Private Sector Banks

Bandhan Bank Q1 results: The bank's management lowered its FY27 exit RoA guidance to 1.2-1.4 per cent from 1.6-1.8 per cent earlier.

Analysts at Emkay Global Financial Services believe that banks are likely to begin FY27 on a healthy note, with strong loan growth and resilient asset quality and treasury income gains.

The stock price of private sector lender - IndusInd Bank - quoted at its highest level since February 2026, and has rallied 10 per cent in the past week.

HDFC Bank's business momentum remained steady, with sequential advances and deposits continuing to register healthy growth, said ICICI Securities in a note.

ICICI Bank will become the fourth commercial bank to take advantage of RBI's concessional swap window for overseas foreign currency borrowing

Financial-sector entities should look beyond retired civil servants as their non-executive chairpersons

The RBI's Supervisory Data Quality Index for scheduled commercial banks eased to 90.7 in March 2026, with declines in accuracy and timeliness offset partly by gains elsewhere

HDFC Bank must address governance concerns transparently after reports of irregular payments linked to bulk deposits, while the RBI should clarify its oversight role

Private sector lender Karur Vysya Bank on Thursday reported a 41 per cent year-on-year surge in net profit to Rs 725 crore for the three months ended March 2026. The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 513.36 crore in the same quarter of the preceding fiscal. Total income rose to Rs 3,519.45 crore during the January-March quarter of FY 2025-26 from Rs 3,025.26 crore in Q4FY25, the bank said in a regulatory filing. The private lender earned an interest of Rs 2,903.65 crore in the quarter under review, compared to Rs 2,516 crore in the year-ago period. On the asset quality front, the bank's gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) moderated to 0.75 per cent of gross advances, as against 0.76 per cent at the end of March 2025. Similarly, net NPAs decreased to 0.19 per cent from 0.20 per cent a year ago. The board recommended a dividend of Rs 2.6 per equity share for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, subject to shareholders' approval. For the entire FY26, the lender posted a net prof

IndusInd Bank strengthens its board with key executive and independent director appointments after leadership changes triggered by last year's accounting lapse

New CEO Vinay Tonse outlines a four-pillar strategy centred on people, products, processes and technology to drive growth and strengthen YES Bank's operations

Karnataka Bank reported CASA deposits at ₹36,621 for the March 2026 quarter, up 10 per cent from ₹33,281 crore in the year-ago period

HDFC Bank market cap falls below ₹12 trn; stock down 10% in 3 days post Atanu's exit

Sophisticated systems track risk, but culture - shaped by incentives and frontline pressures - remains the real control

Gold loan disbursements nearly doubled in Q3 FY26 as borrowers favoured gold-backed credit, with NBFCs leading growth and PSBs contributing the largest share, Equifax data shows

Rising credit-deposit ratios are straining bank liquidity even as RBI data shows NPAs falling largely due to write-offs, not recoveries

Private bank CEOs say faster change, sector specialisation and new products like M&A financing are key as banks adapt to shifting corporate funding and growth needs

Any future public-sector bank consolidation must carefully weigh the pros and cons, including whether it will deliver meaningful synergies, says Nagaraju

Shares of HDFC Bank were down 2% at ₹915.40 on the BSE in Wednesday's intra-day deals, also its lowest level since April 11, 2025.

South Indian Bank expects loan growth above 12% by shifting focus from corporate lending to retail, MSME and agriculture, while margins face short-term pressure amid rate cuts