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Banking services impacted as unions go on nationwide strike to press for 5-day workweek
The strike call given by the UFBU, an umbrella body of seven unions...
RBI Governor advises fintech firms against expanding business by exploiting regulatory gaps
Sanjay Malhotra,Governor, Reserve Bank of India Reserve Bank of...
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...
Axis Max Life Insurance join hands with Muthoot Microfin
Axis Max Life Insurance has entered into a strategic partnership with Muthoot Microfin Limited. The partnership aims to accelerate life insurance penetration in India’s underserved Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets, providing essential financial protection to millions of...
Budget-26-27:Sitharaman proposes Infra Risk Guarantee Fund to strengthen pvt developers’ risk management
"To strengthen the confidence of private developers regarding risks during nfrastructure development and construction phase, I propose to set up an Infrastructure Risk Guarantee Fund to provide prudently calibrated partial credit guarantees to lenders," New...
Budget-26-27:Govt to set up high-level committee on banking for Viksit Bharat, bolster NBFCs
This group will review the entire banking system and suggest changes to support India’s next stage of economic growth. At the same time, it will focus on financial stability, inclusion, and protecting consumers, said Sitharaman while delivering her 9th consecutive...
Level playing field for savings instruments necessary: SBI Chairman on Budget expectations
CS Setty,Chairman,State Bank of India On the long‑standing demand for parity between bank deposits and other financial instruments, the SBI Chairman said fiscal realities make preferential treatment for deposits difficult despite the need for a level playing field...