Indian Banking Sector

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

Bank says Rishi Gupta's candidature 'remains unaffected', proposal will be reconsidered after regulatory review

HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan says Chakraborty's exit and UAE onboarding gaps are unrelated, stresses strong governance, compliance fixes, and growth-focused strategy ahead

The challenge is to transform the promotion process from a source of distrust to a catalyst for developing genuine leaders

RBI reassures on HDFC Bank after board exit, highlighting its D-SIB status and strong governance while explaining why systemically important banks are key to financial stability

Raine's marquee deals in India include the $8.5 billion joint venture between The Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries Ltdn that combined their respective digital streaming and television assets

"The private sector and private capital mobilisation, combined with the money you can get from the public sector, combined with philanthropy, that's a good combination to work with," Banga said

Goldman has now injected about $500 million into its India banking franchise over the last three years, demonstrating its commitment to the world's fastest-growing developing economy

The government will soon constitute a High-Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat to draw up a blueprint to create mega-lenders capable of meeting the financing needs of a developed India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. "We want the committee to tell us what kind of things we need to do so that banking is made available for funding Viksit Bharat," she told PTI Videos in an interview. Asked if it would suggest a merger of public sector banks, Sitharaman said one should not narrow it down like that. "It is for India's banking sector to be made big enough, big enough in the sense, made or primed to take care of Viksit Bharat funding. You have to reach Viksit Bharat destination...it (Viksit Bharat) needs money, it needs financing, it needs credit, it needs banking facility to reach the common man." When asked about the timeframe for formation of the committee, she said, "We will do it at the earliest". "I propose setting up a 'High Level Committee on Banking for Viksi

RBI MPC: The Reserve Bank of India unveiled plans to protect bank customers, curb digital fraud, ease loan rules for MSMEs, and simplify norms for banks, UCBs and NBFCs

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank posts record ₹342 crore Q3 FY26 profit, driven by strong business growth, improved asset quality and rising MSME and retail lending