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Outbound M&A story intact despite West Asia risks: HSBC's Ajay Sharma

Indian companies' overseas expansion will continue despite geopolitical uncertainty, driven by supply chain diversification, FTAs, AI-led growth and relatively attractive overseas valuations, HSBC's A

HSBC, Citi, DBS among 17 banks to pilot Swift's blockchain ledger

The pilot will enable participating banks to support round-the-clock cross-border payments using tokenised deposits while settling transactions through existing payment systems

Federal Bank gets inaugural BBB- investment-grade issuer rating from S&P

S&P Global Ratings assigned the private sector lender a BBB-/Stable long-term issuer credit rating, recognising its franchise strength, capitalisation and financial resilience

Mobilisation test: Foreign banks' leverage key to FCNR (B) inflows

Foreign banks' India exposure limits may shape FCNR(B) inflows as Indian lenders tweak deposit rates and tenors to attract NRI funds under the RBI scheme

RBI approves Mahesh Pai as South Indian Bank MD & CEO for three years

Yet another public sector banker takes charge of a pvt bank; Stock plunges 8.5%

SBI joins global banks to fund Sun Pharma's $11.75 billion Organon buy

SBI is the only domestic bank to participate in the loan syndication

Q1 results preview: Banks' earnings may reflect healthy loan growth

Healthy credit growth and treasury gains are expected to lift banks' Q1FY27 profits, while asset quality remains stable despite concerns over the West Asia conflict

Axis Bank leads large private banks in loan, deposit growth in Q1FY27

Axis Bank posted the strongest growth in loans and deposits among large private banks in Q1FY27, while HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank also reported healthy balance-sheet expansion

StanChart shuts 20 India branches, sharpens focus on wealth management

The development comes as the British lender is turning its focus toward advisory-led services like wealth management

HDFC Bank's advances rise 15.4% YoY, deposits grow 14.7% in Q1FY27

India's largest private lender reports gross advances of Rs 30.61 trillion and deposits of Rs 31.71 trillion at June-end, while CASA deposits decline sequentially

IndusInd Bank loan book grew in Q1, a first since accounting lapse

Public sector lenders Union Bank of India, Central Bank of India and Canara Bank posted double-digit growth in advances in April-June of FY27

9 former Axis Bank execs take top leadership roles across financial sector

Axis Bank has emerged as a major leadership talent pool for India's financial sector, with former executives taking top roles across banks, NBFCs and financial institutions

1st in nearly a decade: ICICI Bank plans to raise $500 mn via dollar bonds

ICICI Bank will become the fourth commercial bank to take advantage of RBI's concessional swap window for overseas foreign currency borrowing

Banks bet on Gulf, Singapore and Hong Kong to drive FCNR (B) flows

Banks expect the RBI's FCNR(B) deposit scheme to attract major inflows from the Gulf, Singapore and Hong Kong, with mobilisation expected to accelerate in August

Bank of Baroda to pay $600 million to settle NMC Health litigation

Amount is equivalent to bank's net profit in Q4FY26

A first in India: StanC processes remittance under new Swift scheme

Bank completes cross-border payment from Australia in 37 seconds under Swift's new retail payments scheme, enabling near real-time credit to beneficiary bank

Ujjivan SFB raises FCNR(B) deposit rate to 7.50% after RBI eases norms

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank raises interest rates on 3-5-year FCNR(B) deposits after the RBI removes the ceiling on fresh deposits of similar maturities

June revival helps corporate bond issuances hit third-highest Q1 since FY20

Corporate bond fundraising rebounded in June, helping India Inc raise ₹2.37 trillion in Q1FY27, the third-highest April-June total since FY20 despite a 34% YoY decline

Musical chairs? Axis Bank, Bandhan Bank CFOs quit within an hour

Back-to-back CFO resignations at Axis and Bandhan Bank fuel speculation of a leadership reshuffle, with Puneet Sharma tipped for HDFC Bank's top finance role

HDFC Bank appoints former CEC Rajiv Kumar as part-time chairman for 3 years

The board also approved the appointment of Rajiv Kumar as an Additional Director (Independent Director) for a four-year term starting June 30, 2026