Page 10 - Subrata Panda

Retail loan growth sluggish for private banks in Q1, festive demand eyed

Five private-sector lenders, including the top three, reported single-digit growth in their retail loan books, dragging down overall loan growth during the quarter

Jio Financial Services ties up with Allianz Group for 50:50 reinsurance JV

Sign non-binding agreement to set up equally owned JVs for life and general insurance biz

After record issuances in FY25, infrastructure bonds lose their sheen

Infrastructure bonds, which were popular in FY25, have lost their appeal in FY26 as banks face stronger deposit growth and moderated credit demand, with issuances expected to be much lower this year

Axis Bank's Arjun Chowdhury resigns; Gambhir elevated to executive director

Axis Bank's senior leadership has seen churn lately. In June last year, Sumit Bali, group executive overseeing retail ­lend­­­ing quit and joined Yes Bank

Axis Bank net profit down 4% in Q1FY26 on rise in slippages, provisions

Axis Bank Q1FY26 net profit falls to Rs 5,806 crore as slippages surge and provisions rise; "technical impact" weighs on asset quality and return ratios

Don't expect material change in bancassurance regulations: Vibha Padalkar

Vibha Padalkar discusses Q1 margins, policy trends, product mix and regulations

HDFC Bank CEO sees tailwind from lower CD ratio, strong deposit growth

CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan says merger synergies, reduced credit-deposit ratio and aggressive but prudent deposit growth put HDFC Bank on strong footing for FY26-27

Citi's India head of commercial banking exits after 25 years with bank

Citi confirms the departure of Bhanu Vohra, its India head of commercial banking, after 25 years with the bank. The firm is set to announce a successor soon

Over 20 NPAs with ₹500 crore outstanding on sale by Punjab & Sind Bank, IoB

Punjab & Sind Bank and Indian Overseas Bank have put up over 20 non-performing accounts (NPAs) for sale, with a total principal outstanding of ₹500 crore, via a Swiss challenge auction

Banks' loan offtake gains pace at end of first quarter, shows data

Bank credit growth slowed further to 9.5% YoY in the fortnight ending June 27, with deposits growing at 10.1%, outpacing credit growth, data showed.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares rally on robust loan, deposit growth in Q1

In its quarterly business update, the bank reported 14 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and 4.2 per cent sequential growth in net advances to Rs 4.44 trillion in Q1FY26

Govt asks banks to close inactive accounts opened under PM Jan-Dhan Yojana

The concern arises from the increasing misuse of some Jan Dhan accounts by fraudsters as "mule accounts" to carry out cyber fraud

HDFC Bank mops up ₹49K crore in Q1 FY26 deposits, outpaces peers

Loan growth of country's largest private sector lender lagged that of industry

SC declines to quash FIR against HDFC Bank MD Sashidhar Jagdishan

No threat of arrest till July 14 when Bombay HC will hear plea: Counsel

No fear of arrest as case is malafide, says HDFC Bank CEO's lawyer Rohatgi

Mukul Rohatgi, representing HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan, assures no threat of arrest, calls FIR "malafide" as Supreme Court defers case to Bombay High Court for hearing on July 14

SBI marks Reliance Com loan as 'fraud', reports Anil Ambani to RBI

SBI tags Reliance Communications' loan as fraud citing irregularities and fund misuse before CIRP and reports Anil Ambani to RBI as per central bank's compliance norms

Need to shift from fortnightly to real-time credit reporting: RBI DG

According to Rao, the shift from fortnightly credit reporting to real time credit reporting requires investments in technology, process reengineering, and change management

From John Matthai to CS Setty, a look at SBI chairpersons over the years

Raj Kumar Talwar was the longest-serving SBI chairman, with his term spanning from 1969 to 1976

State Bank of India at 70: Tracing the journey of India's biggest lender

From its 1800s roots to today's banking giant, SBI marks 70 years since its birth

Indian scheduled commercial banks' gross NPA ratio at 15-year low

Private sector banks' gross NPA ratio was stable at 2.8 per cent while foreign banks saw a decline to 0.9 per cent from 1.2 per cent