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Banks at crossroads as AI costs rise and risks escalate: S&P Report
In terms of risk management practices, the report pointed out that...
HSBC to take $1.1 billion hit after Luxembourg court ruling in Madoff case
Madoff’s fraud was estimated as much as $64.8 billion, making it...
Mule Account Menace: Lucknow’s local youths fall prey to global cyber fraud network
The funds come from a range of cybercrimes in India: online investment frauds, fake job or task schemes, sextortion, and bogus trading platforms. Victims' payments are funnelled into mule accounts before disappearing into the blockchain - beyond the jurisdiction of...
SBI General launches exclusive Health Insurance branches across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
L to R-CS Setty, chairman, State Bank of India, Naveen Chandra Jha, MD & CEO of SBI General Insurance at the launch event of SBI General's exclusive Health Insurance branches across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in Hyderabad CS Setty, chairman, State Bank of India,...
SBI Life’s corporate agency partnership with AU Small Finance Bank
SBI Life Insurance has entered a strategic corporate agency partnership with AU Small Finance Bank, the country’s largest Small Finance Bank. With this alliance, AU SFB will distribute SBI Life’s comprehensive portfolio of life insurance solutions, including...
RBI decides to keep interest rate unchanged at 5.5 pc
Sanjay Malhotra,Governor, Reserve Bank of India The Reserve Bank on Wednesday retained the GDP growth projection for the current fiscal year at 6.5 per cent while lowering the inflation forecast to 3.1 per cent from 3.7 per cent. Mumbai: After three successive...
15 more banks to implement RBI’s MuleHunter in next 2 months
MuleHunter is based on artificial intelligence and machine learning-based algorithms, and being given free to banks for now, Suvendu Pati, a chief general manager,RBI Mumbai: At least 15 more banks are set to implement the RBI-developed MuleHunter platform over the...
Nearly 6.6 lakh new PM Jan Dhan Yojana accounts opened in 1 month
A staggering 55.44 crore Jan Dhan accounts have been opened in India, 56 per cent of which belong to women, and the total amount in these deposits has surpassed Rs 2.5 lakh crore as of May 21 this year. New Delhi: Nearly 6.6 lakh new PM Jan Dhan Yojana accounts were...
Shriram Life Insurance signs bancassurance deal with ESAF Small Finance Bank
Shriram Life Insurance Company (SLIC) has partnered with ESAF Small Finance Bank as a corporate agent to expand the reach of life insurance products to the underserved segments across India. The bank has 788 branches, 713 ATMs, and 1,095 customer service centres...
India’s financial inclusion index improves, surges to 67 from 64.2 in March 2024: RBI
It captures the level of financial inclusion using data from different sectors, including banking, insurance, investments, pensions and postal services. Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday said that the country's financial inclusion index (FI-Index)...
Banks need to build resilience against cyber threat: DFS Secretary
Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju Launched in December 2024, the 'Code Against Malware' hackathon invited student teams from IIT Kanpur and other premier institutions to develop endpoint security solutions to detect ransomware, using behavioural analysis,...
RBI to issue climate risk disclosure rules for banks soon
As part of the central bank's climate disclosure rules, banks will be required to calculate gross emissions of borrowers and disclose this information by asset classes and industries, according to the draft norms. Such disclosures are expected to be included in their...