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Friday, March 12, 2021

Bite-size insurance products whet customer appetite

Companies designing targeted policies at premiums starting as low as ₹200

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CA Institute invites EoI for audit tool

— wants to usher in process automation and ease of doing audit for audit firms

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Kotak Mahindra Bank board nod for dividend on Non-Convertible PNCPS

Kotak Mahindra Bank on Friday said its Board of Directors has approved the payment of dividend on 1,00,00,00,000 Nos. 8.10 per cent Non-Convertible Pe

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Indian banks' loans rose 6.6% y/y in two weeks to Feb 26: Central Bank

Non-food credit rose 713.55 billion rupees to 107 trillion rupees, while food credit fell 810 million rupees to 752.06 billion rupees.

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Ittira Davis resigns as MD and CEO of Ujjivan SFB

Our Bureau Ittira Davis, Managing Director and CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited, has resigned to take up a director’s role on the board of t

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S Srimathy takes over as ED at IOB

S Srimathy has assumed charge as the Executive Director of Indian Overseas Bank. Prior to this, she served as Chief General Manager at Canara Bank. Sh

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BNP Paribas Cardif sells 4.99% stake in SBI Life

Our BureauBNP Paribas Cardif has sold 4.99 per cent stake in SBI Life Insurance amounting to a little over 5 crore shares.The French insurer now holds

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Ishraq Ali Khan takes charge as UCO Bank's executive director

After joining the bank, Khan said it is only a matter of time that UCO Bank is able to turn the corner and show encouraging results in the days to come, much to the delight of all the stakeholders.

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HDFC Bank to cover vaccination cost of employees, family members

HDFC Bank on Friday said it will cover the vaccination cost for its over 1 lakh employees and their family members. HDFC Bank will sponsor the inoculation of over 1 lakh employees of the bank and their immediate family members against coronavirus.

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PFRDA in talks with IRDAI forintroducing variable annuities

Pension regulator PFRDA is in talks with insurance regulator IRDAI to explore if variable annuities could be introduced.The need for variable annuitie

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FinMin to infuse Rs 14,500 cr in banks under RBI's prompt corrective action framework soon

Indian Overseas Bank, Central Bank of India and UCO Bank are currently under this framework that puts several restrictions on them, including on lending, management compensation and directors' fees.

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Indian Overseas Bank gets new executive director

​B​eginning her career as a probationary officer at Canara Bank in November 1986, Srimathy has over 34 years of experience across verticals, including branch operations, mid and large credits, human resources and risk management, among others.

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India likely to be included in the global bond index by October

Since 2019, India has been working toward getting included in global bond indexes

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Suryoday SFB IPO to open on March 17

Suryoday Small Finance Bank is set to launch its initial public offering on March 17 and looks to raise about Rs 580 crore. The issue will close on M

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Some basic tips to follow as you apply for a home loan to buy your dream property

Some basic tips to follow as you apply for a home loan to buy your dream property

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Videocon ex-promoter Venugopal Dhoot granted bail in ICICI Bank-Chanda Kochhar case

The bail application was moved by Dhoot’s lawyer Sandeep Ladda at the court of additional sessions judge AA Nandgaonkar seeking relief from arrest for the 70 year old Dhoot on grounds of his age and ill health during the course of the trial.

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India’s bank employees are striking on March 15 and 16. Here’s what we know

India’s bank employees are striking on March 15 and 16. Here’s what we know

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PSU bank branches closed for next 4 days; SBI, others may get hit as unions strike on March 15-16

Bank branches may remain closed for the next four days, including a two-day weekend holiday, and a two-day planned strike beginning Monday.

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We aim to change how new generation of consumers interact with & experience insurance: Varun Dua

This move also provides a huge opportunity for global investors who have been looking forward to enhanced participation in the growing insurance sector in India.

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Crif report: Bengal, Assam, Odisha confront repayment stress in microloans

The early delinquencies rate in microloans remained 6% higher than the pre-pandemic level during the third quarter of this fiscal, although it improved by over 7% from the second quarter.

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Imran Amin Siddiqui assumes charge as Indian Bank ED

Imran Amin Siddiqui has assumed charge as executive director of Indian Bank with effect from March 10.

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To capitalise on India, you must be entrenched, says Piyush Gupta of DBS Bank

When we raised our hands to subsidiarise in India, a lot of people asked how come you want to subsidiarise when nobody has done. And, I have maintained all along that we want to subsidiarise because we are genuinely bullish about the future of India and to capitalise on that you must be entrenched.

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RBI is exploring ways to regulate online loan apps

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reached out to Google, Digital Lenders Association, fintech association FACE and several NBFCs for inputs on ways to regulate digital lenders.

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Canara Bank-led consortium gets Rs 800-cr settlement offer from road asset promoter

In stressed assets where there are few other options before lenders, they have been taking the OTS route to exit the account.

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

SBI to conduct e-auctions of 12 bad accounts this month

State Bank of India said Aarya Industrial Products has filed a suit against it in January 2016 before Civil Court, Alipore, Kolkata for claiming recovery damages of Rs 226 crore.

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Banks unions call for two-day strike against proposed privatisation of PSBs

United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine unions, has given a call for a two-day strike from March 15 to protest against the proposed privatisation of two state-owned lenders.

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Google Pay app to give more controls to users

Google said on Thursday that starting next week Google Pay’s app settings will provide users with more controls to decide how their activity is used t

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Spread between 10-year SDL, G-Sec narrows to four-week low

The spread between 10-year State Development Loan (SDL) and Government Security (G-Sec) of corresponding maturity narrowed to a four-week low of 93 ba

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Cholamandalam, Karur Vysya Bank come together for co-lending business

It would significantly help Cholamandalam and Karur Vysya Bank to expand the reach to new customer segments across the country.

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ICICI Lombard GI’s InstaSpect crosses 10 lakh motor insurance claim approvals

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Do-It-Yourself feature called InstaSpect for vehicle damage assessment has reached the milestone of over 10 lakh motor

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ICICI Lombard's InstaSpect settles over 10 lakh motor insurance claims since its launch

The feature has gained tremendous acceptance among motor insurance customers and reached the milestone of more than 1 million motor insurance claim approvals since its launch, a company statement said.

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After a year, the gold rush is tapering off. Here’s why

After a year, the gold rush is tapering off. Here’s why

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Northern Arc raises $10 mn in ECB from Calvert Impact Capital

Northern Arc Capital, a non-banking finance company (NBFC) that provides access to debt capital for under-banked individuals and businesses, announced

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Ares SSG funds complete acquisition of Altico Capital

Debt ridden Altico had been facing a liquidity crisis since late 2019. It had defaulted on about ₹20 crore to Mashreq Bank in September 2019

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Svasti Microfinance raises ₹31 crore from internal investors

It plans to raise around ₹150 crore of equity in FY 2022 to fund growth plans

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Goel quits Trifecta Capital as partner

Aakash Goel, one of the partners of Trifecta Capital, which provides loans to start-ups, has decided to move on even as the company is preparing for t

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Executives get longer stint at top deck of PSU banks

Unlike the private sector where some of the executives such as HDFC Bank’s Aditya Puri spent a quarter-century as the MD & CEO, a typical public sector executive had a two-three year run at the top.

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New EDs take charge at UBI, CBoI, BoM and BoI

 Nitesh Ranjan and Vivek Wahi have assumed charge as Executive Director (ED) at Union Bank of India (UBI) and Central Bank of India (CBoI), respective

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Nitesh Ranjan assumes charge as Union Bank ED

Prior to this, he was chief general manager, responsible for steering various goals of the bank, including end-to-end digitisation, according to a statement.

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One-Time Gains: NBFCs seek change in accounting policy

So far, non-bank lenders take a one-time gain on all loan sales to banks in direct assignment transactions. Prior to the implementation of Ind-AS accounting system, these gains were amortised over the life of the loan.

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IDBI Bank exits PCA, subject to conditions

The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)-owned lender has given the regulator a written commitment that it shall comply with the norms of minimum regulatory capital, bad assets and leverage ratio on an ongoing basis.

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

RBI revokes CoA of RiddiSiddhi Bullions, AGS Transact

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revoked the Certificate of Authorisation (CoA) of Payment System Operators (PSOs) RiddiSiddhi Bullions Ltd and AGS

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Uco Bank gets a new executive director after a year

Khan, who was chief general manager at Union Bank of India prior to this new assignment, has taken charge Wednesday in place of former executive director Charan Singh, who superannuated exactly a year back. Ajay Vyas is another ED at Uco Bank.

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Imran Amin Siddiqui appointed ED of Indian Bank

Imran Amin Siddiqui, General Manager of Indian Bank, has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Chennai-headquartered public sector lender.Si

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Karur Vysya Bank and Cholamandalam in co-lending pact

Karur Vysya Bank and Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd (Chola), the financial services arm of the Murugappa Group, have announced a co-

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Satyanarayana Raju takes charge as Canara Bank ED

K Satyanarayana Raju has been appointed as the Executive Director of Canara Bank. In a regulatory filing to exchanges, the bank said the Central gover

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Digital lending apps continue to see robust demand

There is more self regulation in the sector after the exit of Chinese lending apps

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Erstwhile Syndicate Bank cheque books valid till June-end

Customers can obtain new cheque books and information on new IFSC or MICR codes of the erstwhile Syndicate Bank branches through the bank's website, internet banking, Candi app/ mobile banking, and branches of Canara Bank, the statement said.

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IDBI Bank to be taken out of PCA framework

RBI had invoked Prompt Corrective Action against the bank in 2017 in view of high NPAs and negative return on assets.

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RBI removes PCA restrictions on IDBI Bank

IDBI Bank was placed under the so-called PCA framework in 2017 over its high bad loans and negative return on assets, at a time when Indian lenders battled record levels of soured assets, prompting the RBI to tighten thresholds.

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Axis Bank launches wearable contactless payment devices

Our BureauPrivate sector lender Axis Bank has introduced wearable contactless payment devices that will enable customers pay on the go.Called ‘Wear

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Assets management firm BlackOpal to raise USD 5-7 million in a year

Under the separate platform of group BlackOpal Asset Management, BlackOpal is currently managing five projects in various capacities, totaling 2.5 million sq ft having an estimated value of approximately Rs 1,325 cr.

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SC sets up committee, seeks report on steps to be taken for early disposal of cheque bounce cases

The top court had last week termed the pendency of over 35 lakhs cheque bounce cases as “grotesque” and suggested to the Centre to come up with a law to create additional courts for a particular period of time to deal with such cases.

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ICICI Bank to bear cost of COVID-19 vaccination for employees

The initiative is aimed at safeguarding the lives of its employees and their dependent family members from the COVID-19 pandemic, said the lender, as also a humble gesture to appreciate the dedication, perseverance and passion portrayed by the employees to ensure seamless services to millions of customers during the pandemic.

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IRDAI considering shifting to 'use and file' system for product approvals: Chairman

Under the file and use system, an insurer, who wishes to introduce a new product, has to file an application for the product with the IRDAI and use the product for sale in the market only after getting all the regulatory approvals.

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Uday Kotak bats for allowing Indian savings into long-term risk capital

“If you look at India’s saving rate, it’s been declining in the recent times but it remains pretty high,” he said. “What is happening is bulk of the Indian savings traditionally in India have been risk averse. The amount of money gone into equity risk has been relatively lower.”

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Do not ban cryptocurrency, Internet and Mobile Association appeals to government

Develop regulatory mechanism instead, suggests IAMAI

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Kotak Special Situations Fund acquires Prius Commercial Projects for ₹450 crore

Kotak Special Situations Fund (KSSF), which is managed by Kotak Investment Advisors Limited (KIAL), Wednesday. announced that it had acquired Prius C

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IRDAI slaps ₹1 crore penalty on Chola MS General Insurance

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has imposed a penalty of ₹ 1 crore on Chola MS General Insurance Company.As per t

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Lending, G-Sec rates not moving in tandem: CARE Ratings

CARE expects demand for private investment to rise as the economy is expected to grow at 10-10.5% in FY22, which will require support from banks

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Northern Arc Capital raises $10 million from US investor Calvert Impact Capital

Calvert Impact Capital plans to use the fund towards on-lending to financial institutions as well as lending directly to retail customers and to mid-market corporates.

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Asian companies ready debt deals under new benchmark rate rules

Secured Overnight Financing Rate, published by the New York Federal Reserve to use as a reference point for US dollar derivative and debt transactions, replaces Libor

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KKR-led group weighs Rs 1,100 crore out-of-court offer from Sintex promoters

The creditors include a very diverse mix of stakeholders including banks, mutual funds and employee provident funds of A-listed companies that have subscribed to debentures of Sintex-BAPL. State Bank of India is amongst the banks in the group.

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Bitcoin breaks through $55,000 as risk appetite revives

Bitcoin extended this week’s advance, breaking through $55,000 and stirring speculation the largest cryptocurrency could test the record it set last

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Banks sanction Rs 2.46 lakh cr to 92 lakh borrowers under credit guarantee scheme to MSMEs

Over 1.10 lakh loans have been extended since the launch of the 'Stand up India' scheme as on January 31, 2021, since its inception and beneficiaries can get a loan of Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore to start or increase their business.

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

14 CGMs/GMs elevated as Executive Directors in various public sector banks

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Tuesday approved the elevation of 14 Chief General Managers/ General Managers to the post of Execu

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Indian Bank to raise up to ₹4,000 cr

State-owned Indian Bank on Tuesday said its committee of directors has given approval for raising up to ₹4,000 crore through share sale. Shareholde

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Truecaller discontinues UPI services in India: Report

Truecaller Pay had nearly two crore registered UPI users at its peak during mid-2020; its banking partners included ICICI Bank and Bank of Baroda

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Life insurance companies see 21% rise in new business premium to Rs 22,425 crore in February

Among these, the country's largest and the only state-run insurer LIC posted a 24.18 per cent jump in new premium income at Rs 12,920.57 crore during the reported month, against Rs 10,404.68 crore in the year-ago month, showed the data from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai).

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Former CBoI chief Pallav Mohapatra appointed MD and CEO of Arcil

Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd (Arcil) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Pallav Mohapatra as its Chief Executive Officer and Managing

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KVGB launches loan scheme for women entrepreneurs

The Dharwad-headquartered Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB) has launched the ‘Vikas Asha’ loan scheme for women. This new loan scheme is exclusivel

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Lenders cut exposure to lower rated developers, improve credit profile

As per a research made by Emkay, mortgage lender HDFC ltd has the lowest exposure to BB & below book at 3% followed by L&T Finance at 10% and PNB Housing at 16%.

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Monday, March 8, 2021

Life insurance industry bucks recent slump, registers 21% growth in February

The NBP which is a key metric to gauge the performance of life insurer grew to Rs 22,425.21 crore in February for India’s 24 life insurers, compared with Rs 18,533.19 crore in the same period last year, latest data from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) showed.

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SBI Card plans to raise Rs 2,000 crore via NCDs

Last month, SBI Cards had informed that it had raised Rs 550 crore through issuing NCDs on a private placement basis. The NCDs have a tenure of three years with a coupon rate of 5.9% per annum. The company had announced fund-raising after new MD and CEO Rama Mohan Rao Amara took over in January 2021.

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Kotak Mahindra Bank board to meet on March 12

The board of directors of Kotak Mahindra Bank will meet on March 12 to consider and approve the declaration and payment of dividend on 1,00,00,00,000

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Yes Bank launches 'Yes Essence' services for women

'Yes Essence' is a holistic banking proposition for women across customer segments -- homemakers, salaried professionals, entrepreneurs and senior citizens -- which covers lifestyle, wellness, education, protection and investment, the lender said.

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Microfinance loan disbursements expected to reach normal levels by Q4-end

The microfinance industry is slowly inching towards pre Covid levels, both in terms of disbursements as well as the quality of portfolio. Disbursement

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BBB to select MD, DMDs of proposed development financial institution

The infrastructure financier, to be called the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development, is to anchor the ambitious National Infrastructure Pipeline.

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PNB Housing Finance to donate electric cars to underprivileged women in Jaipur, Indore

The housing finance company, which has partnered with Delhi-based NGO Azad Foundation for this purpose, said the new initiative -- 'Women With Wheels' -- is part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project called ‘SHE'.

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Crisil: Credit ratio nears 1 as rating upgrades pick up speed

Our BureauRating agency Crisil, on Monday, said its credit ratio (upgrades to downgrades) has been inching closer to 1 between October and February th

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RBL Bank to focus on branch expansion in next few years

Private sector RBL Bank is eyeing aggressive branch expansion over the next few years, and plans to open at least 75 new branches annually.“We have al

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HDFC Bank launches SmartUp Unnati programme

HDFC Bank on the occasion of International Women’ Day has announced the launch of a dedicated programme for mentoring women entrepreneurs by women lea

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More than 50% account holders under PMJDY women: FinMin

Sharing details of various schemes with special provisions for the emancipation of women on the occasion of International Women's Day, the ministry said these plans have financially empowered women to lead a better life and chase their dreams of being an entrepreneur.

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Microfinance loan portfolio stands at Rs 2,32,648 cr as of Dec-end: Report

The association said 14 banks hold the largest share of the portfolio in micro-credit with a total loan outstanding of Rs 97,956 crore followed by non-banking financial companies-microfinance institutions (NBFC-MFIs), with a loan outstanding of Rs 72,128 crore.

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Bad loans to rise at Indian banks as easy liquidity may tighten, warns Fitch

State-owned banks, with their limited capital buffers, will be more vulnerable to the impact of the pandemic than private-sector peers, and the government's plan to pump $5.5 billion into these lenders over fiscal 2021 and 2022 is unlikely to be enough, Fitch said.

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SBI Card plans to raise up to ₹2,000 cr via debt securities

SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd (SBI Card) on Monday said it plans to raise up to ₹2,000 crore through issuance of debt securities in one or more

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Pandemic made women redefine entrepreneurship: SEWA Bank MD Jayshree Vyas

The pandemic-ravaged months have taken a heavy toll on everyone and especially on women, who sadly were the first set of people in many households to take a hit on their careers - either due to a job loss or by opting out to help at home.

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Banks’ impaired loans and credit costs to rise: Fitch

Believes state-led banks more vulnerable than private banks; operating environment remains challenging as banking sector tries to balance a gradually recovering economy with preserving moderate loss-absorption buffers

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Three in the race to become PNB’s second shareholder director

The three persons, all aged 66 years, have experience in the area of banking

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Women catching up on financial awareness...

..but lag behind men in terms of both savings and investments

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LIC holds the key in Govt’s IDBI Bank stake sale

In the last 14 months or so, IDBI Bank’s market price has been lower than the price LIC paid to increase its stake in the Bank

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Fraudulent loans cannot be sold to bad bank: RBI

The RBI has said that loans classified as fraud should not be sold to the proposed national asset reconstruction company (NARC) to be set up by public sector banks. This would mean that a big chunk of sticky loans would continue to remain on the books of banks.

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India looks set to weather global bond rout with record reserves

Bonds offer more stable returns than rival EM markets

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Citigroup needs a new strategy for its lagging Asian consumer banks

Covid-19 hit Citi with $17.5 billion in credit losses and allowances, two-thirds of which were in global consumer banking. A $900 million payment erroneously sent to Revlon Inc.’s lenders shaved off 0.3 percentage point from last year’s 6.9% overall return on tangible common equity, leaving it woefully short of the 14% return at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Central banks in no rush to raise rates, will back growth: Shaktikanta Das

Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das has said central banks across the globe did not appear to be in a hurry to tightenmonetary policy or withdraw support to growth, suggesting that interest rates may not go up for now despite some price pressure in the economy.

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Women borrow more for home purchase than other assets : CRIF Highmark

Women account for 29 per cent of the Rs 20 lakh crore worth home loans extended by Indian lenders as of December 2020. While their share in Rs 4.6 lakh crore auto loans and Rs 5.9 lakh crore personal loans is as at 16 per cent each, according to the credit bureau.

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Sunday, March 7, 2021

Banks to see 15% plus credit growth in FY22-25 period: ICICI Securities

‘Gold loan portfolio has seen 67% CAGR over the past 2 years’

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Data sharing, cybersecurity top concern areas for banks, customers: Deloitte

Data sharing, cybersecurity and data protection have emerged as the top concern areas for the banks as well as customers, according to a Deloitte's r

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IndusInd Bank promoters’ stake increases marginally

The shareholding of IndusInd Bank promoters in the private sector lender has increased marginally to 16.56 per cent.According to a regulatory filing

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Data sharing, cybersecurity top concern areas for banks, customers: Deloitte

Data sharing, cybersecurity and data protection have emerged as the top concern areas for the banks as well as customers, according to Deloitte's report on open banking.

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Flushed with liquidity, banks slash home loan rates to decadal low

The rate war also comes on the back of continuous prodding by the monetary authority which has slashed the repo rates by a whopping 200 bps since March 2020 to 4 per cent to help revive the economy ravaged by the pandemic, but still credit demand remains under 6 per cent.

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LIC to sell stake in IDBI Bank to ease process of disinvestment

Government intends to complete the process in FY21-22

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IFSC codes of e-Andhra, e-Corporation Bank branches changed

IT integration of both the banks has been completed without changing the account number of customers but IFSC codes have been changed.

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Canara Bank retains MCLR rates

Canara Bank has retained its marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) on loans/advances across all tenors with effect from March 7.Accordingl

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