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  • Yes Bank's stake sale to SMFG could set the stage for more foreign interest in India's lenders, says Fitch Ratings

    Yes Bank's stake sale to SMFG could set the stage for more foreign interest in India's lenders, says Fitch Ratings

    The acquisition of stake in Indian banking entities could benefit the acquiring banks as it would offer them a wider branch network, which in turn could propel franchise growth in India's competitive banking industry, said Fitch Ratings.

  • Indian banking industry cheers success of Chandrayaan-3

    Indian banking industry cheers success of Chandrayaan-3

    India made history by successfully landing Chandrayaan-3 on the moon's south pole on August 23.

  • Modi@9: The unmaking and making of Indian banks to face global challenges head on

    Modi@9: The unmaking and making of Indian banks to face global challenges head on

    Banking system had a tough phase during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic but the interventions by the government and the RBI in terms of liquidity assistance and moratorium saved the industry from a bigger crisis.

  • US banks rethink social media as a threat, not a marketing tool

    US banks rethink social media as a threat, not a marketing tool

    The efforts, which have not been previously reported, underscore banks' urgent efforts to adapt to changing times, prevent depositors from sparking a bank run or stop online attacks on their shares by short sellers.

  • Total business to cross Rs 2 lakh crore milestone soon: Punjab & Sind Bank MD

    Total business to cross Rs 2 lakh crore milestone soon: Punjab & Sind Bank MD

    In the third quarter of the current financial year, he said, the bank has witnessed a credit growth of 17 per cent to Rs 78,049 crore.

  • India exploring options for banks hit by EU oversight rule

    India exploring options for banks hit by EU oversight rule

    The RBI and European Securities and Markets Authority are clashing over ESMA’s demand to join the RBI in overseeing Indian transactions

  • Betting big on Indian tech revolution, Arundhati Bhattacharya of Salesforce India says country has shifted at the right juncture

    Betting big on Indian tech revolution, Arundhati Bhattacharya of Salesforce India says country has shifted at the right juncture

    Salesforce announced a $1.1 million donation to United Way of Hyderabad, Concern India Foundation, Rise Against Hunger India and Youth for Seva, to support the COVID response across India; Through corporate and employee donations, the company will impact the lives of more than 2,00,000 people across the country

  • Cibil pegs MSME bad loans at Rs 55K-cr,launches score for them

    Cibil pegs MSME bad loans at Rs 55K-cr,launches score for them

    Warning that the banking industry is staring at a potential stress of nearly Rs 55,000 crore in its MSME exposure, Transunion-Cibil today launched a ranking for small businesses to take care of "information asymmetry".

  • RBI Policy: Surprised with the stance; market to move sideways, say experts

    RBI Policy: Surprised with the stance; market to move sideways, say experts

    Ajay Srivastava, CEO, Dimensions Corporate Financial Services says this kind of stance in the backdrop of low GDP growth is surprising because one would have liked to see the economy being propelled rather than focusing on inflation

  • Lower fresh NPAs in first quarter of FY17: Mundra

    Lower fresh NPAs in first quarter of FY17: Mundra

    Fresh bad loans moderated in the first quarter of 2016-17 as most banks have improved their recovery process, Reserve Bank Deputy Governor S S Mundra said today.

  • In a first, DCB Bank offers ATM transactions sans PIN

    In a first, DCB Bank offers ATM transactions sans PIN

    "We have started the first ATM in the country which operates using the Aadhaar data. One can do a transaction without the card as well," the bank's Managing Director and Chief Executive Murali Natrajan told PTI.

  • Greek stock market trades 19% lower after reopening

    Greek stock market trades 19% lower after reopening

    The Athens stock exchange was trading around 19 percent lower by mid-morning on Monday, after falling nearly 23 percent after it reopened for the first time in five weeks.

  • Moody's retains SBI deposit ratings at Baa3

    Moody's retains SBI deposit ratings at Baa3

    Global rating agency Moody's has affirmed State Bank of India's (SBI) local and foreign currency deposit ratings at Baa3/P-3. In an official statement, the agency said that the outlook of SBI and its branches is positive.

  • Trying to strengthen balance sheet; hope worse over: J&K Bk

    Trying to strengthen balance sheet; hope worse over: J&K Bk

    Mushtaq Ahmad, Chairman and CEO, Jammu & Kashmir Bank says FY15 was a tough and challenging year for the banking industry. Floods compounded the situation further for the bank, he adds.

  • India eases some restrictions on shadow bank lending

    India eases some restrictions on shadow bank lending

    India's shadow banks, known as non-banking financial firms (NBFCs), are widespread and include housing finance companies and consumer finance firms that lend small sums to individuals.

  • Banks, FIs to spend Rs 46,900 cr on IT in 2014: Gartner

    Banks, FIs to spend Rs 46,900 cr on IT in 2014: Gartner

    IT services is the largest overall spending category at almost Rs 15,500 crore in 2014 (33 percent of the entire enterprise IT market) which confirms the interest of the banking industry for IT services which is becoming a leading industry in the country, says Gartner.

  • Healthy bank numbers not sustainable: Nirmal Bang Equities

    Healthy bank numbers not sustainable: Nirmal Bang Equities

    Even though the banking industry positively surprised the market this time round, Hemindra Hazari of Nirmal Bang Institutional Equities tells CNBC-TV18 that the situation is likely to worsen going forward.

  • Savings rate deregulation may be a bad idea, say experts

    Savings rate deregulation may be a bad idea, say experts

    Not only has RBI hinted at rate hike cycle peaking out after this 25 basis point, it has also moved to deregulate savings rate. While this is revolutionary in action, banks could see their cost of funds going up and they might have to take a beating on margins.

  • July 7 bank strike deferred to Aug 5

    July 7 bank strike deferred to Aug 5

    The proposed July 7 nationwide bank strike has been deferred to August 5 in view of the late beginning of the monsoon session of Parliament, the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), which is spearheading the strike call, said today.

  • Projecting 9% growth rate next year: IOB

    Projecting 9% growth rate next year: IOB

    M Narendra, Chairman of Indian Overseas Bank, in an interview with CNBC-TV18’s Udayan Mukherjee and Mitali Mukherjee, spoke about the recent happenings in his company and the road ahead.

  • Budget 2011: No major tax proposal for banking industry

    Budget 2011: No major tax proposal for banking industry

    Sunil Gidwani Executive Director at PwC India said, "Though in terms of fiscal measures, there is no significant proposal in the Finance Bill that could impact the tax regime for the banking industry."

  • HDFC Bank to hike PLR by 100 bps: Aditya Puri

    HDFC Bank to hike PLR by 100 bps: Aditya Puri

    HDFC Bank’s MD Aditya Puri is expecting a maximum 100 basis points hike in prime lending rates, reports CNBC-TV18.

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