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Saturday, September 25, 2021

RRB employees to observe one-day strike on September 27 against govt's divestment plan

The central government holds 50% in each of the RRBs while their respective sponsor banks hold 35%. The balance 15% in RRBs is held by the respective state governments according to their areas of operation. For example, West Bengal has three RRBs within its boundary and the state holds 15% in each of these banks.

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HDFC sells part of invoked shares of Ansal Housing to recover dues

"In this connection, we wish to inform you that out of this, the Corporation has in aggregate sold 12,67,504 shares, representing 2.13 per cent of the paid-up share capital of Ansal, including 1,57,939 shares representing 0.27 per cent of the paid-up share capital of Ansal which were sold on September 24, 2021," HDFC said in a regulatory filing.

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Home Loans: Why Diwali might be the best time to buy a house

While all of India Inc readies itself with price discounts and offers to bolster sales ahead of the Diwali rush, builders are offering discounts and gifts to home buyers, deferring payment plans, and also foregoing charges to tap into the revival in the property market.

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IT dept detects Rs 300-crore black money after raiding 2 Chennai financing groups

"The searches, so far, have resulted in the detection of undisclosed income of more than Rs 300 crore and unaccounted cash of Rs 9 crore has been seized," the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said in a statement.

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HDFC Bank most outstanding company in India: Asiamoney 2021 Poll

The poll aims to identify and recognise publicly listed companies in 2 categories: by country and by sector, in which it operates. Over 1,070 fund managers, analysts, bankers, and rating agencies took part in the voting which concluded on July 16, 2021.

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Is there an asset class that will die a slow death in India?

For centuries, Indians have been investing in gold and land to secure their future. We have had the banking system in our country running since the late 1800s. Availing loans from the Sahukars and putting out family's long-kept assets as mortgages had been some of the lending systems that were the only thing people knew about having an asset class.

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GST: Not all intermediaries out of the woods, will continue legal tussle against government

These intermediaries say that they have been left out of the recent clarification by the government and that they will continue their legal battle across high courts. The main contention for these companies is that they have been slapped with GST on services that makes them uncompetitive globally.

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RBI allows banks to sell fraud loans to asset reconstruction companies

“The transfer of such loan exposures to an ARC, however, does not absolve the transferor from fixing the staff accountability as required under the extant instructions on frauds,” the RBI said in its master direction on transfer of loan exposures.

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Commercial banks account for over 93% of premium payments to DICGC in FY21

Commercial banks, including local area banks (LABs) and regional rural banks (RRBs), paid a total premium of Rs 16,341 crore in 2020-21, while co-operative banks paid Rs 1,176 crore.

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Mispricing of risks cause for concern: SBI chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara

“We have started seeing traction (in credit demand) from public sector enterprises and some private sectors are also coming for fresh investment,” he said.

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Friday, September 24, 2021

Concerns on banks ‘mispricing’ risks: SBI Chief

Speaks at the Financial Market e-Conclave organised by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry

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RBI allows banks to sell ‘fraud loans’ to ARCs

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday allowed loan exposures classified as fraud to be transferred to Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs). This comes

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Loan recovery improving, says Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

The bank said it is following a 100-day action plan for each business vertical with focus on PAR reduction and bad loan recovery with periodic monitoring and corrective action.

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RBI imposes ₹79 lakh penalty on Apna Sahakari Bank

Fine for non-compliance with directions on NPA classification, interest rate on deposits, and maintenance of deposit accounts

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₹1 crore, minimum ticket size to issue securitisation notes: RBI

‘Priorities of payments for all liabilities in all circumstances should be clearly defined at the time of securitisation’

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Indiabulls Housing Finance sells stake worth Rs 251 cr in OakNorth Holdings

"The sale proceeds will be accretive to the regulatory net worth and the CRAR (capital-to-risk weighted asset ratio) of the company and will be added to the regulatory equity capital of the company," Indiabulls Housing Finance said in a regulatory filing on Friday.

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Govt guarantee to NARCL to help in development of secondary market for security receipts: SBI chief

"The SRs (issued by NARCL) are going to be guaranteed by the government, which actually will lend a lot of credibility to these SRs and perhaps it will lead to the development of the secondary market for SRs," Khara said at a virtual event organised by Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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RBI imposes Rs 79 lakh penalty on Mumbai-based Apna Sahakari Bank

The penalty was imposed after considering the bank's reply to the notice, additional submissions and oral submissions made during personal hearing, RBI said.

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Cost-effective micro ATMs gain traction

The number of micro ATMs deployed by banks stood at 4.94 lakh by August-end

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Now, PFRDA opens doors for more custodians to enter pension space

Relaxes existing regulations; RFP under new norms likely soon

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Mispricing of risks a concern : SBI chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara

SBI chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said that idea of bad bank is different from what used to be asset reconstruction companies in the past.

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Survey finds over two-thirds of customers willing to switch to digital-only bank

Approximately 4,000 respondents were surveyed by McKinsey as part of a global report, which came at a time when digitalisation is growing and a slew of 'neo-banks' are coming up.

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Indian cryptocurrency market likely to reach up to $241 million by 2030: Nasscom

While at a nascent stage, the industry is already picking up and creating employment opportunities across trading, software development, analytics, and other practices.

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Indiabulls Housing Finance repaid ₹7,075.84 crore of NCDs to investors in September

The public NCD were paid ahead of their scheduled repayment dates

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This NBFC is offering up to 9% per annum interest on its debt papers

The IIFL bonds offer highest effective yield of 8.75 per cent per annum for a tenure of 60 months. The company said it would also offer an incentive of 0.25 per cent per annum for the existing bond or equity shareholders of the company, taking their yield to 9 per cent.

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DICGC to announce revised date for submission of claims by PMC Bank depositors

The big depositors of the Bank were on tenterhooks about submitting a form that requires them to declare the “willingness of depositors to receive insurance claim amount (up to ₹5 lakh) from DICGC”

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Dues recovery: lnduslnd Bank acquires 4.79% in McLeod Russel by invoking pledged shares

In a stock exchange filing, the bank said pursuant to invocation of pledge of shares, it acquired 50,00,000 equity shares of McLeod Russel, forming 4.79% of paid-up equity share capital of the company, a part of the financially-stressed Williamson Magor group.

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Retirement is a life-time opportunity: Soumyajit Ghosh of Wealthapp



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Auto debit rule: ICICI, Axis and HDFC assure continuity of services

Three of India's largest private lenders - HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank - said they will meet the Reserve Bank of India's mandate for recurring payments ahead of the October 1 deadline.

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

Will RBI announce G-SAP 3.0?

To conduct second quarter’s last tranche of G-Sec purchase under G-SAP 2.0 on Sept 30

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Modan Saha to lead Tata Digital's fintech play

Tata Digital Limited, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Limited, today announced Modan Saha as CEO – Financial Services at Tata Digital.

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Yes Bank asks Dish TV to call EGM to reconstitute board

The Essel group Direct-to-Home service provider had week sought an extension citing time required for any change in the CEO or the board of directors of the company, as it needs the approval of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

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Bank deposits rise 12 pc in FY21 on higher CASA growth: RBI data

Metropolitan branches of banks, which account for over half of total deposits, accounted for 59.6 per cent of incremental deposits during 2020-21 as against 43.2 per cent in the previous year.

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Bank deposits rise 12 per cent in FY21 on higher CASA growth: RBI data

Bank credit also rose by 6.7 per cent to Rs 109.12 lakh crore in the fortnight ended September 10, RBI data showed. In the fortnight ended August 27, 2021, bank credit had increased by 6.67 per cent and deposits by 9.45 per cent.

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BPCL, SBI Card launch co-branded RuPay contactless credit card

The card will offer 13X reward points on every Rs 100 spent on fuel purchases at BPCL petrol pumps and a 1 per cent fuel surcharge waiver on every transaction up to Rs 4,000, translating to 4.25 per cent value back.

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No plans to bring standard products for cyber liability insurance policy as of now: Member Irdai

A working group was formed by the regulator for examination of bringing standardisation of cyber liability insurance policy. Irdai issued a circular earlier this month for product structure for cyber insurance.

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Indel Money plans to raise ₹150 crore via NCDs

The issue closes on October 18

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Utkarsh Small Finance Bank starts operations in Kerala

With this, the bank has 600 branches in 201 districts spread across 18 states and 2 Union Territories.

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IIFL Finance to raise up to ₹1,000 crore through secured bonds

The public issue opens on September 27 and closes on October 18 with an option of early closure

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Expect festive season to lead a spur in demand says: Ramesh Iyer, VC & MD, Mahindra Finance

In July 2021, Mahindra Finance had a disbursement of approximately Rs 2400 crore with a collection efficiency of 95%. The efficiency improved to 97% last month August 2021, buoyed by the opening of the economy and improved mobility. The company witnessed a reduction in the NPA contracts during August as customer cash flows improved.

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LIC HFL extends lowest home loan offer of 6.66 pc for loans up to Rs 2 cr

LIC Housing Finance's Managing Director and CEO Y Viswanatha Gowd said the lender has been an early mover in offering 6.66 per cent on home loans up to Rs 50 lakh from July 1, 2021 and now it has extended the same rate for loans up to Rs 2 crore.

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Value for money: The changing dynamics of ethical investing



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Citi raises target price on HDFC Bank

Citi said most of these concerns should get addressed starting from the second quarter of FY22. The brokerage has raised target price to Rs 1,900 from Rs 1,800 and retained a buy rating on HDFC Bank shares.

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LIC Housing Finance to offer home loans up to ₹2 crore at interest rates starting from 6.66%

This is irrespective of whether the customers are salaried or professional/self-employed, having a CIBIL score of 700 and more

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BharatPe appoints Nehul Malhotra as head of consumer lending

In his previous stint, Nehul Malhotra was executive director at Russell Reynolds Associates. He has an in-depth understanding of fintech, having spent 4.5 years at Paytm. During his stint at Paytm, he held multiple roles including head of customer service, head - payments merchant management and head - seller onboarding for Paytm Mall.

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Govts must accept what they don’t do well, like banking: Jamie Dimon

There would be vibrant banks, he said, if the government got it right on transparency, rule of law, ability to operate governance and accounting. On being asked whether his plans for India changed with the pandemic, Dimon replied his company was in the country for the long run.

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RBL Bank MD gets nearly all votes at AGM for 4th term

As much as 99.94 per cent of shareholders who participated in the voting favoured his reappointment as the managing director and chief executive

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Fresh troubles surface for Dhanlaxmi Bank

The petitioners had to move their candidature under Section 160 of the Companies Act after the board decided to defer their candidatures.

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Short of lending targets, banks seek priority sector tag for retail, infrastructure

Banks have reached out to the government seeking priority sector tag for retail trade and infrastructure.

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Uday Kotak’s tenure at IL&FS helm extended by six months

According to the Banking Regulation Act, a bank cannot be managed by any person who is a director of any other company. He can be granted a temporary exception for three months or nine months with the approval of the RBI.

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Former CAG Vinod Rai fails to secure second term at IDFC

The nomination for the position of non-executive director was for the period till May 22, 2023.

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RBL Bank MD Vishwavir Ahuja gets nearly all votes at AGM for 4th term

According to the results of the voting held at the September 21 annual general meeting, as much as 99.94 per cent of shareholders who participated in the voting favoured his reappointment as the managing director and chief executive of the mid-sized lender.

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Beware of trojan malware attack, MeitY warns customers of 27 major banks

The malware masquerades as I-Tax refund related link

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ZestMoney raises $50 mn from Australia’s Zip

Zip will acquire a minority shareholding in the company and a board seat as part of the investment

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‘Automation may lead to slack in labour market’

RBI Governor calls for training of workforce, warns of digital divide

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FinMin extends Uday Kotak's term as IL&FS Chairman by six months

In 2018, the government appointed him to the IL&FS Board to help the crisis-ridden institution come out of its mess.

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Federal Bank partners with Ashok Leyland for vehicle finance

Ashok Leyland offers a comprehensive range of trucks and buses.

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Coffee break: Shankar Sharma steps back from First Global

Shankar's wife Devina will continue to run First Global, which has evolved into an investment management firm

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India likely to block Chinese investment in LIC's IPO

Under current law, no overseas investors can invest in LIC, but the government mulls allowing FIIs to buy up to 20 per cent of the offering.

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Vijai Kishan talks on how Fidelity Investments India adapted Agile to suit its needs

The success of agile transformation depends on an organisation’s commitment to developing robust people practices and processes. At Fidelity, we wanted to build teams that were excited, energised, and as fully invested in the journey as we were.

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CRISIL upgrades Bank of India’s Tier-I Bonds rating

Also assigns its ‘AA+/Stable’ rating to the bank’s ₹1,800 crore Tier-II bonds

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Federal Bank partners OneCard for mobile-first credit card

Targets young, tech-savvy population

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India likely to block Chinese investment in insurance giant LIC's IPO: Sources

State-owned LIC is considered a strategic asset, commanding more than 60% of India's life insurance market with assets of more than $500 billion. While the government is planning to allow foreign investors to participate in what is likely to be the country's biggest-ever IPO worth a potential $12.2 billion, it is leery of Chinese ownership, the sources said.

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After CEO's exit, Ujjivan SFB trying to get the house in order

Experts expect old guard to try and make a comeback at the bank

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Axis Bank commits Rs 30,000 cr till FY26 towards sustainable lending

"As part of its commitments, the bank has set a target of incremental lending of Rs 30,000 crore over the next 5 years, under wholesale banking towards pertinent sectors included in its Sustainable Financing Framework (SFF)," Rajesh Dahiya, Executive Director (Corporate Centre), Axis Bank told PTI.

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Lio raises ₹37 crore from Sequoia Capital India, Lightspeed India

The company plans to use the investment primarily to expand its engineering team and increase the number of users of the mobile application

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Trojan posing as IT refund skulking to attack Android phone bank customers

The phishing (a social engineering computer virus attack to steal personal data) malware is masquerading as an "income tax refund" and it can "effectively jeopardise the privacy of sensitive customer data and result in large-scale attacks and financial frauds", the CERT-In advisory issued on Tuesday said.

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DICGC asks depositors of 21 UCBs to submit relevant documents to enable it process claims

The 21 UCBs include 11 from Maharashtra, 5 from Karnataka, one each from Kerala, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

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Depositors of 21 failed cooperative banks including PMC to get deposit insurance cover

Banks have been asked to submit claims latest by October 15 and update the position as on November 29, 2021 along with principal and interest, in a final updated list, to enable DICGC settle the claim and discharge its insurance liability.

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Lenders hire specialist agencies to analyse default probability of borrowers

“The pandemic has disrupted cash flows of businesses in a significant way, and since large value loan proposals are on the rise, we thought it prudent to hire agencies and check the company’s default risk and default probability,” said a lender that has hired one such agency.

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Your auto-debit from debit/credit card may fail from next month if not approved

Under the new additional factor authentication rules, a bank is required to send a notification to the customer at least 24 hours before the auto-debit payment is to be deducted and allow the debit only after the customer has confirmed it.

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Technology talent to continue to be scarce for banks: Axis Bank’s Rajiv Anand

Speaking at CII's Banking Colloquium, Anand said, "I think there is certainly a dearth of talent, and especially given the vibrant start-up community that we have, you know, technology talent continues to be and will continue to be scarce."

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Managing account aggregators to be one of the challenges for banks, says SBI MD Setty

"By several years, the Western countries have been talking about open banking. I think the account aggregator is a first step the banking industry in India is going to grapple with that," Setty said while speaking at the 14th edition of the Banking Colloquium, organised by CII on Tuesday.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

‘The pandemic has been both a catalyst as well as litmus test for our digital infrastructure’

C Sreenivasulu Setty, Managing Director – RDB, SBI says level of digital adoption during the pandemic has been unprecedented

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Banks should not ‘try to imitate’ fintech in process of re-imagination of biz models: Ex RBI deputy governor Mundra

Growingly, it is looking like banks are evolving as the fintech companies, which also do the business of accepting deposits and do lending, Mundra said while speaking at the 14th edition of the Banking Colloquium, organised by CII.

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Imitating a fintech firm not the right business model: Former RBI Deputy Gov

Banks must go for meaningful co-operation with these companies, says SS Mundra

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Fino Payments Bank to continue its focus on ‘emerging India’

Also aims to improve its phygital delivery model

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Kotak Mahindra Bank forays into healthcare lending; not to use RBI's liquidity window

RBI, in May, announced on-tap liquidity window of Rs 50,000 crore for lending to the healthcare sector by banks. But the private sector lender said that it will not seek RBI funds.

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Banks may not be pricing their risks adequately, says new report from SBI Research

For example, 15 years loans are being priced at even lower than 6%, linking with Repo / T-Bill rates. At the same times 10- year government bond is currently trading at 6.2% and by the current pricing trends this could even gravitate towards 6.0% again.

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BLS International becomes National Business Correspondent of SBI

This partnership is aimed at delivering last mile banking services to the tier2 & tier3 cities

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Banks Board Bureau invites applications for post of Deputy MD in Exim Bank

The candidate should not be more than 55 years of age as on September 8, 2021 with a postgraduate university degree preferably in Economics, Commerce, Business Administration of Finance or a degree with professional qualification of Chartered Accountancy, Cost Accountancy, Chartered Financial Analyst or equivalent.

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Lenders to DHFL may be paid this week

The SBI has signed the transaction document on September 20 while other lenders are likely to do so in the coming days, say sources

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Kotak Mahindra Bank launches healthcare financing

The scheme includes Insta Programme for quick loans upto ₹50 lakh

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Telangana HC directs IRDA to promote overlooked senior official

Terms relaxation of qualification in favour of another candidate as contrary to law

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PayNearby cash collection crosses ₹350 crore in monthly GTV

Company offers cash collection as a service to over 50 clients across sectors such as NBFC, microfinance, OTTs, food delivery aggregators, cab aggregators, FMCG, and logistics

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Mswipe’s lending business appoints Tanya Chadha as COO

“We are building interesting solutions at Mcapital which will accelerate the journey of SMEs in accessing formal credit. Tanya brings a wealth of experience in financial services and lending space and we are certain that she will play a pivotal role in our journey to transform into a digital SME bank," said CEO Ketan Patel.

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Banks face significant margin pressure despite surfeit of liquidity

SBI Ecowrap says conundrum of weak credit demand and excess liquidity is evident from average reverse repo

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Retail depositors earning negative returns; relook taxation on interest: SBI economists

In a note, which pegged the overall retail deposits in the system at Rs 102 lakh crore, the economists led by Soumya Kanti Ghosh said: "If not for all the depositors, the taxation review should be carried out for at least the deposits made by senior citizens who depend on the interest for their daily needs."

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HDFC launches festive offer; home loan at 6.7 pc

HDFC said, "Customers can avail HDFC Home Loan starting at 6.70 per cent per annum effective September 20, 2021. This offer will be applicable to all new loan applications irrespective of the loan amount or employment category."

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DICGC moves to engage CA firms to complete depositor verification at 55-odd UCBs

Move aimed at ensuring that first list of depositors get paid by the corporation within the stipulated time frame

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HDFC announces special offer for festive season

Is offering HDFC Home Loans starting at 6.7 per cent per annum

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Telangana HC slams IRDAI Chairman for appointing official without jurisdiction

In 2014, IRDAI chairman had relaxed the minimum qualification requirement for an appointment of a candidate to a senior joint director.

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India’s largest private lender, HDFC Bank, plots path to double retail loans

This would mark a sharp turnaround from the bank's last year's strategy when it slowed down retail lending due to a rise in job losses during the second wave of the Covid pandemic.

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Monday, September 20, 2021

MF staff under 35 get two years to comply with the 20% norm

SEBI allows them to initially invest 10%, 15% of their salary in schemes they manage

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To purchase and simultaneously sale G-Secs on Sept 23: RBI

So far, under G-SAP, the RBI has only conducted standalone G-Sec purchases

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RBI to conduct G-SAP auctions on Sept 23

The central bank is simultaneously conducting purchase and sale of G-Secs as there is ample liquidity in the banking system

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PFRDA’s board okays sponsor licence for Tata Asset, Max Life

Move to take the overall count of pension fund managers to 10

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Arohan Financial looks to expand its footprint in newer markets

Awaiting capital raising plan for the expansion programme

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Climate risks can impact the financial sector: RBI Deputy Governor

It is vital to make the financial system more resilient in the face of the potential costs of extreme weather events, Says M Rajeshwar Rao

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AU Small Finance Bank issues over 40k credit cards since inception

AU Small Finance Bank (SFB) offers credit cards in four variants: Altura, Altura Plus, Vetta and Zenith. Altura plus credit card is for empowering women to experience a limitless living.

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DHFL case: Denied bail, Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor's wife, daughters move High Court

Meanwhile, a special CBI court denied bail to Rajiv Anand, former business head of Yes Bank, in a cheating and corruption case involving private sector lender DHFL. The bank's co-founder Rana Kapoor is one of the accused and is in judicial custody in a related case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate.

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BoB, BPCL launch international co-branded debit card

It’s powered by NCMC feature enabling contactless transactions across all the public transport systems.

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Now, a pocket money app to help in parenting financially-responsible kids

Fintech start-up Fyp launches payments app along with India’s first holographic card for teenagers

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PayPoint ties up with BoB to expand bank’s network

PayPoint will offer a slew of banking services

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Y Combinator-backed inai raises $4 million in seed round

Round was led by Paua Ventures, 9Unicorns & others

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HDFC Bank, Paytm set to launch co-branded credit cards

Say card will offer one of the best-in-class rewards and cashback for users

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Index inclusion buzz lures foreign funds back into bonds

“Foreign ownership of Indian government bonds has been declining, but 2022 would be the turning point that could bring an acceleration of bond inflows”

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PNB earns Rs 170 crore in FY21 by levying charges on non-maintenance of minimum balance

The quarterly average balance (QAB) in the April-June period of 2020-21 stood at Rs 35.46 crore (both on savings and current account); while no such charges were levied in the second quarter of FY21.

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For retired bankers, health insurance premiums set to rise

An increase in the claims ratio will push up the group mediclaim premium of retired staff members of public sector banks by as much as 40%.

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Mastercard ban fallout: YES Bank partners with Visa for credit cards

Also completing tech integration with NPCI for Rupay branded cards

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India Post Payments Bank, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance tie up for non-life products

Postal service providers to play key role in distribution and promotion of these insurance products

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HDFC Bank inks pact with Paytm to ramp up credit card issuance

The credit cards will be powered by Visa and will include offerings targeted at millennials, business owners and merchants, an official statement said. Paytm has a reach of over 330 million consumers and 21 million merchants, while HDFC Bank has over 5 million debit, credit and prepaid cards, and serves 2 million merchants through its offerings.

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Non-industrial sectors dominate non-food credit growth since 2014

Overall credit growth decelerated in the same period, primarily in the industrial sector

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Kotak Mahindra Bank to acquire 9.98% stake in KFin Technologies

To subscribe to 1,67,25,100 equity shares in KFin Technologies for about Rs 310 cr

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View: Dear RBI, don’t make digital payments difficult for consumers

The RBI, despite right intent, should avoid making decisions on behalf of consumers, and allow them choice and real agency. Consumers should be free to choose the modes of making digital payments, the amount which they are comfortable in transacting without additional authentication, and whether to securely store card details with merchants or not.

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Sunday, September 19, 2021

Bond market enjoys its Yhprum’s law moment

Lower inflation, global bond index inclusion talks shadow minor disappointments

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E-mandate processing: Banks, payment aggregators rush to meet deadline for recurring online transactions

Banks and payment aggregators are scrambling to meet the October 1 deadline for standing instructions for recurring online transactions. Many banks a

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International arbitration centre at Gift City: IFSCA in talks with Law Ministry

Need to treat Gift City IFSC as project of national importance

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US trade official called India's Mastercard ban 'draconian'

RBI ban on Mastercard - a top payment network in India alongside Visa - triggered a flurry of emails between US officials in Washington and India as they discussed next steps with Mastercard, including approaching the India's central bank, the government emails show.

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IDBI Bank strategic sale: Most merchant bankers indicate 52 weeks' time

During a presentation before the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) held recently, most of the eligible transaction advisers gave a time-frame of 50-52 weeks to undertake several stages of the privatisation process of IDBI Bank, market sources said.

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