Banks

TREP, CD rates crash as RBI stays away from surplus liquidity absorption

India will shift to risk-based deposit insurance premiums from April 1, replacing the decades-old flat fee system to reward banks with stronger risk management

RBI says banks handling government receipts and payments will remain open on March 31, 2026, to ensure all transactions are accounted for in FY26

Corporate borrowers are returning to bank loans as pricing gaps with bonds narrow, driving strong wholesale credit growth for private banks in Q3 FY26

India will allow EU banks to open up to 15 branches over four years under the trade pact, while Indian banks will face no such cap in the EU

Demanded five-day work week including all Saturdays

As the banking landscape grows more complex, board oversight requires urgent finetuning. Expect Mint Road to tighten governance frameworks

Banks raised Rs 88,512 crore through certificates of deposit in the last fortnight of December as deposit growth lagged credit growth, pushing short-term borrowing rates above 7 per cent

Haryana Gramin Bank has set up a dedicated IPO cell and, with support from PNB, plans to approach Sebi for listing by the end of the year, aiming to boost transparency and growth

Emkay Global Research, JM Financial, and Elara Capital hiked target price of Federal Bank.

India's bad loan problem is easing, but rising delays at the NCLT highlight the urgent need to expand tribunal strength to speed up insolvency resolution

Non-banking financial companies are taken up the matter with the Reserve Bank of India and the ministry of finance, seeking the same threshold that banks and some other lenders enjoy

AIBOC has urged the ECI and DFS to curb election-related deployment of PSU bank officers in West Bengal, citing security lapses, discrimination and disruption to core banking work

The RBI has proposed changes to how banks calculate net foreign exchange exposure, requiring them to maintain capital for forex risk on a continuous, end-of-day basis

RBI's Swaminathan urges banks to strengthen compliance, operational resilience, data governance, and third-party risk management to prevent disruptions and improve supervision

CD ratio of banks stood at 82% as of December 15

Four major banks -- Bank of Baroda, RBL Bank, Yes Bank and State Bank of India -- have approached the CIC objecting to the disclosure of information such as the list of defaulters and NPA, penalties and inspection reports, even as the RBI termed the records "liable to be disclosed" under the RTI Act. RTI applicants Dheeraj Mishra, Vathiraj, Girish Mittal and Radha Raman Tiwari had filed separate applications with the RBI, seeking information, such as the top 100 NPAs, willful defaulters of Yes Bank, the inspection report of the SBI and RBL, and documents relating to a Rs 4.34 crore monetary penalty imposed following statutory inspection findings from the Bank of Baroda, respectively, among others. These banks appealed before the Central Information Commission, after the bankers' bank found that the information sought by RTI Applicants could be disclosed under the provisions of the Right to Information Act. Information Commissioner Khushwant Singh Sethi referred the matter to a large

A cultural shift for India's financial regulator - from rule-based monitor to human-centred facilitator

Banks are no longer perceived as buildings or branches but as experiences - instant, intuitive, transparent and ethical

IDFC First Bank recorded the sharpest increase, with its market cap jumping 43.8 per cent in the quarter, pushing the Mumbai-based lender to 13th place from 17th in the rankings