Indian Banking Sector

Canara Bank expects ₹1,000-2,000 crore in FCNR(B) inflows, aims to boost CASA deposits and reduce reliance on bulk deposits under its new CEO

Bandhan Bank on Monday announced the opening of eight new branches across Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Haryana, taking its nationwide branch network to 1,984. The bank said four of the new branches were opened in Karnataka, two in Delhi, and one each in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, as part of its expansion strategy. The branches were inagurated in Mysuru, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Gurgaon. "As our network grows, we stay committed to sustainable expansion and delivering innovative, flexible banking solutions that meet evolving customer expectations," Bandhan Bank Executive Director and Chief Business Officer Rajinder Kumar Babbar said. With the latest expansion, Bandhan Bank's presence now spans 35 of the country's 36 states and union territories. The lender serves more than 3.2 crore customers through over 6,380 banking outlets across India, it said. Bandhan Bank said it had a deposit base of Rs 1.66 lakh crore and advances of Rs 1.54 lakh crore as of March 31.

Credit growth expanded at 16.2 per cent in the year through May 15, the fastest clip since June 2024, according to the Reserve Bank of India data

The former Indian Bank executive director assumes leadership of the state-owned lender, filling a vacancy that arose after K Satyanarayana Raju's retirement

RBI's ECL regime will shift the focus from recognising bad loans to predicting them, making risk management a key differentiator for banks

Advances account for 85% of all frauds in banking industry in FY26, says regulator in annual report

Inflows into India's non-resident deposit schemes moderated in FY26, with FCNR(B) deposits witnessing a sharp slowdown, RBI data showed

Some banks are yet to take a call but are expected to review policies and may consider hybrid working for some time

Debadatta Chand, chief executive officer of the bank, which absorbed two state-run lenders in 2019, said larger balance sheets will be crucial as lenders look to compete globally

South Indian Bank MD & CEO PR Seshadri says low Stage-2 assets will help contain additional provisioning under ECL norms while the bank targets stronger margins and steady credit growth

Move will also help lower govt shareholding

Bank reports decline in profit due to weak non-interest income, even as net interest income rises and asset quality and capital adequacy improve

Bank to strengthen retail franchise and Tier-1 presence by acquiring seasoned credit card portfolio from Standard Chartered amid broader retail strategy shift

Headcount cuts in FY26 reflect tech-led shifts in frontline roles

Government asks banks to strengthen cybersecurity amid concerns over Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI and its potential to accelerate cyber threats at scale

State-owned Union Bank of India On Thursday reported 6.64 per cent rise in standalone profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 5,316 crore for three months ended March 2026. The bank had posted a PAT of Rs4,985crore in the same quarter of the preceding fiscal year. Net Interest Income (NII) or core income declined by 1.14 per cent year-on-year to Rs 9,406 crore during the quarter under review. Total income dropped to Rs 31,851.15 crore in the quarter under review from Rs 32,752.67 crore in January-March 2025, the lender said in a stock exchange filing. However, asset quality improved with Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPAs) declining to 2.82 per cent in the March quarter from 3.6 per cent in the year-ago period. Net NPAs also eased to 0.48 per cent from 0.63 per cent. Also, the board recommended a dividend of Rs 5 per equity share of Rs 10 each for financial year 2025-26. The payment is subject to shareholders' approval. Shares of Union Bank of India declined 6.42 per cent to Rs 182.2 apiec

Industrial credit growth seen at 9-13% in H1 2026, led by capex revival and infrastructure demand, with banks signalling steady, not sharp, expansion

Non-banking finance companies' (NBFCs) reliance on bank borrowings is likely to rise in FY27 due to lower interest rates, a rating agency said on Wednesday. The share of bank borrowings, which rose to 43 per cent on the back of higher activity in the second half of the recently concluded FY26, will inch up further to up to 45 per cent by the end of the ongoing fiscal, Crisil Ratings said. It attributed the shift in preference to lower interest rates in the bank lending market, which is likely to lead to a tapering in the debt capital market issuances. "While bank lending rates continued to decline throughout last fiscal, bond yields, after declining in the first half, inched up in the second half and remain elevated," the agency said. Additionally, the share of external commercial borrowing (ECB) issuances will also be muted in the near term, owing to geopolitical uncertainties and the resultant exchange rate volatility, it added. In such a scenario, securitisation is expected to

Stress may show up in MSME portfolio of banks going forward, brokerage say

Global investors withdrew a record ₹32,700 crore from the shares of financial services companies in the first two weeks of March, according to National Securities Depository data