Raghu Mohan
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Raghu Mohan
Raghu Mohan has been a journalist since 1993, with a distinguished career spanning over three decades. His past experiences include notable stints at The Financial Express, Business India, and Businessworld. He specialises in banking and finance, with a particular emphasis on the regulatory aspects of these fields. In addition to his reporting expertise, he has also successfully managed special projects and events for the publications he has worked with, showcasing his versatility and skill as a journalist.
Raghu Mohan has been a journalist since 1993, with a distinguished career spanning over three decades. His past experiences include notable stints at The Financial Express, Business India, and Businessworld. He specialises in banking and finance, with a particular emphasis on the regulatory aspects of these fields. In addition to his reporting expertise, he has also successfully managed special projects and events for the publications he has worked with, showcasing his versatility and skill as a journalist.
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Budget 2021: All eyes will be on the package FM unveils for state-run banks
A status check on the consolidation of four sets of state-run banks offers clues to the hard decisions that are needed, write Abhijit Lele and Raghu Mohan
 "Budget 2021: All eyes will be on the package FM unveils for state-run banks")
Legacy insurers can't go digital overnight, says Oracle's Prasad Rai
Insurers will also need to introspect and bring about changes internally, according to PRASAD RAI, vice-president, Global Strategic Clients Group at Oracle, who spoke to Raghu Mohan
 "Legacy insurers can't go digital overnight, says Oracle's Prasad Rai")
The zero MDR has affected the PoS business: Worldline's Deepak Chandnani
India has some 5.2 million PoS units, but a country of our size needs more, DEEPAK CHANDNANI, managing director, Worldline (South Asia and the Middle East), tells Raghu Mohan
 "The zero MDR has affected the PoS business: Worldline's Deepak Chandnani")
The new playbook: RBI steps in to stem the nexus between banks and fintechs
With the RBI red-flagging mushrooming of digital apps, the tango between banks and fintechs may be in for a big change, report Hamsini Karthik and Raghu Mohan
 "The new playbook: RBI steps in to stem the nexus between banks and fintechs")
Bank Investment Company may be approved in upcoming Budget, finally
A key question is how the BIC is to be funded. To start with, it may have to be a wholly-owned government entity
 "Bank Investment Company may be approved in upcoming Budget, finally")
Banks' gross NPAs may rise to 13.5% by Sept: Financial stability report
Banks will have to brace for a rollback of regulatory forbearance that was announced in the wake of Covid-19, and enhance their capital positions, the RBI said
 "Banks' gross NPAs may rise to 13.5% by Sept: Financial stability report")
Capitalisation worries for banks to get bigger: Financial stability report
The low valuations of state-run banks also make it difficult for them to tap the market
 "Capitalisation worries for banks to get bigger: Financial stability report")
Top MFI bodies plan to move Supreme Court over Assam's micro-loan Bill
MFIN, Sa-Dhan, banking association in informal talks; RBI to be made party
 "Top MFI bodies plan to move Supreme Court over Assam's micro-loan Bill")
Prepack insolvency resolution: Swiss Challenge options, IBC tweaks on cards
The prepack is to start with a base resolution plan (BRP), which will face a Swiss Challenge; and this should come from the promoters if they are eligible and interested
 "Prepack insolvency resolution: Swiss Challenge options, IBC tweaks on cards")
MFIs may get activity-based norms soon, making them institution-agnostic
Meanwhile, banks are in the process of seeking clarity from the RBI whether Assam's MFI Bill will be applicable to them
 "MFIs may get activity-based norms soon, making them institution-agnostic")
On the chessboard: 2021 will see tectonic shifts in the banking industry
India Inc could make a re-entry into commercial banking - 40 years after the last round of bank nationalisation in 1980
 "On the chessboard: 2021 will see tectonic shifts in the banking industry")
Faced with high growth in traffic, banks to ramp up digital capabilities
They will soon take a call on tech spending
 "Faced with high growth in traffic, banks to ramp up digital capabilities")
DCB Bank, RBL, Federal Bank bosses' terms to come up for renewal
RBI decision will clarify its stand on 15-year cap mentioned in discussion paper
 "DCB Bank, RBL, Federal Bank bosses' terms to come up for renewal")
New bank licences: CIC structures of large groups on RBI's watch list
The RBI's stance on CIC structures is to be read along with its discomfort with leverage through the pledge of shares.
 "New bank licences: CIC structures of large groups on RBI's watch list")
More pincer moves: Shadow banks may soon be governed by regulatory regime
The smaller and lower-rated NBFCs (AA-rated or the unrated) have been shunned by both banks and markets
 "More pincer moves: Shadow banks may soon be governed by regulatory regime")
On a new voyage: Why banks are scaling down their global ambitions
The heady days of setting up shop abroad by banks are over, and a nuanced and tech-based approach will be the way ahead, report Abhijit Lele and Raghu Mohan
 "On a new voyage: Why banks are scaling down their global ambitions")
We are not a conventional payments company: AGS Transaction's Ravi B Goyal
Ravi B Goyal, founder-chairman and managing director of AGS Transaction Technologies, spoke to Raghu Mohan
 "We are not a conventional payments company: AGS Transaction's Ravi B Goyal")
RBI panel suggests hike in promoter stake cap to 26%, non-promoter to 15%
These are among the key recommendations made by the internal committee of the RBI, set up to review the extant ownership guidelines and corporate structure for private banks in the country.
 "RBI panel suggests hike in promoter stake cap to 26%, non-promoter to 15%")
RBI likely to get US Federal Reserve-like powers of supervision
The stage may now be set for another tweak to the central bank's specialised supervisory and regulatory cadre
 "RBI likely to get US Federal Reserve-like powers of supervision")
How is Piyush Gupta to be placed after DBS Bank-Laxmi Vilas Bank deal?
A Delhi boy, educated at St Columba's and St Stephens, Gupta had held senior positions in banking across Asia (India included) before joining DBS Bank as its boss in 2009
 "How is Piyush Gupta to be placed after DBS Bank-Laxmi Vilas Bank deal?")
