At the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2026, Fitch Ratings' Elaine Koh said wholesale and offshore funding will remain important for banks and NBFCs as credit demand outpaces deposit growth

Tokenisation could help Indians unlock the wealth tied up in assets such as gold and property by making ownership easier to verify, investments more accessible and borrowing against these assets

Small finance banks (SFBs) have made significant progress in bringing underserved customers into the formal banking system over the past decade, but the scale of unmet credit demand remains too large.

Succession planning remains a key challenge for business founders seeking to ensure their companies outlast them, Joydeep Sengupta, author and senior partner at McKinsey & Co.

Microfinance lenders are looking to diversify beyond unsecured group loans by offering new products and retaining existing borrowers as the sector recovers from its recent crisis, industry leaders.

The company will build a 10,000-km network with 7.2 petabytes of capacity across key data centre and AI hubs, with meaningful revenue contribution expected from FY28-29

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At the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2026, experts warned that high US yields, oil prices and AI-driven capital outflows could weigh on Indian markets, the rupee and bond yields

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At the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2026, bank chiefs from IndusInd Bank, RBL Bank and IDFC First Bank discussed how AI can transform lending, improve productivity and customer experience

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The MEA says Chinese forces periodically deviate from established patrolling patterns along the LAC, while Congress demands that PM Modi explain the border situation to Parliament

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Tamil Nadu reduces VAT on aviation turbine fuel from 29% to 16% at Chennai Airport and to 1% at other airports to lower airline costs and strengthen regional air connectivity

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Outward remittances under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme rose 3.6% YoY to $2.74 billion in August, driven by overseas investments, while education spending fell

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Standalone profit rose 29 per cent as NII grew 16 per cent and provisions fell, though large FCNR(B) inflows pushed net interest margin down to 4.31 per cent

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Speculation over renaming the JD(U) and a possible merger with the BJP has intensified questions about Nitish Kumar's political legacy and the party's future in Bihar.

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From picture-perfect pujas to prosperity parades, Diwali has become a festival of faith, flexing and financial overreach

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Written and directed by debutant Aakash Kaushik, the film starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan, Udta Teer recorded a total India net collection of Rs 19.45 crore on its opening weekend

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In just 11 days, Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 has become the highest-grossing Tamil film of all time. The movie has crossed the ₹700 crore mark at the global box office

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Daily use of multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) in India is expected to nearly double to 43 per cent by 2030 from 22 per cent at present, according to a new Ericsson ConsumerLab report based on a survey.
Notably, the projected level for India is higher than the global estimate of 30 per cent, up from 10 per cent now, the report said.
Multimodal AI use covers text, voice, images and video.
The findings point to a shift from occasional AI interactions to more frequent use across devices and locations, creating new demands on mobile networks, it said.
As consumers use AI on the move and share more images, video and voice with AI services, network traffic is expected to become more upload-heavy and unevenly distributed, increasing the importance of network responsiveness and uplink capacity.
"AI is becoming an integral part of how consumers search, create and communicate today. As AI becomes more multimodal and mobile, consumers will expect these experiences to work reliably acro

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