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Fraud detection has to improve to protect banks: BCT Digital CEO

With the rise of digital and contactless banking, fraudsters have found newer ways to exploit vulnerabilities, said Jaya Vaidyanathan, chief executive officer (CEO) of BCT Digital

Scoring in their second innings: NBFC entrepreneurs stage a revival

A clutch of shadow bank entrepreneurs have weathered the storm and are now evangelists for the business

BluSmart not for sale; its total debt at all-time low: Anmol Jaggi

Jaggi elaborates on financing plans, the issues under investigation, and the way forward

Startup funding rounds get bigger as investors back seasoned founders

Seed rounds over $3 million now account for 50% of all funding, sub-$1 mn rounds have fallen to a third of their 2017 levels

India needs urgent cooldown strategy as 2025 may break heat records

Meteorologists attribute the early heatwave to an extremely dry winter season, among other factors

The liquidity conundrum: Rate cuts need right balance in financial system

How much liquidity do we need: Appropriate, adequate, or abundant? To inject growth instinct, adequate liquidity needs to complement rate cut

Regulators must adapt as technology changes the insurance landscape

Companies are using insurance technology, or insurtech, to prevent fraud, process claims promptly, and offer personalised services to customers

A broad-based market rally flexes its muscles: Strength or just a stretch?

The ADR, a key measure of market breadth, tracks the number of advancing stocks against decliners

A broad-based market rally flexes its muscles: Strength or just a stretch?

The ADR, a key measure of market breadth, tracks the number of advancing stocks against decliners

Reits climb the office ladder even as valuations keep rungs in place

Realty index in the rearview as office demand pulls Reits out of a two-year slump

Gold rush: Rebalance if your allocation has risen beyond the 10% mark

New investors should avoid the tendency to chase past returns; instead, they may invest in a staggered manner provided they have a 7-10-year horizon

Why investors should opt for MFCentral for direct MF transactions

MFCentral makes direct plan MF transactions more robust by eliminating the middleman and also significantly reduces the risk of mis-selling

Oravel Stays plans global expansion with 100 new SUNDAY Hotels in FY26

Currently, there are 30 SUNDAY hotels, with Sunday Luxury Downtown Al Qudaybiyah in Manama, Bahrain being one of the recent additions to the brand's portfolio, it said

Statsguru: Are luxury homes fuelling the surge in home loan growth?

More than 58 per cent of the IHLs that HFCs disbursed in 2023-24 were more than ₹25 lakh in size, up from 54.34 per cent in 2021-22

The best investment opportunity remains in India: Venugopal Manghat

Manghat tells that they have increased cash positions across most of their schemes over the past few months

Ola Electric addresses sales discrepancies, vows to clear backlog

The company's clarification came amid sales figure mismatch, consumer complaints

Manappuram surges 7%; nears record high on strategic deal with Bain Capital

A strategic deal with Bain Capital Asia, which will invest Rs 4,385 crore through a preferential allotment at Rs 236 per share, at a premium of 30%, will give it an 18% stake in the company

Manappuram surges 7%; nears record high on strategic deal with Bain Capital

A strategic deal with Bain Capital Asia, which will invest Rs 4,385 crore through a preferential allotment at Rs 236 per share, at a premium of 30%, will give it an 18% stake in the company

Foreign funds fire up mkts: Key indices put up best weekly showing in years

The Sensex rose 558 points, or 0.7 per cent, on Friday to close at 76,906, while the Nifty 50 gained 160 points to end at 23,350

Foreign funds fire up mkts: Key indices put up best weekly showing in years

The Sensex rose 558 points, or 0.7 per cent, on Friday to close at 76,906, while the Nifty 50 gained 160 points to end at 23,350