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Payment gateways avoid powering crypto exchanges given RBI reservations

Recently, NPCI had clarified that it is not aware of any crypto exchanges using UPI after Coinbase, America's largest crypto exchange said it has tied up with UPI

HDFC Life's net profit jumps 12% to Rs 357 cr; VNB margins at 29.3%

The firm settled some 390,000 claims in FY22, with gross and net claims paid of Rs 5,804 cr and Rs 4,328 cr, respectively. It was carrying excess mortality reserves of Rs 55 cr at the end of Q4

Our job is to take RuPay to everyone, says NPCI COO Praveena Rai

Praveena Rai, chief operating officer, National Payments Corporation of India speaks to Subrata Panda about the journey of RuPay and the aim of the umbrella organisation for operating retail payments

Hotel Association of India urges govt to bring down insurance premiums

The hotel association alleged that insurance companies are not allowed to quote different rates to hotel properties based on the risk category of the insured, thereby putting all the hotels at par

LIC board to meet Tuesday for IPO dates, issue likely opens May 4

The government will sell its 3.5 per cent equity in LIC for Rs 21,000 crore, valuing India's largest insurer at Rs 6 trillion

Raising policy rates is not anti-national, RBI will have to do it: Rajan

Inflation is up in India. At some point, the RBI will have to raise rates, like the rest of the world is doing, Rajan said

ICICI Bank's net profit up 59% in Q4; beats street estimates

Its NII grew by 21 per cent in the same period to Rs 12,605 crore versus Rs 10,431 crore in the year ago period

Health insurance premium rise spurs non-life growth, shows data

While insurers have witnessed a jump in health premiums over the last two years, their claims burden has also gone up.

RBI may be more open to granting credit card licences to NBFCs: Macquarie

RBI also made it clear that NBFCs will have to take prior approval from the RBI for issuing credit cards to their customers.

Couldn't articulate benefits of HDFC-HDFC Bank merger clearly: Keki Mistry

Says HDFC will have the benefit of distribution at all 6,500 branches of the bank. Today not all the branches of HDFC Bank source housing loans from HDFC

Reserve Bank of India's latest norms won't be disruptive to NBFCs

Intend to narrow regulatory arbitrage between banks and shadow banks

HDFC to sell 10% stake in HDFC Capital Advisors to ADIA for Rs 184 cr

HDFC Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of HDFC and is in the business of managing private equity funds focused on the real estate sector in India.

Group health policies see rise in premiums in renewal cycle, shows data

There was a marginal increase of 0-5 per cent in group health insurance premiums

RBI caps lending limits of NBFCs to bring them on a par with those of banks

Prescribes 9% CET1; Tightens norms for realty sector; loans to board members

9 private banks on account aggregator system, 5 public sector banks in line

Among large private sector lenders, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and IndusInd Bank are live on the AA system

Loans to be costlier as banks hike rates; SBI, Axis revise MCLR upwards

Kotak Mahindra Bank, increased its one-year MCLR by 5 bps to 7.4 per cent, from April 16

New business premiums of life insurance companies jump 37% in March

In FY22, life insurers post 13% growth in new biz premium, compared with 7.5% growth in FY21

HDFC Bank shifts tack to focus on wholesale loans, plans branch expansion

During Q4 of FY22, HDFC Bank added 563 branches while in the entire FY22, it added 734 branches, which is about two branches per day

Health cover premiums shoot up as Covid-19 pandemic threat looms

Premium costs jump 10-15%, driven by large number of claim payouts during pandemic as well as factors such as rising healthcare costs

Godrej Ind to expand interest in financial services via Godrej Capital

Godrej Capital is looking at building a balance sheet of Rs 30,000 cr in the next 4 years