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Saturday, April 10, 2021

KVG Bank launches loan scheme for medical sector

The Dharwad-headquartered regional rural bank Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVB) has launched a loan scheme – ‘Vikasa Nava Sanjeevini’ – for medical s

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RBI withdraws directions on Kolikata Mahila Co-op Bank

Under the directions, the bank, without prior approval of RBI, could not grant or renew any loans and advances

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IRDAI must review prohibition on investment in AIF investment overseas

IRDA has allowed insurance companies to make their investments in FoF

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IRDAI allows insurers to invest in Fund-of-Funds

Move to accelerate the flow of rupee capital into Indian Startups, say private equity players

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Kotak Mahindra Bank customers can pay overdue EMI through payment app

Can use Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm

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Basic Savings Account can be opened in Post Office

Account Maintenance Fee halved to ₹50 for Post Office Savings Account

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CRMNEXT Wins the 2021 "Dream Company to Work For" Award Presented by Times Ascent and the World HRD Congress



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Insurers allowed to invest in fund of funds backing startups

​​ The insurers have also been restricted to make investments in those AIFs where it may already have an exposure.

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Friday, April 9, 2021

Devolvement pushes G-Sec yields higher

The first weekly Government Securities (G-Sec) auction of the fiscal year 2022 (FY2022) devolved on primary dealers, triggering a sell-off in the seco

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State Bank of India files plea in US against Tokyo-based SBI Holdings

Says trademark damaging its reputation and creating confusion among customers

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Mini-lockdown may affect microfinance institutions' collections: Crisil

"If more states follow Maharashtra and impose mini-lockdowns of their own to curb the pandemic, and these continue for an extended period, (MFIs) PAR (portfolio at risk) recovery would be affected," Crisil Ratings said in a report.

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Jeep India, Axis Bank launch Jeep Financial Services

Jeep India has tied up with Axis Bank to launch Jeep Financial Services, which will curate financial solutions for Jeep customers and Jeep brand deale

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Airtel Payments Bank announces 'Rewards123' savings account; offers benefits on digital transactions

Customers can get 'Rewards123' at an annual fee of Rs 299 and avail benefits ranging from certain cashback per month on payments for prepaid recharges, post-paid, broadband, landline, and DTH bill payments, load money benefits and shopping rewards.

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Yes Bank executes its first trade borrowing transaction linked to SOFR

SOFR is an identified replacement for USD LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate), which is likely to be phased out at the end of 2021.

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Second Covid-19 wave heightens risks for Indian banks: Fitch

Fitch forecasts India's real GDP growth at 12.8 per cent for the financial year ending March 2022 (FY22). This incorporates expectations of a slowdown in 2Q21 due to the flare-up in new coronavirus cases but the rising pace of infections poses renewed risks to the forecast.

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Second Covid wave poses risks for India’s fragile economic recovery and Banks: Fitch

India’s second wave of Covid-19 infections poses increased risks for India’s fragile economic recovery and its banks, cautioned Fitch Ratings. The gl

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Serum Institute of India picks up stake in PolicyBazaar

Adar Poonwala-led Serum Institute of India Private Limited has acquired a stake in PolicyBazaar from True North. True North has sold a part of its hol

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Srei Equipment Finance to get $250 million capital infusion from global PE funds

The company's strategic coordination committee (SCC) chaired by independent director Malay Mukherjee will coordinate, negotiate and conclude discussions with the private equity investors to bring the capital into business and advise the management.

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Northern Arc Capital raises $25 million debt from FMO

Northern Arc Capital, a Chennai-based non-banking finance company (NBFC), has raised $25 million in debt from Dutch impact investor FMO. The fundraisi

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India’s Central Bank Says ‘Boo.’ Carry Traders Faint

Large-scale bond-buying and money-printing may result in a glut of rupees, causing them to depreciate against the dollar.

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Top Indian bank drags its feet on billionaire Adani coal loan

Two senior State Bank of India executives, who asked not to be identified, said the bank was dragging its feet on extending part of a funding line of as much as $1 billion to Adani Enterprises Ltd., which plans to use the money for the controversial Carmichael mine.

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India’s massive borrowing seen hindering RBI’s new bond purchases

The 10-year bond yield extended its decline to 6.03% after posting its biggest intraday drop in two months on Wednesday following RBI’s explicit assurance of debt purchases.

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Axis as promoter brings stability: Max Life

Axis Bank has been distributing Max Life’s products for almost a decade. Tripathy said that with this bancassurance partnership becoming a joint venture, there will be deeper tech integration and use of analytics-based technology.

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With work flexibility, Singapore’s DBS Group to cut office space

Banks worldwide are rethinking their use of offices after the health crisis showed that they can still operate effectively with many employees at home.

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

‘RBI’s Fair Practices Code to help eradicate digital lenders acting as agents for non-registered NBFCs’

The guidelines and regulatory code of conduct will help create an environment reverberating with trust and transparency in the sphere of financial services via digital lending platforms.

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Indian Bank’s online training in local dialects, a boon to MSMEs

MSME Prerana will provide training in financial statement analysis, filing of returns to handle business efficiently

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Pay scale for bank CGMs made almost equal to EDs, executives say its against natural justice

The new pay scale for bank CGMs has been fixed at Rs 166350-183950 from Rs 103,000-113900 and this would be effective retrospectively from the date when they assumed charge in their respective banks.

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Finance ministry requests health, home ministries for vaccination of bank employees on priority basis

Out of total strength of 13.5 lakh employees in the banking sector, about 600 unfortunate deaths due to COVID-19 were recorded, as per the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) data.

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SBI Mutual Fund asset base crosses ₹5 lakh crore mark

SBI Mutual Fund (MF) on Thursday said its asset base has crossed ₹5 lakh crore mark in the March quarter, becoming the first fund house in the countr

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Srei Equipment Finance receives EoI from global investors to infuse up to $250 m

Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL), on Thursday, said that it has received expression of interest for up to $250 million (approx ₹1,865 crore) capi

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G-Sec prices rally for second day on the trot

Government Security (G-Sec) prices rose for the second day on the trot on Thursday as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced guaranteed liquidity s

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As Covid cases surges, microfinance industry wary of the impact on its collection efficiency

Disbursements to new customers may also be impacted if field operations are affected due to increase in restrictions in certain regions

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HDFC Bank gives SmartUp Grants to 21 social sector start-ups

HDFC Bank on Thursday announced the winners of the fourth edition of its SmartUp Grants 2021. “21 start-ups working in the social sector were selected

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We've always been a banker for the 'aam aadmi', says City Union Bank CEO Dr N Kamakodi

We only did one thing, we continued with the old way of banking, without compromising the systems put in over centuries. We are perhaps the third oldest bank in the country after State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank. That's how we were able to get the risk-adjusted return, says Dr Kamakodi.

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We're prepared for whatever happens, says City Union Bank CEO Dr N Kamakodi, of a second coronavirus wave

Even though things are not looking great, they aren't as bad as the first time around, we've learnt a lot from our experience from during the first lockdown and we don't expect impact to be as bad this time around.

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Finance Ministry calls for vaccination of all bank and NPCI employees on priority

In letter to ministries of home and health and family welfare, it urges vaccination of these ‘frontline’ employees responsible for seamless banking and payments

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PhonePe, Google Pay continue to be top UPI choices

Data released by the National Payments Corporation of India revealed that PhonePe continued to lead the UPI payments space in March

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Enable Covid-19 vaccination on “priority basis” for banking sector staff: Finmin

The Department of Financial Services knocks doors of Home, Health Ministries for instructions

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NABARD Tamil Nadu region aims ₹40,000 crore loan disbursals in FY22

In FY21, NABARD Tamil Nadu’s loan disbursal grew by 87% to ₹27,104 crore

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NBCC, Suraksha group submit revised bids to acquire Jaypee Infratech through insolvency

Last month, the Supreme Court remitted to the Committee of Creditors (CoC) the issue of approval of resolution plan for Jaypee Infratech Ltd (JIL), saying no new expression of interest will be entertained for taking over the firm and only NBCC and Suraksha Realty may file revised proposals.

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U GRO Capital, SBM Bank India partner to launch credit card for MSMEs

These are a range of secured credit cards specially designed for under-banked MSMEs

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IndiaFirst Life Insurance registers 5% growth in individual new business

The private sector life insurer also crossed ₹4,000 crore of gross premium in 2020-21

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NeoGrowth to disburse business loans within 24 hours to retailers with instant approval

Small business owners can visit the NeoGrowth website and get immediate approval for the loan

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NBFIs face renewed asset quality risks amid second COVID wave: Fitch Ratings

"India's non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) face renewed asset quality and liquidity risks amid a second wave of coronavirus infections," Fitch Ratings said in a statement. It said a key COVID hotspot is Maharashtra, the state with the largest economic contribution in India at 13-14 per cent of the national GDP.

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Fintech firms will soon process NEFT, RTGS payments

RBI also proposes making all mobile wallets compatible and letting users withdraw cash at ATMs using them

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RBI makes interoperability mandatory for all wallet, PPI issuers

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das expressed displeasure with the lack of effort on the part of industry players to voluntarily move towards interoperability.

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RBI committee to help ARCs realize their full potential

“ARCs play an important role in the resolution of stressed assets. Their potential, however, is yet to be fully realised,” Shaktikanta Das said.

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

AIFIs to get liquidity support of ₹50,000 cr

Our Bureau The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Wednesday, said it will provide liquidity support aggregating ₹50,000 crore to All India Financial Inst

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RBI to open up RTGS, NEFT for payment system operators

RBI to construct, publish Financial Inclusion Index

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Government securities rally after RBI announces bond-buying programme

Bond market’s fears about the ability to absorb excessive supply of government paper were assuaged by the Governor

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RBI proposes mandatory interoperability for full-KYC PPIs

Central bank proposes to allow cash withdrawals for full-KYC PPIs of non-bank issuers

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RBI doubles deposit limit of payments banks to ₹2 lakh

Our BureauIn a boost to payments banks, the Reserve Bank of India has doubled the current deposit limit for them to ₹2 lakh.“With a view to furthering

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Kerala Financial Corp records all-time high portfolio

Rides on jump in loan approvals, repayments

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Decoding RBI's new digital payments moves and their impact on fintech ecosystem

The central bank governor Shaktikanta Das in his Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) address said that fintech companies such as prepaid instrument issuers (PPIs), card networks and TReDS operators, among others, will now be allowed to become members of its centralised payment systems such as RTGS and NEFT.

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S Ramann appointed as SIDBI Chairman & MD

The government has appointed S Ramann as Chairman and Managing Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). The appointment is fo

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Trifecta Capital files for ₹1,500 crore late stage VC Fund

Firm aims to invest in new economy companies

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Banks sanction Rs 15 lakh crore under Mudra Yojana in last 6 years

"Financial needs of all stakeholders ranging from the budding entrepreneurs to the hard-working farmers has also been catered to through various initiatives. A key initiative towards this is Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY), which has given wings to the dreams and aspirations of millions, along with a feeling of self-worth and independence," Finance Ministry said.

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IDFC First Bank raises ₹3,000 crore through QIP

The Capital Raising Committee of the bank’s board has approved the closure of the issue on April 6

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RBI to mandate interoperability among prepaid payments instruments: Shaktikanta Das

Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said prepaid payments instruments (PPIs) were given the option to become interoperable, wherein customers of one company can send funds to customers of other PPIs or banks, in 2018 in cases where a full KYC is done.

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Jana Small Finance Bank ties up with Axis Securities to offer investment services

Jana Small Finance Bank on Wednesday announced its tie-up with Axis Securities to offer investment services through a 3-in-1 account.

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RBI raises Paytm, wallet accounts limit to Rs 2 lakh; allows RTGS, NEFT connectivity to payment operators

The Reserve Bank of India would now allow RTGS and NEFT connectivity with non-bank payment system operators, paving way for UPI interoperability.

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RBI doubles deposit limit of payments banks to ₹2 lakh

The change in rule comes into effect immediately

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Will enhance aggregate limit of WMA for States, UTs: RBI

Its an increase of 46% from the current limit of ₹32,225 crore

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RBI proposes mandatory interoperability of full KYC prepaid instruments

Increase in Account Limit to ₹2 lakh

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Grow the scale, grow the revenue, create value for customers: Kunal Shah's new mantra

"This year, we are going to double down on growth like other years and we are at 22% of credit card bill payments right now, having 35% of premium card members on the platform. The idea is to keep growing our market share on both these metrics and all the revenue streams that we have launched,"--Kunal Shah, Founder, CRED

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ICICI Bank and SBI Cards make the most of regulatory ban on HDFC Bank credit cards

ICICI Bank recorded a 10% rise in spends in January over December while its fresh cards grew nearly 3%. In the overall tally, it gained 1.5% market share. SBI cards, too, gained about a percentage point in market share, with total cards increasing to 11.6 million at the end of January against 11.4 million at the end of December, according to RBI data.

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RBI to provide ₹50,000-cr refinance to all-India financial institutions

Nabard, NHB, Sidbi to get ₹25,000 cr, ₹10,000 cr, ₹15,000 cr respectively

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RBI sets up G-SAP for orderly G-Sec market

In Q1, RBI to conduct G-SAP aggregating ₹1-lakh crore

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RBI maintains status quo on policy rates

keeps repo unchanged at 4%

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Should PayPal be worried about your country’s central bank?

Authorities in most countries may have no choice except to jump on the digital currencies bandwagon

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IIFL Finance expects 15% AUM loan growth in FY22

IIFL Finance expects loan assets under management (AUM) to grow by 15% in the financial year 2022 (FY22), CFO Rajesh Rajak told FE.

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Analysts expect high slippages in banks’ Q4 results after SC verdict

As banks report their first set of quarterly earnings after the Supreme Court vacated an interim stay on the recognition of fresh bad loans, slippages could be elevated in Q4FY21, analysts said.

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Chola joins consortium for retail payments NUE

FSS, Zoho, Zerodha, RazorPay, Ujjivan and Airpay are also part of the Vishwakarma Payments consortium.

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Bank credit sees uptick, but will it hold amid Covid resurgence ?

Provisional data by banks for Q4 on loans and advances has shown an improvement compared to earlier quarters

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Nabard to raise Rs 3.7 to Rs 3.9 lakh crore from the market in FY'22

Nabard would tap the market through a variety of permissible instruments throughout the year.

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RBL Bank targets more SME borrowers after tie-up with UK-based biz solutions provider Tide

The bank official said the tie-up will be a win-win for both the organisations and the lender will be able to attract more SME borrowers.

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Axis Bank becomes co-promoter of Max Life

Our BureauAxis Bank, along with its subsidiaries, Axis Capital and Axis Securities, has become the co-promoter of Max Life Insurance, after completion

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Karnataka Bank gets three new GMs

Karnataka Bank has promoted three of its Deputy General Managers (DGMs) – Raja BS, Nirmal Kumar Kechappa Hegde and Ravichandran S – as General Manager

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AU SFB launches Platinum Family Banking Program

AU Small Finance Bank has launched a Platinum Family Banking Program that will offer facilities of family banking as well as offerings such as prefere

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Axis Bank to become co-promoter of Max Life Insurance

The private sector lender will also nominate three representatives to the board of Max Life Insurance post this development. The three representative are – Rajiv Anand, Rajesh Dahiya and Subrat Mohanty.

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Northern Arc Investments exits maiden fund with 15% net returns

Northern Arc Investments, the alternative investment arm of non-banking financial company Northern Arc Capital, today announced the successful maturit

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Engine of country’s growth, capital markets must be nurtured: Uday Kotak

Terming capital markets as the engine of the country’s growth, veteran banker and CII President Uday Kotak, on Tuesday, said that policymakers need to

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At ₹1,000 cr, RXIL records highest monthly transaction volume in March

Our BureauReceivables Exchange of India Ltd (RXIL), on Tuesday, said it recorded the highest monthly transaction volume of more than ₹1,000 crore in M

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PayPal, FlexiLoans.com partner to offer MSMEs, freelancers collateral-free loans

Borrowers to access term loans from ₹50,000 up to ₹1 crore through a fast, hassle-free process; merchants across over 1,500 cities and towns in India to benefit

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Steel, cement doing very well from banking perspective: Rajkiran Rai G, Union Bank of India

"There are certain sectors which you always talk about. From the banking perspective, when you look at IT, pharma, which are doing very well, they are not very big borrowers to the system."

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Lendingkart’s NBFC arm raises ₹108 crore from Dutch bank FMO

To raise additional ₹3,000 cr in debt funding in FY 2022

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400 apps, 15 million monthly users sign up for Paytm Mini app store

The app store was launched by Paytm in October 2020 to rival Google

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Monday, April 5, 2021

RBI withdraws directions issued to Youth Development Cooperative Bank

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Monday, withdrew the All Inclusive Directions it issued to Kolhapur-based Youth Development Cooperative Bank Ltd.T

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IRDAI proposes regulations for designing, pricing of general insurance products

The IRDAI (General Insurance Products) Regulations, 2021, which will apply to insurance products as well as add-ons, are aimed at promoting efficiency in the conduct of the general insurance business, said the draft on which the regulator has invited comments from stakeholders by April 26.

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On first trading day of FY22, G-Sec prices rally

Our BureauGovernment security (G-Sec) prices rallied on Monday, the first trading day of the new financial year, on expectations that the monetary pol

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Redistribution of former RBI Deputy Governor’s portfolios

The portfolios of BP Kanungo, who demitted office as Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on April 2, have been redistributed among the remain

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J.P. Morgan ties up with BillDesk for online payments partnership

Through this partnership, J.P. Morgan’s clients in India will be able to independently initiate statutory and utility payments online with more than 100 merchants that BillDesk partners with, securely and without additional manual assistance from their partner banks.

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Banks report modest growth in advances and deposits in the last quarter of FY 2020-21

In December the RBI imposed business sanctions on the lender barring it from onboarding new card customers and launching new digital products after it faced two significant digital outages in a year.

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Latest round of Covid restrictions has lenders fretting over rising defaults

Yesterday, Maharashtra, which has seen a resurgence of infections, announced a weekend lockdown starting 8 pm of Fridays to 7 am on Mondays and also extended the night curfew until further orders.

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Private sector lenders see robust uptick in advances, faster growth in deposits

A handful of private sector lenders announced robust growth in advances, but deposits continued to outpace as on March 31, 2021.The filings, ahead of

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Maharashtra: NBFCs want permission to function their offices with at least 30 per cent staff

The state government which announced a month long shutdown, has exempted banks, stock exchanges, asset management companies and insurance firms from the closure of offices.

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‘Allow partial functioning of RBI-registered NBFCs’

The Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC) has written to the Maharashtra government seeking partial functioning of RBI-registered non-banking fi

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Gross NPAs of banks may rise to 9.6-9.7% by March-end: Report

The rating agency, in a report, said despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the debt servicing ability of borrowers, the gross fresh slippages for banks stood much lower at Rs 1.8 lakh crore during the first nine months of fiscal 2020-21 as compared to Rs 3.6 lakh crore during the financial year 2020.

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Banks see improvement in solvency profile in FY21

Our BureauBanks’ solvency position is relatively better, thereby providing some comfort to their loss-absorption abilities, according to ICRA. Capital

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RBI’s MPC starts deliberating on next monetary policy

Will announce outcome of the deliberations on April 7; experts feel RBI will maintain status quo on policy rates, policy stance to remain accommodative

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Banks’ GNPAs to rise to 9.6-9.7% by FYE21 and 9.9-10.2% by FYE22: ICRA

Credit rating agency ICRA expects Banks’ Gross Non-Performing Assets (excluding write-offs) to rise to 9.6-9.7 per cent by March 31, 2021 and 9.9-10.2

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Federal Bank gross advances up by 9% at Rs 1.35 lakh crore by March 2021, deposits up 13%

The CASA (current account and savings account) deposits of the south-based lender witnessed a 26 per cent growth year on year at Rs 58,381 crore as of March 31, 2021, as against Rs 46,450 crore a year ago.

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ICRA warns of significant jump in bad loans in current fiscal year

The ratings firm, expects, loan restructuring at 1.3-1.5% of the advances, much lower than its initial estimates. Despite the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on debt servicing ability of borrowers, the gross fresh slippages for banks stood much lower at Rs 1.8 lakh crore at the web of December 2020, as compared to Rs. 3.6 lakh crore same time the year prior.

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HDFC Bank advances up 14 percent, deposits rise 16 percent at the end of March 2021

The domestic retail loans at end of March 2021, were up by around 7.5 per cent and the domestic wholesale loans grew by around 21 per cent year-on-year, said the private sector lender.

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Covid 19 surge: Non-life insurers brace for more pain from rising cases

Life insurers say impact limited till now

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SBI hikes home loan rate to 6.95%

Country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has revised its home loan rate to 6.95 per cent effective April 1. With the revision, the lowest r

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Yes Bank loans and advances up 0.8% at Rs 1.73 lakh crore by end of Mar 2021; deposits up 55%

However, the figures are provisional and are being released ahead of the official announcement of the financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, Yes Bank said in a regulatory filing.

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Simple money rules to change your finances

Harold Pollack, an American professor at the University of Chicago, has recently shared an index card on Twitter with nine golden rules that one should follow to save, invest and better manage one's finances.

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IndusInd Bank Q4 deposits up 27 per cent, net advances rise 3 per cent

Deposits at ₹2.56 lakh crore as on March 31, 2021

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HDFC Bank Q4 advances up 14%, deposits grow 16%

Private sector lender HDFC Bank reported a 13.9 per cent growth in advances as on March 31, 2021 compared to a year ago and 16.3 per cent increase in

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RBI seen leaving repo rate unchanged in first review of FY22

To persist with accommodative stance as recovery still tentative amid rising Covid cases

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Reliance Capital defaults on interest payments on HDFC, Axis Bank term loans

Reliance Capital has defaulted on interest payments of ₹5.48 crore on term loans of HDFC and Axis Bank.The interest payment due for HDFC was ₹4.77 cro

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Banks sanctions Rs 25,586 cr to 1.14 lakh Stand-Up India accounts in 5 years

Under the scheme, bank loans between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore are provided to at least one Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe borrower and at least one woman borrower per bank branch of Scheduled Commercial Banks.

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Year-end pressure hits fund transfers via IMPS, UPI in millions

Bank systems were clogged due to year-end system maintenance. Transactions were delayed for more than 24 hours, which otherwise would have been possible in a few seconds. Customers of top banks with large retail interfaces are said to have suffered the most.

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RIL plans global payments play via NUE

The NUE will be jointly promoted by an RIL unit and Infibeam Avenue subsidiary So Hum Bharat along with two global giants - Facebook and Google. RIL is likely to hold 40 percent. Other three players are expected to own about 20 percent each.

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SBI Card sees over 50 percent of its transaction from online payments, says CEO

The pure-play card company is also seeing an emerging trend of securing more customers from non-metro locations. It is also banking on its parent company SBI's huge customer base to expand further.

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Stand-Up India Scheme: More than ₹ 25,586 crore loans sanctioned in 5 years

The main purpose of Stand-up India scheme— which is now extended upto the year 2025– is to provide loans for setting up greenfield enterprises in manufacturing, services or the trading sector and activities allied to agriculture by both ready and trainee borrowers.

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IL&FS receives Rs 693 crore as settlement claims from NHAI

ITNL, a subsidiary of IL&FS, on March 31st this year received settlement amount of Rs 673 crore for Kiratpur Ner Chowk Expressway Limited (KNCEL) and Rs 20 crore towards claims for Chenani Nashri Tunnelway Limited (CNTL) - from NHAI.

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SCDCC bank achieves record profit of Rs 33.65 crore

Bank president M N Rajendra Kumar said that despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the bank managed to perform well by securing a record-breaking profit.

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India's public banks may have to take Rs 2,000 crore hit after SC order on interest waiver

Compound interest support scheme for loan moratorium cost the government Rs 5,500 crore during 2020-21 and the scheme covered all borrowers including the prompt one who did not avail moratorium.

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Interest waiver: PSU banks may have to take Rs 2,000 crore-hit

Public sector banks may have to bear a burden of Rs 1,800-2,000 crore arising due to a recent Supreme Court judgement on the waiver of compound inte

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