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Debt recovery tribunals: More pain than gains for banks

Experts suggest that the law should be strengthened to ensure mandatory time bound disposal of cases

Govt's request for fresh loans to SpiceJet leaves banks in a quandary

Cash-strapped carrier promoted by media baron Kalanithi Maran was forced to cancel flights today morning

Give them a fair chance

Reasons why new CEOs of old private sector banks should be given more time to turnaround their fragile finances

Banks hire environmental, social specialists to reduce NPA risks

Hire environmental specialists to appraise proposals before sanctioning big-ticket loans

The rise, fall & return of Vikram Akula

It might be difficult to repeat the SKS success with VAYA Finserv, say analysts

Priority sector continues to scare foreign banks

The priority sector lending targets are dissuading foreign banks from creating subsidiaries in India

Corporate fees continue to dwindle, retail fees likely to drive growth for banks

ICICI Bank, country's largest private bank, earns 60% of its fees from retail side

Sinking bond yields likely to ease banks' stress

Banks expected to utilise treasury gains for NPAs and employee pension provisioning

Banks in no hurry to declare wilful defaulters

Kingfisher Airlines may have been designated a wilful defaulter by its lenders, but the lengthy process and prospect of court cases deter banks

Room for rate cut if inflation continues to ease, says Mundra

Reserve Bank might grant licences for small finance and payment banks by April

Vaya has sufficient capital for small bank licence: Vikram Akula

Interview with Founder and former chairperson of SKS Microfinance

High-profile bankers find it tough to turn around small private banks

Poor governance, constant interference of promoters, opposition from unions and talks of being an acquisition target seen as main deterrents

HDFC Bank to welcome back its former employees

Introduces project 'Khoj' to re-hire 3,000 ex-workers over 18 months

After mid-income individuals, American Express turns to Indian SMEs

To launch co-branded corporate card with Jet Airways for this segment

Banks accuse prepaid issuers of misusing business correspondent model

Say PPIs poaching agents, forcing users to shift

Banks set to kick off lending rate cuts

With deposit rates falling, bankers say base rate cut is only a matter of time

SIM-swap fraud: A new way of stealing money

Fraudsters duplicating SIM cards to hack into bank accounts

ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank cut retail term-deposit rates

ICICI Bank reduces rate by 25 bps, HDFC Bank by 25-50 bps on select maturities

RBI to offer more than two licences for small, payments banks

The central bank had earlier this year granted 'in-principle' nod for banking to only two new players, Bandhan and IDFC, out of 25 banking aspirants

No plans to sell stake in HDFC Bank: Keki Mistry

Interview with Vice-chairman & CEO, HDFC