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M Nagaraju,Secretary , Department of Financial Services In the...
PSU banks and insurers playing a central role in advancing national priorities: Govt
(Lto R) R Doraiswamy, CEO &MD, LIC, CS Shetty,Chairman, SBI and...
Stanchart launches health and wellness offerings for high- net-worth clients in partnership with Niva Bupa
Recognising the growing demand among Indian consumers for end-to-end healthcare support, the collaborations,in partnership with Niva Bupaand WHOOP, a fitness and health wearables company, span the entire healthcare journey - from preventive care and early diagnosis to...
RBI proposes ban on 3rd‑party sales incentives to bank staff to curb mis-selling
The RBI mandated banks to refund the entire sum where mis‑selling has been established and to compensate customers for any losses in line with approved policies. Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed a ban on incentives paid by third parties to bank...
Govt deliberates on roadmap for Financial Inclusion 2.0
M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services Nagaraju emphasized the need for further strengthening measures for achieving goal of presence of at least one bank branch in each subdivision in the North Eastern region, enhancing insurance and pension...
SC terms siphoning of over Rs 54,000 cr by digital fraud ‘dacoity’, asks Centre to frame SoP
Noting that such offences may be due to either collusion by or the negligence of bank officials, the top court stressed the need for timely actions from the RBI and the banks. Issuing a slew of fresh directions, it asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to consider the...
Govt to constitute high-level panel on banking soon: FM
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister "I propose setting up a 'High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat' to comprehensively review the sector and align it with India's next phase of growth, while safeguarding financial stability, inclusion and consumer...
Banks will pay deposit insurance premiums linked to their risk profile from Apr 1
Under the new framework, banks will be assessed using financial and supervisory indicators such as capital strength, asset quality, earnings and liquidity, as well as the potential loss their failure could impose on the deposit insurance fund, the RBI said. Mumbai:...
RBI announces Rs 25k compensation to bank customers hit by digital fraud
"As long as (the customers) are defrauded whether on their own accord or anyone else's accord, no questions asked… we will compensate them as long as it is unintended,"Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra MUMBAI: Amid growing digital fraud, the Reserve Bank on...
Interest rates to remain at low level for long period of time: RBI Guv
"The policy rates will continue to be at low levels for a long period of time (and) they will go down even further," Malhotra said in a post-monetary press conference. Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said the key policy rates will remain at low...
RBI may hire more specialists for cybersecurity controls as digital risks multiply across banking system
The watchdog also seeks to add more officers to its supervision division, with hiring skewed toward specialists in cybersecurity controls as digital risks multiply across the banking system, according to the people. The overhaul is still under consideration and...
Govt mulls allowing 49% FDI in PSU banks
M. Nagaraju, secretary, Department of Financial Services Foreign ownership in State Bank of India - the country’s largest lender - and 11 other state-owned banks is capped at 20%, a legacy restriction rooted in the government’s desire to retain strategic control of...