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RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25%,lowers GDP forecast to 6.6 %, raises inflation to 5.1% for FY27
Sanjay Malhotra, Governor,Reserve Bank of India "The central bank's...
Sanjay Lohiya assumes charge as Secretary, Department of Financial Services
Sanjay Lohiya, Secretary, Department of Financial Services Lohiya...
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana̤:Expanding financial safety net nationwide
New India Assurance(NIA) has established tie-ups with 316 banks,actively servicing around 8 crore account holders under the scheme in the financial year 2025-26 alone. This massive outreach has resulted in a total underwritten premium of approximately Rs.158 crores...
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana:Driving India’s financial inclusion push
R. Doraiswamy, CEO and MD, Life Insurance Corporation Many families remain unaware of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana or that premiums were paid for deceased members, with no physical policy document issued.In the absence of a nominee, families must undergo...
Banks must prepare for cyber threats posed by AI models like Mythos: Nagaraju
Referring to cyber security concerns, he said Anthropic Mythos AI model has advanced capabilities to identify and potentially exploit systems, and added that it has raised alarm bells among regulators because of the vulnerabilities in legacy banking technology...
RBI and IRDAI not inclined to allow commodity derivatives, Sebi says
Tuhin Kanta Pandey,Chairman,SEBI In his statement on Monday, SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey added that India's pension fund regulator had also looked at allowing pension funds to invest in commodity derivatives, but did not disclose whether it had made a...
PSU banks looks to scale up IT spend in view of cyber threat posed by Anthropic Mythos
Mythos’ advanced coding capabilities give it an unprecedented potential to detect cybersecurity weaknesses and develop methods to exploit them, sparking concerns that it could be used to disrupt banking systems. New Delhi:Public sector banks are bracing up to increase...
FinMin asks banks to adopt MuleHunter AI tool of RBI to check cyber frauds
M Nagaraju, Secretary, DFS During the meeting he also advised State Level Bankers' Committee to sensitise the State Police Authorities about the steps taken by the banks for prevention of cyber financial frauds and undertake greater public awareness initiatives, the...
Global fintech sector set to triple to USD 2 trillion by 2030 amid AI push: McKinsey
Global fintech revenues stood at around USD 650 billion in 2025, accounting for roughly 4 per cent of the broader financial services market. The report projects that the sector could grow to nearly USD 2 trillion by 2030 if current growth trends continue. New Delhi:...
Finmin asks PSBs to complete wage revision process in next 12 months
Public sector banks (PSBs) and financial institutions, including insurance companies revise wages of their employees every five years. As part of the settlement, the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) is expected to engage in dialogues with the employees'...
Govt forms panel under SBI chief Setty to assess Mythos-related risks: Sitharman
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister There will be a lot of interaction among banks over the next few weeks to understand the threats and also look at the areas where additional investments will be required, Sitharaman said. She said all this while, the system...
Goldman Sachs settles shareholder lawsuit over Malaysian 1MDB scandal
Goldman agreed in 2020 to pay $2.9 billion in penalties and have a Malaysian unit admit criminal wrongdoing to settle 1MDB probes by the U.S. Justice Department and other authorities. Goldman Sachs has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the Wall Street...