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Saturday, December 12, 2020

India offers ‘compelling investment opportunities’ says Canadian pension fund CEO Mark Machin

“Our focus on India is only going increase in the next few years as we plan to shift our one-third of our assets to emerging markets,” Machin said adding “ Strong domestic consumption and India’s emerging technology sector are key positives for the Indian economic,”

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No specific plan needed for invoking Resolution Framework: RBI

"The Resolution Framework does not require any resolution plan in any form to be submitted to the lending institutions at the time of request for invocation. Rather, for invocation, the borrowers are required to merely submit a request to the lending institutions for being considered under the Resolution Framework," the RBI said.

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To cope with Covid blues, borrowers must ask lenders to invoke Resolution Framework: RBI

Borrowers are required to merely submit a request to the lending institutions for invocation of resolution under the Resolution Framework for Covid-19

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RBI appoints 3 new Executive Directors

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has elevated three Chief General Managers (CGMs) as Executive Directors (EDs) with effect from December 11. R. Subrama

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EXIM Bank extends LOC of $448 million to Uzbekistan

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank), on behalf of the Government of India, has extended a Line of Credit (LOC) of $448 million to the Government o

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‘Covid pushes banking sector to bring in more granularity in lending parameters’

Shobha RoyThe Covid-19 pandemic has pushed the Indian banking sector to bring in more granularity in lending parameters and also look at news ways of

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Pandemic fast-tracked India’s digitisation march, says NPCI COO; acceptance of UPI increasing

“Digitisation has revolutionized every single aspect of life and onboarding has risen substantially. There has been gradual migration from cash to digital payments both offline and online", Praveena Rai said.

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WhatsApp processes 3.1 lakh UPI payments in debut month

Google Pay, PhonePe retain top spots in November

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Bharti AXA Life ties up with Primero Skills to support healthcare workers amid Covid-19 pandemic

Bharti AXA Life Insurance on Saturday launched ‘GotYouCovered’ campaign, a special initiative to appreciate frontline healthcare workers who are striv

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Corporate credit will pick up; by March-end it will be a good number: Rajkiran Rai G, MD & CEO, UBI

Employees of the erstwhile Andhra Bank (denoted as e-AB) and e-Corporation Bank (e-CB) have adapted well to the consolidated Union Bank of India (UBI

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interview: KV kamath, chairman, RBI expert committee on resolution framework for Covid-related stress

‘My interpretation is that there are limits on growth of private sector banks’

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Demand for gold loans slows down after recording a good growth in the second quarter: CSB Bank chief

The Thrissur based lender said its gold loan portfolio grew by Rs 1,100 crore in the second quarter, an increase of 30% quarter-on-quarter and 47% year-on-year.

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Friday, December 11, 2020

AP CM Jagan asks bankers to support welfare schemes

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has urged bankers to extend support in implementing government welfare schemes and strengthen the

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AIFs can leverage without limits in IFSC

This will give offshore fund managers a lot of leeway in taking commercial calls

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Lenders look to revive restructuring of JP Associates outside IBC

Lenders to Jaiprakash Associates Ltd are looking at a possible resolution outside the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. Sources close to the development

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RBI eases norm for entities availing TLTRO funds to get guarantee

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Friday, said the credit outstanding stipulation for availing credit guarantee under ECLGS (Emergency Credit Line G

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LIC allows online switching of Ulips

To help policyholders during the pandemic, the national life insurer LIC has allowed them to switch online funds under ulip policies through its por

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ECLGS 2.0: Loans sanctioned touch ₹2.05-lakh crore as on Dec 4

Loans sanctioned under the 100 per cent Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) crossed the ₹2-lakh crore mark to touch ₹2,05,563 crore as on D

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NBFCs set to lose market share to banks: Crisil

“Despite an estimated GDP growth of 10% next fiscal, overall NBFC sector growth is likely to be slower because access to funding remains a challenge due to concerns about the impact of the pandemic on asset quality" said Gurpreet Chhatwal, President, Crisil Ratings.

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AUM of NBFCs set to grow next fiscal: Crisil

But growth will be relatively subdued 5 per cent to 6 per cent

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Fintechs lending to high-risk segments even as banks, lenders clamp down on unsecured loans

A study by Equifax and Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi) put the ratio of bad loans in the personal segment at 6.15% for fintechs, in December 2019, way above the 0.71% for the industry.

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Post-lockdown boost: Public-sector banks told to tap markets aggressively to help spur economic activities

At the same time, it is planning to finalise by late February or early March the distribution of the Rs 20,000-crore capital, approved in September, among various PSBs after assessing their financial performance in the third quarter as well as success in fund-raising, sources told FE.

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

New dividend policy not to affect most NBFCs: Report

The new payout norms assume importance as unlike banks, currently, there are no guidelines in place concerning the distribution of dividend by NBFCs. The RBI had on October 4 asked banks to not to pay dividend this year given their stretched balance sheets pummelled by the pandemic.

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Muthoot Finance to raise ₹1,000 crore through NCDs

Our Bureau Muthoot Finance Ltd has announced its 24th series of public Issue of Secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures of face value of ₹1,000

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Collection efficiency in retail loan pools of NBFCs, HFCs remains steady in October: ICRA

For SME, commercial vehicle and microfinance institutions (MFIs), the collection efficiency was 120 per cent, 114 per cent and 104 per cent, respectively, according to the report.

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Pull payments made on behalf of merchants: Acquirer banks should not push consumers to pay for services

Our BureauThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) needs to move towards creating an environment whereby for pull payments effected on behalf of merchants, the

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ICICI Lombard launches new health plans

With the demand and need for health insurance on the rise, private sector ICICI Lombard General Insurance, on Thursday, launched new health plans and

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RBI imposes penalty of ₹10 lakh on HDFC Bank

Our BureauPrivate sector lender HDFC Bank, on Thursday, said the Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of ₹10 lakh on it. “The RBI has, vide its

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IL&FS puts corporate loans worth Rs 5,000 crore on the block

The deal will be on cash consideration basis with the beleaguered group seeking one consolidated bid for the entire portfolio. Applicants have to submit binding bids by next month.

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Equitas SFB launches 3-in-1 account offering various investment options

Equitas Small Finance Bank on Thursday announced the launch of a 3-in-1 account that allows its customers to invest in a wide variety of financial products. The account will combine savings, trading and Demat accounts as three financial products under one umbrella, the bank said in a release.

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RBI to Kotak Mahindra Bank: No dividend payment on perpetual non-cumulative preference shares

Our BureauThe Reserve Bank of India has restricted Kotak Mahindra Bank from paying dividend on perpetual non-cumulative preference shares (PNCPS).The

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Equitas Small Finance Bank launches 3-in-1 account

Our Bureau Equitas Small Finance Bank, on Thursday, announced that it has launched a 3-in-1 account, which includes savings, trading and demat, to wid

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Circulate Capital commits USD 19 mn investment in 4 waste management cos in India

Circulate Capital on Thursday said the Circulate Capital Ocean Fund (CCOF) has committed to invest USD 19 million (about Rs 140 crore) in four companies that are using technology and innovation to transform India's waste management and recycling value chain.

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Nippon MF launches passive Flexicap FoF

To be benchmarked to Nifty 500 TRI; NFO closes on Dec 24; minimum investment ₹5,000

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Gradual phase-out of moratorium mitigates asset quality cliff for Indian banks: Moody’s

"The gradual tapering of support measures will give borrowers time to adjust and enable banks to build loan-loss buffers, in turn reducing the risk of a sharp decline in banks' asset quality," said Rebaca Tan, Moody's Assistant Vice President.

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Despite improved collections, bad loans could rise: Moody’s

“As payment moratoriums came to an end in August, collections in rated Indian ABS improved markedly in September and October, although they remain below pre-coronavirus levels,” says Dipanshu Rustagi, Moody’s Assistant Vice President.

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Foreign capital can bail out banking sector: Abhijit Banerjee

‘No dearth of ‘bad jobs’; we need skill upgradation for better jobs’

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First-year premium for life insurers down 27% in November

Analysts attribute contraction in premium growth to high base effect

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Reserve Bank of India issues draft circular on declaration of dividend by NBFCs



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Banks have been lending more to NBFCs: CARE Ratings

Post IL&FS and DHFL events, the market funding conditions turned difficult for NBFCs

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Big opportunity for consolidation in infrastructure sector: KKR India CEO Sanjay Nayar

"There will always be critics. India is on track to be a $5-trillion economy and, for that, we need new and innovative avenues of credit supply that cannot be sufficed by a few public and private banks alone," says KKR India CEO Sanjay Nayar.

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Late Payments: Banks blame fintechs for EMI bounces

Of the 86.96 million debit requests for Rs 78,433 crore worth of payments made in November, 35.22 million requests for Rs 24,417 crore were declined.

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Indian Bank aims to grow MSME portfolio riding on mentoring programme

The bank’s MSME portfolio is of Rs 65,176 crore (17.34 lakh accounts), which is 18% of total advances portfolio. During the first half of 2020-21, the MSME portfolio had grown by 14.73%.

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RBI sets capital, NPA caps for NBFCs to distribute dividends in draft policy

The draft sets thresholds in terms of capital adequacy and non performing assets (NPAs) for NBFCs to be eligible to distribute dividends

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

RBI lists eligibility criteria for NBFCs to declare dividend

Move to infuse greater transparency and uniformity in dividend distribution

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ICICI opens new front with mobile app interoperability, other banks may follow

The UPI's open architecture allows ease of payments from and to banks and wallets. However, no bank had opened up its own system to use by other bank customers so far.

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Credit card: RBL Bank hopes to be back to pre-Covid levels on customer onboarding by Dec-Jan

Private sector lender RBL Bank hopes to continue with customer onboarding for its credit card division and touch pre-Covid levels by December or next

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RBI lays down stringer dividend distribution formulae for NBFCs

RBI said that deposit taking NBFCs and systemically important non-deposit taking NBFCs should have CRAR of at least 15% for the last three years.

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After health and life, now a standardised personal accident insurance cover in the work by IRDAI

A 100% sum assured would be liable to victims of accidents that result in death or permanent disablement, as per the draft guidelines whereas partial disablements would have different predetermined caps for reimbursements. The policy period has been kept as one year.

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RTGS 24x7 to be launched on Dec 14

  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Wednesday, said that RTGS (real-time gross settlement) 24x7x365 will be launched with effect from 00:30 hours on

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Annual budgetary support of Rs 2,500 cr needed to support cashless payments via BHIM-UPI: Report

Observing that consumers have to often pay convenience fee on payments made through digital mode, the report said, "RBI should refrain from creating an environment where, for pull payments initiated by merchants (effected by acquirer banks/payment aggregators (PAs) on behalf of merchants), the acquirer banks/PAs charge the consumers."

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Not viable to extend date of moratorium: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Wednesday, told the Supreme Court that extending the date of the loan moratorium is “not viable”.Appearing before

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SBI General Insurance ties up with Mahindra Insurance to make deeper inroads into tier-2, 3 cities

SBI General Insurance has partnered with Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd (MIBL) to raise its penetration in tier-II and III cities. This association will enable the company to provide health insurance cover to a significant number of people in tier-II and III cities and generate employment.

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Delegation of Ambassadors, High Commissionersvisits Bharat Biotech to discuss progress of Covaxin

Our BureauA delegation of 70 Ambassadors and High Commissioners visited the Bharat Biotech facility today at Genome Valley, Hyderabad, to study the

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RBL Bank, ICICI Pru Life enter banca partnership

Our Bureau RBL Bank and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance have entered into a bancassurance partnership.“This alliance will enable over 87 lakh customer

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SBI General, Mahindra Insurance in tie-up

Our BureauSBI General Insurance has partnered with Mahindra Insurance Brokers to increase insurance penetration in rural areas. “This association will

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Exim Bank, SIDBI to set up investment fund to provide loan support to SMEs

K Ram KumarExport-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) plan to jointly set up an Alternative Invest

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Maruti Suzuki launches Smart Finance service for one-stop loan solutions

Our BureauMaruti Suzuki India (MSIL), on Wednesday, has launched Smart Finance service for Nexa customers across 30 citiesfor seamless and faster sol

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RBL Bank, ICICI Prudential join hands for bancassurance partnership

As many as 398 RBL Bank branches across 28 states will distribute ICICI Prudential Life's protection and savings products, according to a joint press release issued on Wednesday.

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NBFC credit pressures to persist as GDP recovers: Fitch

Meanwhile, secured consumer-lending segments improved in recent months with loan repayments on products, such as gold finance and home loans, substantially improved and are returning to pre-pandemic rates. Fitch expects these sectors to remain more resilient.

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Swap of Mitsui Sumitomo’s Max Life stake with Max Financial Services shares concludes

Max Financial Services Limited (MFSL) on Wednesday said that it has concluded the swap of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company’s (MSI) 20.57 per cent st

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Max Life Insurance expects double-digit growth in FY21

The second half should be better than the first half and it is evident from each passing month, Max Life Insurance CEO and managing director Prashant Tripathy told.

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RBI cancels licence of Maharashtra-based Karad Janata Sahakari Bank



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Economic loss would play out over 12-18 months: Amitabh Chaudhry, MD & CEO, Axis Bank

We also believe slippages will increase in Q3 given the end of regulatory forbearances and assuming that abeyance in asset classification pursuant to the Supreme Court decision does not exist as at December 31, 2020.

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Loan moratorium: Blanket interest relief will wipe out half of SBI net worth, govt tells Supreme Court

The government had sanctioned over Rs 90,800-crore liquidity injection for the power distribution companies to enable them to pay their outstanding dues to power producers and transmission companies.

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

RBI cancels licence of Karad Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of The Karad Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd, Karad, Maharashtra, to carry on banking business, wit

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RBI bought three times more gold in HI FY21

K Ram KumarThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bought about three times more gold in the first half (H1) of the current financial year vis-a-vis the year-

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NBFCs' loan collections improved in September quarter, says report

The build-up in provisions will help non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) against incremental uncertainties, Icra said in a report, adding that such bodies are carrying about 50 per cent higher provisions at 3.1 per cent of the assets under management (AUM) as against 2 per cent in the year-ago period.

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Committee of Creditors at DHFL likely to extend deadline for debt resolution by a month

The proposal will be submitted to Mumbai's National Company Law Tribunal citing growing complexities of competitive bids and a lawsuit by National Housing Bank, sources said.

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Blanket interest waiver on all loans to be Rs 6 lakh crore: Centre to SC

If the banks were to bear this burden, then it would necessarily wipe out a substantial and a major part of their net worth, rendering most of the lenders unviable and raising a very serious question mark over their very survival, it said.

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ICICI Bank to sell 2.21% stake in ICICI Sec via OFS

Our BureauICICI Bank will sell up to 2.21 per cent stake in ICICI Securities through an offer for sale on December 9 and 10.The proposal was approved

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Bank employee unions oppose large-scale engagement of apprentices

Four bank employee unions have opposed engagement of apprentices on a large scale in the banking sector and sought immediate review and reconsiderati

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RBI cancels licence of Karad Janata Sahakari Bank

Our Bureau The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of Karad Janata Sahakari Bank, Karad, in Maharashtra, with effect from the clos

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Reserve Bank of India cancels license of Maharashtra's Karad Janata Sahakari Bank

More than 99 per cent of the depositors of the bank will get full payment of their deposits from Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), the Reserve Bank said in a statement.

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BharatPe, third-largest player in UPI payment acceptance space

Our BureauBharatPe, on Tuesday, said it has become the third-largest player in the merchant UPI payment acceptance space. The company recorded ₹3,334

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IndusInd's Ramesh Sobti likely to join Aditya Birla Capital's board, pending RBI approval

Sobti’s induction which is subject to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) approval, comes after some prominent investors had expressed concern over the performance of the group’s flagship financial services business, according to ET's sources.

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Artificial Intelligence: Financial services industry behind the curve in meeting customer experience

The financial services industry has not been up to the mark in driving Artificial Intelligence (AI) at scale to transform customer experience, said Ca

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Kapil Wadhawan writes to regulators, PMO; alleges 63 Moons hampering co's resolution process

While the spokesperson did not state what its outstanding due from DHFL is, Wadhawan, in the letter, stated that 63 Moons had invested Rs 200 crore in non-convertible debentures of DHFL during a public issue in 2016 and these are redeemable from 2023 onwards.

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ICICI Bank to be designated bank for all financial transactions under National Health Mission in West Bengal

Punjab National Bank, the convenor of state level bankers' committee (SLBC), by the virtue of its merger with United Bank of India, did not bid for the project. PNB officials said that neither UBI nor PNB could bid as both were busy in the process of merger.

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Outlook for NBFC-HFC sector remains ‘negative’, says ICRA

Our BureauThe outlook for the non-bank sector – non-banking finance company (NBFC) and housing finance company (HFCs) – remains ‘negative’ as the oper

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South Indian Bank mulls multi-pronged approach to return to profitability

Thrissur-based South Indian Bank (SIB) is working on short- and medium-term growth strategies to remain competitive in the new and changed business en

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Bill Gates calls India’s digital finance approach a global model

“If people are going to study one country right now, other than China, I’d say they should look at India,” Gates said at the Singapore Fintech Festival on Tuesday. “Things are really exploding there and innovation around that system is phenomenal.”

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Covid-19 vaccine: Unions seek bankers to be included in the list of frontline workers

The four officers’ unions in the banking sector have written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman requesting that bankers be included in the list of

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Chanda Kochhar told Videocon's Dhoot to invest in hubby’s company: ED

Former head of ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar had in 2009 told Videocon group chairman V N Dhoot, whose loan applications had been pending with the bank, to invest money in her husband Deepak’s company, said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its chargesheet filed recently.

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HDFC Bank’s multiple digital outages are credit negative: Moody’s

The announcement came after the bank experienced multiple outages in its internet banking, mobile banking and payment utility services over the past two years.

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Monday, December 7, 2020

Reliance Capital: Deadline to bid for subsidiaries extended till December 17

The last date for submission of EoIs for the stake sale was December 1. In all, 60 different bids have been received by SBI Capital Markets and J M Financial Services, the advisors to the lenders.

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Covid-19 impact: Rise in demand for higher sum assured under health insurance

The Covid-19 pandemic and the rising costs of medical treatments seem to be pushing people to opt for a higher sum assured under health insurance. I

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NBCFDC, NSFDC in pact with Central Bank of India for interest subvention

The Social Justice Ministry’s interest subvention scheme — VISVAS — got a major boost with the National Backward Classes Finance & Development Cor

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BoB launches Atmanirbhar Women Gold Scheme

Bank of Baroda (BoB) has launched the Atmanirbhar Women Scheme as part of its Baroda Gold Loan. Under the scheme, the bank is offering loans at 0.50 p

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ICICI Bank opens up its mobile app for customers of rival lenders

The new app, which ICICI Bank claims is a first in the industry, will allow users to link their bank accounts, generate a UPI ID and avail services such as online transactions, opening savings accounts, making investments, applying for loans and credit cards without being an ICICI Bank account holder.

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Mumbai-based U GRO Capital likely to buy Religare Finvest for Rs 400 crore

The sale was a part of the company’s debt resolution process. Religare Enterprise was originally promoted by Malvinder and Shivinder Singh who subsequently lost control of the firm. Several banks which were lenders to Religare had said the deal would be concluded before the end of the current fiscal.

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ICICI Bank launches interoperable banking app

The latest version of the bank's mobile banking app is called iMobile Pay, through which customers of other banks can link their bank account, generate a UPI ID and start paying, shopping, transfer funds to any bank account or to any other payment apps or digital wallets; or bill payments and online recharges, among others, ICICI Bank said in a statement.

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Franklin seeks investors’ nod for ‘orderly winding up’ of six debt schemes

Voting ‘Yes’ to benefit unitholders, says fund house

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Kotak MF launches REIT Funds of Funds scheme

Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company has launched of Kotak International REIT Fund of Funds, which is India’s first diversified Real Estate Investm

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Banks are not snatching our jewellery loan business: Muthoot Finance MD

The pie of gold loans is actually increasing, says George Alexander Muthoot

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Fino Payments Bank firms up plan to convert into Small Finance Bank

Fino Payments Bank reported profit after tax of Rs 4.5 crores at the end of the September quarter. It had reported a loss same period last year. On a sequential basis the bank had posted profit of Rs 1.9 crore in the June quarter.

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ICICI Bank revamps app to offer services of any bank

ICICI Bank on Monday announced that it has revamped its mobile banking app into an app that offers payments and banking services to customers of any b

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AIBEA members to wear black badges in support of Bharat bandh on December 13

All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA), which represents a significant number of 11.5 lakh bank staff in the country, has come out in support

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ICICI Bank tells analysts technical outages can happen anytime, banks can only reduce probability

ICICI bank recently hosted its analyst day where the bank showcased their digital capabilities around each of their business verticals and their continued focus to partner with the customers across the entire ecosystem.

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Moody's terms HDFC Bank's multiple digital outages 'credit negative'

Last week, banking sector regulator Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had asked the bank to temporarily stop all launches under its digital 2.0 initiative and stop sourcing new credit card customers.

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HDFC Bank’s multiple digital outages are credit negative: Moody’s

RBI action will delay the launch of the bank’s Digital 2.0 initiative

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60% of new business transactions are happening through mobile, says V Sendil Kumar, CTO, Shriram Capital Limited

We have engaged IBM to advise us on the digital strategy and technology implementation journey, where IBM is instrumental in designing digital value proposition, process re-engineering and technology recommendations. The new value proposition has garnered excellent traction from end consumers, relationship executives.

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Sunday, December 6, 2020

Is the banking sector ready for a digital onslaught?

Technology integration will bring about a paradigm shift in banking services

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The festering issue of weak PSBs

Well-capitalised PSBs must take calculated risks on corporate lending

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DHFL administrator sends formal letters to four existing bidders inviting revised offers

The company offers home loans at roughly 200-250 basis points higher than its peers, said a senior executive, who raised concerns about the increasing customer demands for what is known as “balance transfer”, or switching from one financier to another due to the rate arbitrage.

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BBB recommends S Ramann for post of CMD of SIDBI

Shivendra Tomar recommended for the post of MD&CEO at IFCI

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‘Customers get to choose preferred payment gateway for cards’

SurabhiFor banks, the customer is still king when it comes to choosing their preferred payment gateway for debit and credit cards. “We always offer Ru

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Approval from IRDAI on Axis Bank stake hike expected by March: Max Life CEO

​ Earlier in October, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) did not approve Axis Bank's proposal to raise its stake up to 29 per cent but scaled it down to an aggregate of 19.02 per cent with the subsidiaries of private sector lenders.

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Bank unions lend support to farmers’ agitation against agri laws

A number of bank unions have expressed their solidarity with farmers protesting against recently passed agriculture laws, and requested the governmen

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