Ex-LIC head MR Kumar appointed as non-exec chairman of Bank of India
Take more steps to curb illegal lending apps: FM
India stunned investors last month by abruptly suspending most activities of the banking affiliate of Paytm, a once high-flying fintech star that had attracted backing from Warren Buffett and SoftBank
Vigilant in navigating final stretch of disinflation: Das
Das also highlighted the issue of high growth in personal loans, which has been an outlier among other categories. He also talked about banks' exposure to non-banking finance companies
RBI governor says decision follows full evaluation of the firm's ops
The governor said any decision against entities regulated by the RBI is taken after a comprehensive assessment
The Board also reviewed the global and domestic economic situation and outlook, including the challenges posed by geopolitical developments and global financial market volatility
NPCI oversees the United Payments Interface payments, and NHAI operates the FASTag service
RBI says lending rates not hiked enough
Central bank also suggested streamlining of AePS to address frauds
Das had clarified the RBI would try to keep liquidity at a level wherein the overnight call rate, the operating target of the monetary policy, remained around the repo rate
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das responded to a range of issues during the post policy media interaction
Growth prospects are robust domestically. Key drivers on the demand side, household consumption will improve further, while prospects of fixed investment remain bright
RBI policy meet: The RBI MPC has also decided to keep its stance of 'withdrawal of accommodation' unchanged
Paytm Payments Bank crisis: Das said, 'The RBI is and will continue to encourage and support innovation and technology in the financial sector'
RBI MPC Meeting Live Updates: RBI's MPC which began on February 6 has concluded today. The Central bank's MPC has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%. Catch all updates here
RBI launched a pilot of the retail CBDC in December 2022 and achieved the target of having 1 million transactions a day in December 2023
'Imperative for monetary policy to actively pursue disinflation to anchor inflation expectations,' says Shaktikanta Das
Home loan rates are already lower compared to 2023 levels where they had started touching 9 per cent. The lowest home loan rates today are in the 8.30 range