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Banks increasingly looking towards retail customers, says K V Kamath

K V Kamath says Indian banks must reinvent, focus on retail, and invest in the right tech as corporates rely less on loans and new-age finance reshapes money flows

SME tracker: Strong demand to rev up growth for auto component SMEs

Exports to key destinations such as North America, however, are expected to be hit by US tariffs.

Fiscal policy strongly supportive of growth: RBI Deputy Guv Poonam Gupta

What India should aspire to be, a developed nation, an emerged nation, or an emerged market, is an important one, says Gupta

India's financial services sector is the biggest, strongest ever: DFS secy

The three-day premier event begins with who's who of the BFSI sector converging to debate road ahead. Discussions ranged from setting up new banks to meet diverse credit needs to 'digital arrests'

BS BFSI Summit: Economists torn between rate cut and pause in next MPC

The MPC kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent in its October meeting, while striking a dovish tone and hinting that inflation risks were ebbing faster than anticipated

BS BFSI Insight Summit: On track for GDP growth exceeding 6.8%, says CEA

At Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2025, Nageswaran said that inflation and the rupee are stable, and fiscal discipline keeps deficits and borrowing costs under control

BS BFSI Insight Summit: SFBs' MFI stress set to ease in 2-3 quarters

While SFBs have grown rapidly over the past few years, their microfinance portfolios have affected asset quality

At least 2 Indian banks should be in global top 20, say PSB chiefs

Banks are more confident to manage the process of mergers and amalgamation in the banking sector on the back of very effective consolidation in PSB space amid COVID pandemic in 2020, said bankers

BS BFSI Summit: 'Rising loan appeal hits corporate bond market's momentum'

While there is scope for further easing, the question is whether there is a need to cut rates further, said panellists

BS BFSI Summit: Specialised banks needed for niche mkts, says M Nagaraju

DFS Secretary M Nagaraju says India's financial sector is at its strongest ever, with PSBs recording record profits and NPAs at historic lows, but urges focus on MSME lending and cybersecurity

Market maturity fuelled India's IPO boom, say investment bankers

The depth of domestic capital pool has reduced India's reliance on foreign institutional investors, enhancing market stability, a sentiment echoed by most panellists at Business Standard BFSI Summit

BS BFSI Insight Summit: 'AI's RoI may be slow, but governance can't wait'

The panelists said that re-skilling will be key to ensuring the workforce remains employable even as disruptive technologies continue to enter the sector

Reinvention, not overhaul, is key to evolution: Private bank chiefs

At Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2025, a session titled 'Is it time to revisit the banking model?' brought together top bankers to discuss how industry must adapt to this evolving landscape

BS BFSI Summit: SBI one of the largest spenders on tech, says C S Setty

At BS BFSI Summit 2025, Setty discussed the slowdown in credit growth, the RBI's reforms, and the potential impact of allowing private sector professionals into public-sector banks

India crosses 500 Gw power capacity, non-fossil sources contribute over 50%

India achieves one of its COP26 goals five years ahead of schedule as non-fossil energy sources contribute over half of total installed power capacity

McDonald's Corporation opens largest office outside US in Hyderabad

This makes it the fast-food chain's largest office outside the US

DoT sets March 2026 deadline for pan-India rollout of CNAP service

The DoT directs telcos to launch Caller Name Presentation (CNAP) across India by March 2026, with pilots underway and Trai's support for a default opt-out model

Reliance Brands signs franchise deal to bring Italian brand Max&Co to India

The first Max&Co. store will open in Mumbai in early 2026, followed by a national rollout across key Indian cities under a franchise deal with Max Mara Fashion Group

BS BFSI Summit: Top experts from the finance world to share their insights

The summit's broad focus is charting the future of the financial services industry at a critical economic juncture

BS BFSI Summit: Tuhin Kanta Pandey to C S Setty, here are the key speakers

Tuhin Kanta Pandey took charge as the chairman of Sebi in March 2025 and has since then driven reforms to improve ease of doing business and reducing the compliance burden on market intermediaries