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Govt paves way for return of merchant fees on digital payments
An amendment to India's Payment and Settlement Systems Act, tabled...
LIC Offer For Sale gets 3.32 times institutional demand; government to exercise green shoe option
"Offer for Sale in LIC received an overwhelming response from the...
STT, Tata Delhi data centre fire leaves clients fearing decades of data lost; Google hit
The blaze at the STT Global Data Centres India facility, owned by Singapore's ST Telemedia and India's Tata Communications , caused "extensive damage" to parts of the site, making data recovery difficult, a Tata Communications unit said in a letter to a client NEW...
RBI proposes guidelines for banks to manage AI risks
Banks should establish human oversight for AI models used in automated decision-making, the draft guidelines said.For generative AI models that interface with customers or external users, additional cybersecurity controls should be implemented. MUMBAI: India's...
IRDAI launches Rs 800 cr Policyholders’ Education and Protection Fund, set to widen policyholder services
The consequences of this lack of awareness are significant. At the beginning of FY2025, insurers were holding more than ₹9,305 crore in unclaimed amounts, including maturity proceeds, death claims and surrender values. In a move aimed at enhancing policyholder...
UK based re/insurance broker BMS sets up Global Capability Centre in Mumbai
Nick Cook, Group CEO, said: “The opening of our GCC in Mumbai is more than an operational milestone. It is a platform for building the data and AI capability that will help BMS serve clients better and compete more effectively. India has extraordinary professional...
46 drug samples manufactured by various firms to be “not of standard quality
Identification of drug samples as NSQ is done based on failure of the drug sample in one or the other specified quality parameters. The failure is specific to the drug products of the batch tested by the government laboratory and it does not warrant any concerns on...
Govt prepares contingency plans for 315 districts as monsoon falters
The India Meteorological Department defines average, or normal, rainfall as between 96% and 104% of a 50-year average of 87 cm (35 inches) for the June-September monsoon season. The state-run weather office last month forecast an El Nino-weakened monsoon in 2026...
Tata Electronics hit by cyber breach, Apple, Tesla trade secrets exposed
"A few weeks ago, Tata Electronics identified a cybersecurity incident on some of our systems. Our response protocols were deployed immediately, and the incident has had no impact on our operations across businesses, which remain unaffected," Tata Electronics told...
Policybazaar launches Health Claims Experience Index
Sarbvir Singh, Joint Group CEO, Policybazaar, said, "The HCX™ Index is an attempt to bring greater transparency and customer-centricity to this aspect of health insurance by creating a common benchmark for measuring claims experience.Health insurance ultimately proves...
Repo Deals, G-Sec Lending: IRDAI recasts insurers’ investment playbook
In a significant change, insurers would be allowed to invest a portion of their shareholders' funds in private limited companies. Such investments, however, will be capped at 5 per cent of the shareholders' funds available beyond the solvency margin and will be...
Insurance intermediaries must report big commission payments, Publish details online: IRDAI
In a move aimed at strengthening oversight of sales practices, IRDAI has proposed that every branch of a Corporate Agent designate at least one Specified Person (SP) responsible for supervising solicitation activities at that location. The regulator has also proposed...