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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there is a need to study "newer banking structure" with the evolving changes in the financial industry's landscape. Speaking at the inauguration event for the commemoration of 90 years of the Reserve bank of India (RBI) here, Modi said there may be a requirement for newer ways of "financing, operating and business models" in the changing landscape. The PM said the banking industry needs to move forward to ensure that it can fund the credit needs of the projects necessary for the country's future growth. There are some challenges confronting the industry along with this, including artificial intelligence and blockchain, which are changing the face of banking, cyber security amid the increasing reliance on digital banking and innovations like fintechs, he said. "In such a situation, we need to think about the changes that will be required in the country's banking sector and its structure," Modi said in his address to the audience, which ...
India's fintech sector can potentially emerge as a substitute for traditional banking in the near future, said a report by CAFRAL, while stressing the need for a "quick and nimble" regulation to ensure growth of digitalisation and financial stability. Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday released the first flagship publication of the Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL) with the title India Finance Report 2023 (IFR 2023). CAFRAL, a not-for-profit organisation, was set up in 2011 as an independent body by the RBI to promote research and learning in banking and finance. The report provides fresh insights into the non-banking financial sector in India that can aid all stakeholders, including regulators and policymakers, in securing a greater understanding of the sector and a wider appreciation of its niche strengths and opportunities. In his note to the report, RBI Deputy Governor Michael Debabrata Patra said the publication is sensitive to the ...
Non-bank lender Aye Finance on Thursday said it is aiming for a 70 per cent jump in its FY24 borrowing at Rs 3,400 crore as against the Rs 2,000 crore done in FY23. The company which focuses on lending to micro enterprises has already raised Rs 2,100 crore of debt till now, and is confident of achieving the overall target for the ongoing fiscal, as per an official statement. It has made the borrowings which are deployed for onlending - from global and Indian banks and financial institutions, the statement said. Its chief financial officer Krishan Gopal said the lenders to the company have got comfort and confidence because of its repayments record, and have extended multiple lines. The company, which counts on CapitalG, Elevevation Capital, Lightrock, Alpha Wave, A91 Partners and MAJ Invest as equity investors, and HDFC Bank, SBI, Nabkissan, DCB Bank, FMO, Blue Orchard and Triodos among lenders, focuses on new to credit micro enterprises looking for small ticket loans but not havi