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Irdai mulling longer-tenure general insurance products, forms working group

In certain areas such as home insurance, it is exploring 20-year plans; in some others, tenures of 2, 3 and 5 years are being considered

Thrust on non-par products to yield desired results: LIC chief M R Kumar

We intend to sharpen the focus on bancassurance to steadily and considerably increase its volume, thereby its share in our business, said Kumar

Active credit cards drop 2.3 million in August over new RBI norms

Spends decline 3% MoM but top Rs 1 trn for sixth consecutive month

NBFCs' recovery to be hit after RBI action against M&M Financial Services

Moreover, as lenders will not deploy their own staff for such activity, their operation costs may go up, said experts

We've moved away from being a founder-run company: BharatPe's Suhail Sameer

In a Q&A, the firm's CEO asserts that the company is now professionally run and is focused on being IPO ready

RBI action has no impact on business, says M&M Financial Services

The RBI action of barring M&M Financial from outsourcing recovery agents comes after the Harazibagh incident where a pregnant woman was mowed down to death

At 16.2%, credit growth in banking system at multi-year high: RBI data

But a widening credit-deposit gap is a concern for lenders

'Can't outsource recovery agents': RBI cracks the whip on M&M Financial

This is probably the first time the regulator has cracked down on lenders on recovery by coercive methods, which is typically a hallmark of outsourced recovery agents

Axis Bank looking at more partnerships with Big Tech: Axis Bank MD

Amitabh Chaudhry says the private lender spends Rs 900 crore every buying priority sector lending certificates to meet its targets

IndusInd Bank and RBL Bank increase MCLR days ahead of MPC meeting

MPC has increased the repo rate by 140 bps cumulatively since May in an effort to rein in inflation

Why are government and regulators uneasy about fintech's rise?

Rise of the fintech sector is posing a two-fold challenge before regulators and the govt: To turn India into a fintech superpower while ensuring consumer safety by firms. Our next report tells more

Idea is to generally link credit cards with UPI: RBI executive director

There was lack of clarity on whether the RBI will extend this facility to credit cards of other card networks, such as Visa, Mastercard, etc

Big Tech in financial system poses concentration risk: Shaktikanta Das

'Unbridled mushrooming of digital lending apps is a material concern'

Working to implement common KYC for financial transactions: FM Sitharaman

Says developed nations haven't done their bit on climate change

Other nations showing interest in India's payment ecosystem: FM Sitharaman

India leading the way in building an inclusive financial world, she says

Walmart-backed PhonePe asks NPCI to extend the volume cap deadline

With this move, NPCI was aiming to reduce the concentration risk in the system and potentially curb the dominance of two large players while ensuring other players also get a chance to grow

Be ready to meet the credit demand: FM Nirmala Sitharaman to banks

The finance minister said Indian banks have to plan for the Amrit Kaal. And for that, they have to become digitally savvy, especially the public sector ones

Demat of insurance policies: LIC mulls creating its own repository

Dematerialisation of insurance policies is being promoted by the regulator to ensure robust electronic mode of policy solicitation, servicing, and storage

Centre upbeat on Rs 1.5-trillion GST revenue every month from October

GST collections were to the tune of Rs 1.43 trillion in August; in July it was around 1.49 trillion

Players ready for migration as card-on-file tokenisation deadline nears

Tokenisation is the replacement of an actual or clear card number with an alternative code called the "token"