Why NPCI and Facebook need urgent regulatory attention

Concerns over data sharing and storage, which delayed the launch of the messenger’s payments platform, have highlighted the need for urgent regulatory attention in the space

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Modi’s NPA war: SBI looks at over Rs 40,000 crore recovery in FY19

Under IBC the lender's exposure in the first list of stressed accounts as referred by Reserve Bank of India was Rs 48,000 crore and for the second list, the exposure was to the tune of Rs 28,000 crore, he said.

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IBC’s objective is to keep the firm alive, says Bankruptcy Board chief MS Sahoo

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India's (IBBI) Chairperson M.S. Sahoo on Saturday said the focus is on getting resolution in the corporate insolvency resolution process though liquidation is happening more in the initial stages.

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‘Bad bank’ idea is back! What it is that Modi government mulling to resolve bad loans

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that a committee will come out with its recommendations on setting up an asset reconstruction or an asset management company for faster resolution of bad loans -- a concept that's similar to the idea of bad bank.

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IOB hikes MCLR by 5-10 bps

   Chennai-headquartered Indian Overseas Bank has decided to up its benchmark marginal cost of funds based lending rates (MCLR) across tenors by 5-10

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SBI is close to recover 40k cr under IBC

State Bank of India is looking to recover close to Rs 40,000 crore from its stressed assets during the current fiscal. According to Pallav Mohapatra,

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SBI expects Rs 30,000 crore recovery from resolution under IBC

State Bank of India, the country's largest lender expects to recover around Rs 30,000 crore from the resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) during the current fiscal, an official said on Saturday.​

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Gupta family case: Bank of Baroda says will cooperate with South Africa in investigations

Guptas, who were considered close to former President Zuma, had accounts with BoB, which has got permission to close down its operations in South Africa,

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SBI expects Rs 30,000 crore recovery from resolution under IBC

From the Electrosteel-Vedanta deal, the bank expects to recover Rs 6,000 crore, he told reporters on the sidelines of a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) event here today.

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SBI expects ₹ 30,000 cr recovery from resolution under IBC

State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender expects to recover around ₹30,000 crore from the resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankr

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Focus should be on resolution and not recovery: M S Sahoo

At a time when a majority of companies headed for resolution under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) have been slipping into liquidation, M S

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How a bad bank can indeed be good for India's ailing PSBs

A bad bank is essentially the government's financial help to banks. Its primary task is to free the debt-laden banks of their burden of resolving bad loans.

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Focus should be on resolution and not recovery: M S Sahoo

At a time when a majority of companies headed for resolution under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) have been slipping into liquidation, M S

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Syndicate Bank case: CBI chargesheets AC Muthiah, Farouk Irani, 23 others

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against AC Muthiah, Chairman of the Chennai-based First Leasing Company Ltd, and Fa

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Syndicate, OBC, Bank of India raise rate by up to 0.15%

The hike follows the Reserve Bank this week raising the key lending rate by 0.25 per cent citing inflation concerns on rising oil rates globally.

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Bankers’ panel to study setting up of reconstruction firm for NPA clean-up

Committee will come out with recommendations over the next two weeks: FinMin

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PNB case: ED appeals to court to issue NBAs against Nirav Modi, others

The agency had last month filed a 12,000 page-charge sheet in the court against Nirav Modi and 23 others, including his father Deepak Modi.

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Maharashtra set to rope in 500 fintech firms to boost finance, banking sectors

Our BureauThe Maharashtra government has been ahead of the rest of the country in the adoption of new technology that would help shape the finance an

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Insolvency regulator moves to set up panel of resolution professionals

Panel to be created for every NCLT bench; IBBI invites expression of interest

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Bank of India hikes MCLR by 10 bps

Our BureauBank of India has increased its Marginal Cost of Funds-Based Lending Rate by 10 basis points for various sectors. The enhanced rates would

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No cause for concern at ICICI Bank, says Goyal

Finance Minister says charges are being probed by the bank

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FM Goyal announces committee to set up Asset Reconstruction Co

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal today said a committee will come out with its recommendations on setting up an asset reconstruction or an asset manage

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Bank of India hikes MCLR by 0.10%

Bank of India has hiked the MCLR-based lending rates by 0.10 per cent for various tenors.“Bank of India has revised upward the marginal cost-based l

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India poised to be worth $10 trillion in next 15 years - Suresh Prabhu

"India is poised to be worth up to 10 trillion in the next 15 years" - Suresh Prabhu Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation of In...

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Government breaks silence on Kochhar-ICICI, says law to take its own course

Investigations into the matter are on and the findings will be out soon, acting finance minister Piyush Goyal told reporters after a meeting with bank chiefs in the financial capital Mumbai on Friday.

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Piyush Goyal says government committed to support state banks

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Bank of India ups MCLR by 0.10% from June 10 for various tenors

New Delhi, Jun 8 () Following peers, state-owned Bank of India has hiked lending rates based on MCLR by 0.10 per cent for various tenors. The bank has increased MCLR rates by 10 bps (or 0.10 per cent) for various tenors, it said in a statement.

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Finance Ministry non-committal on 2nd tranche of Rs 2.11 lakh crore bank recap timing

With an aim to faster manage stressed assets or NPAs, the government is mulling over a plan to set up an oversight committee.

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Important for India to address banking crisis to support investment, inclusive growth agenda: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today said addressing the ongoing crisis in the banking sector was important for India to support investment and inclusive growth agenda.

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Modi’s IBC, RBI bad loan policy raised consciousness about ‘need to pay on time,’ SBI chief explains how

The introduction of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) by the Modi government, along with the newly introduced framework for stressed assets, raised consciousness among the borrowers about the ‘need to pay on time.’

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RBI reduces interest rate on unclaimed deposits by 50 bps to 3.5%

Interest rate on unclaimed deposit amount transferred to Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) fund has been reduced by 50 basis points to 3.5 per cent, the Reserve Bank said today.

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Finance Minister Piyush Goyal to meet heads of PSU banks tomorrow

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will meet heads of public sectors banks (PSBs) based out of western and southern regions tomorrow to resolve various issues concerning them.

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...but the majority failed to meet ₹2,500-crore target for 2017-18

Only 8 private banks achieve ‘good’ rating

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Digital transactions up for some banks...

Footfalls into bank branches drop to 20%

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Annapurna Finance raises ₹155 crore from OIJIF

Our BureauAnnapurna Finance, formerly Annapurna Microfinance, has raised ₹155 crore from mid-market private equity firm Oman India Joint Investment F

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Unclaimed amounts in DEA fund to fetch lower returns

Our BureauUnclaimed deposits transferred to the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund (DEA) will now earn lower interest. The Reserve Bank of India

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Bank recap insufficient for credit growth: Moody’s

Our BureauThe bank recapitalisation plan of the Indian government will resolve the regulatory capital needs but it may not be sufficient enough to su

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Eight fintechs shortlisted for Citi India FinTech Challenge

Citi interested in collaborating with the final winners

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Govt amends Gold Monetisation Scheme

Our BureauThe Reserve Bank of India has amended the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) 2015, whereby deposits can be placed with banks for broken periods

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Despite odds, Kerala Gramin Bank retains pole position

Driven by focus on rural economy, IT innovations

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FinMin mulls ways to boostbiz correspondent network

Banks asked to remove inactive BCs, enrol more women for higher financial inclusion

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Axis Bank launches new chat bot service for its customers

The chatbot is designed to provide relevant and contextual responses to customer queries and even helps make transactions on the chat window itself.

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PSBs recap plan insufficient to support credit growth: Moody’s

Global ratings agency Moody’s today said the government’s recapitalisation plan for 21 state-run banks will help them in meeting regulatory capital

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Banks hike lending rates

Within a day of RBI hiking the key lending rate, banks have started raising interest rates which will increase EMIs for auto, home and business loan

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Indian Bank and Karur Vsya Bank hike lending rates

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Indian banks turn to blockchain technology to speed up approving new loans

Abhijit Singh, head of technology at ICICI Bank Ltd said that from the banks’ point of view, "business will increase and transactions will happen in scale” once blockchain is adopted.

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PSU banks becoming headless just when they need firm leadership

India’s PSU banks are becoming increasingly rudderless with four of the country’s 21 state banks yet to appoint replacements for departed CEOs, while another has seen its CEO stripped of her powers due to fraud charges.

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World Bank earmarks India as fastest growing emerging economy with 7.3% growth

The World Bank has forecast a growth rate of 7.3% for India this year and 7.5% for the next two years, making it the fastest growing country among major emerging economies.

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RBI to take over J&K Bank audit from CAG

The Reserve Bank of India has informed the Comptroller and Auditor General of India that henceforth the central bank alone will audit the Jammu and Ka

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Growth, inflation outlook prompts 25-bps repo rate hike, first in 4 years

MPC keeps policy stance neutral, retains FY19 GDP growth at 7.4%; Goyal sees an ‘upswing’

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Bourses approve merger of IndusInd Bank, Bharat Financial

Private sector lender IndusInd Bank has received a ‘No-Objection’ from the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

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Top bankers welcome move

Our BureauAfter nearly four years, the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday ended its interest rate easing cycle. The interest rate setting Monetary Po

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Rate hike will delay housing sector revival: Experts

The repo rate hike of 0.25 per cent will crush the green shoots of recovery in the housing sector. Just when real estate prices had stabilised and cu

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How rupee, fund outflows twisted the RBI’s arm to hike repo rate

Turbulence in currency, bond markets force the RBI to hike rates by 25bps

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Margin requirement for rated SDLs to be 1% lower: RBI

Our Bureau The Reserve Bank of India has decided to revise the collateral requirement for short-duration loans, and also plans to lower the margin re

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RBI initiates work onpublic credit registry

To help strengthen the credit culture in the economy

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MSMEs get a breather for repayment of loans

Get relaxation of 180 days without being classified as ‘non-performing’

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What the rate hike means for investors

K VenkatasubramanianThe relative calm with which the 25 basis points rate hike by the RBI was digested by the markets suggests that the increase wa

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Urban cooperative banks soon to get a tag of Small Finance Bank

The Reserve Bank will soon come out with a scheme for conversion of urban cooperative banks (UCBs) into small finance banks, Deputy Governor N S Vishw

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Canara Bank fined in UK for anti-money laundering breaches

The regulator noted that Canara Bank had made significant investments in improving systems and oversight, increased training and brought in external consultants.

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You can bank on WhatsApp! Soon, get banking services on messaging app – check all you can do

Private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank has announced that it will launch its banking services on the messaging app on a pilot basis.

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UK regulator slaps Rs 8 cr fine on London branch of Canara Bank

The UK financial sector regulator FCA today imposed a fine of 896,100 pounds (about Rs 8 crore) on the London branch of Canara Bank and also stopped

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RBI announces hike in limits for cheaper loan for affordable housing

Reserve Bank of India said that it has been decided to revise the housing loan limits for PSL eligibility from Rs 28 lakh to Rs 35 lakh in metropolitan centres and from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 25 lakh in other centres. The overall cost of the dwelling unit in the metropolitan centre and at other centres does not exceed Rs 45 lakh and Rs 30 lakh, respectively.

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Co-operative banks could become small finance lenders

The Committee on Urban Cooperative Banks had recommended the voluntary conversion of large Multi -State UCBs into Joint Stock Companies and other UCBs into Small Finance Banks.

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Highlights of RBI monetary policy

Here are the highlights of the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee ( MPC) second bi-monthly statement for fiscal 2018-19: * RBI hikes key lending rate (

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Repo rate hike on expected lines: Karnataka Bank chief

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Karnataka Bank Ltd, Mahabaleshwara MS, has said that the repo rate increase of 25 basis points i

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Monetary Policy: RBI raises repo rate by 25 bps

The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised its key policy rate, the repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25 per cent, in its second bi-monthly meeting of th

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RBI okays IDFC Bank merger with Capital First

IDFC Bank has received RBI approval for the merger of Capital First, Capital First Home Finance and Capital First Securities with the company.“The R

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Corporation Bank bags award

 Corporation Bank has bagged an award instituted by Investor Relations Society India. A press release said here that the bank was chosen for ‘Investor

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Bank loans worth ₹5-lakh cr turned into NPAs in FY18: Crisil

But rating agency expects moderation in slippages, better recoveries from NPAs

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Banks’ gross NPA increased to whopping Rs 10.3 lakh crore in FY18, says CRISIL

In FY18, GNPAs increased to around Rs 10.3 lakh crore, or 11.2 per cent of advances compared with Rs 8 lakh crore, or 9.5 per cent of advances, as on March 31, 2017.

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Bandhan Bank appoints former RBI deputy governor H R Khan as chairman

The board of directors of the bank at its meeting held today appointed Harun Rasid Khan as the non-executive, part time chairman of the bank, Bandhan Bank said in a filing to BSE.

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‘YES Bank doesn’t have scary NPAs like other lenders’

Bank to stay focussed on expansion of branches, digital initiatives: Pralay Mondal

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Bank of Baroda revises MCLR by 5 basis points

Our BureauBank of Baroda on Tuesday said it will up its marginal cost of funds-based lending rates (MCLR) across tenors by five basis points with eff

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To expand, Tata AIA to stick to multi-channel approach

Video PSC helps the company prevent mis-selling

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Protectionism on the decline in Asia, says HSBC head

Bank working on blockchain technology for trade finance

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Yes Bank launches deposit scheme

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Yes Bank launches deposit scheme with an eye to raise Rs 1,000 crore

Deposit accounts under the 'Green Future:Deposit' scheme can be opened for a little over 18 months, with peak interest rate of 7.50 percent per annum.

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Rs 5 lakh crore of bank loans deteriorated into NPAs in fiscal 2018: Crisil

As much as Rs 5 lakh crore of bank loans deteriorated into non-performing assets (NPAs) in fiscal 2018, taking the total slippages in the past three

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Bharat Financial gets nod from bourses for merger with IndusInd Bank

Micro-lender Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd (BFIL) today said it has received a no-objection nod from stock exchanges for its merger with private se

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MoneyOnMobile launches Bharat Bill Payment

Mobile payment network MoneyOnMobile has launched Bharat Bill Payment, a Reserve Bank of India payment service, through the MoneyOnMobile (MoM) retail

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In a first, firm liquidated as a going concern

The NCLT for the first time had directed that a liquidator be appointed in place of an existing RP in the case of a firm which has no feasible resolution plan.

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Newgen to launch analytics solution to redress plaints of bank customers

Plans to include regional languages

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A man who nurses banks back to health

Our BureauAfter a gap of nearly a year, the Reserve Bank of India’s top deck is complete, following the appointment of IDBI Bank MD & CEO Mahesh

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Fitch cuts PNB’s viability rating to ‘b’ from ‘bb-‘ after Nirav Modi’s Rs 14,000 crore fraud

Fitch Ratings today downgraded viability rating of fraud-hit Punjab National Bank, citing significant deterioration in its credit profile and oversight gaps. The viability rating (VR) has been downgraded to 'b' from 'bb-' and maintained on 'rating watch negative' (RWN).

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Rupee strengthens amid volatility

Market keenly awaiting monetary policy outcome this week

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After posting record losses, is there a glimmer of hope for PSBs?

NS VageeshIt’s a sea of red with some islands of black. That, in a nutshell, captures the performance of public sector banks in the fourth quarter of

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MK Jain appointed RBI Deputy Governor

To hold office for three years

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CARE Ratings expects RBI to hold the repo

But sees a hike of 25 basis points by December-end

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ICICI Bank probe may be over in three months

Board to appoint head of enquiry committee soon

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Parliamentary panel asks banks to come up with roadmap on NPAs

Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on Monday asked banks to come out with a roadmap to deal with non-performing assets (NPA) and suggested their redefining and classification of the bad loans.

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Parliament panel asks bankers to prepare road map to deal with NPAs

Parliamentarians today asked bankers to prepare a road map to deal with mounting bad loans in the system, which touched ₹8.31 lakh crore at end-Dece

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Data points to RBI taking a hawkish stance this week

The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting to decide on its second policy review of the fiscal got underway here on Monday to enable deliberations on interest rates the first time over a longer period of three days in the backdrop of surging global oil prices and higher domestic inflation.

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Societe Generale’s merger with UniCredit: A deal 15 years in making, will it go through this time?

UniCredit’s CEO Jean-Pierre Mustier has been pioneering the idea for several months, while Societe Generale directors too were said to have been studying the possibility of the collaboration.

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Govt planning another SBI-like mega bank merger: Report

The govt is repotedly planning to merge four state-run banks who had reported a combined loss of Rs 21,646.38 crore in the year ended 31 March.

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Bank stocks down markets as Sensex sees 500-point swing

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Govt appoints IDBI Bank MD M. K. Jain as RBI Deputy Governor

The government today appointed IDBI Bank Managing Director M K Jain as Deputy Governor of RBI in place of S. S. Mundra, who completed his three-year

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Cryto-currency exchange, Unocoin, launches platform for live order-book trading of altcoins

Mumbai, June 4Crypto-currency exchange, Unocoin, has launched UNODAX, another platform for live order-book trading of various other altcoins. UNODAX

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For RBI, it’s a choice between a rate hike now and August

Falling rupee, raising oil prices and a threat of inflation looms large

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All-seeing hi-tech eye to guard SBI ATMs

Bank plans futuristic e-surveillance system to prevent break-ins

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PNB scam: Records on Nirav Modi case not destroyed in fire, shifted out on time, says CBDT

Brushing aside the apprehensions, the government said that the records related to the probe into the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam involving diamond jewellers Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi were safe and not destroyed in the fire.

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As economy reels under rising NPAs, banking frauds, bank officials to brief parliamentary panel today

In wake of mounting bad loans and banking frauds, top officials of both public and private banks will brief a parliamentary panel on Monday.

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PM Narendra Modi asks all ministries, states to boost BHIM app use

This comes in the wake of the fall in share of BHIM among payment platforms based on the UPI to 6.3% transactions in April from 9.5% in 2017-18, according to data on the website of the NPCI.

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A warranted rate hike may seem harsh, but Reserve Bank can take some of the sting away

The Monetary Policy Committee may have a key role in determining the cost of credit. But when it comes to availability, the ball is in the bank’s court.

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Free banking services will not attract GST

But late credit card and EMI payment to be taxed

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RBI panel likely to keep key rates on hold

Rising inflation, high oil prices will weigh as MPC meet begins today

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RBI policy to set the course of market movement

Despite volatile global markets on account of Italy's political crisis and fresh fears of a global trade war, the Indian equity market jumped last we

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State Bank of India to modify rules for startup investments

Country's largest lender SBI, which has not been able to invest in fintech startups despite earmarking funds, is now looking to modify rules to kickstart the infusion, a top official has said.

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73,000 deregistered cos deposited Rs 24,000 crore post demonetisation: Govt data

Data compiled by the ministry showed that out of the 2.26 lakh deregistered companies, the bank details of 1.68 lakh of them showed that post demonetisation cash was deposited in these accounts. "Out of this, 73,000 companies deposited Rs 24,000 crore. Details of companies from various banks is under process," the ministry said in a document.

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Top jobs in PSU banks: Interviews for MDs, EDs from June 13; know details

Newly constituted Banks Board Bureau, headed by former DoPT Secretary B P Sharma, will undertake its first major assignment of shortlisting candidates for about 30 top level vacancies in the public sector banks beginning June 13.

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Whistleblower wants govt to probe fresh allegations against ICICI CEO

Arvind Gupta alleges nexus between the bank, Essar and Matix

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Banks Board Bureau to hold interviews for MDs and EDs of PSU banks from Jun 13

For a dozen MD level vacancies, there are 20 eligible candidates while for the 18 executive director posts there are 47 in the fray, sources said.

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