proud to share information about our company and our services. Our website contains background information about RupeeCircle, and our statistics area gives a wealth of information on loan and investor performance. We also offer a downloadable file containing the credit and performance details on all loans eligible for funding by investors.

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