Finance Interviews

Consensus seems to be pause by RBI's MPC, says SBI chairman C S Setty

C S Setty says effective liability management will help the bank to protect its margin above 3%

Despite digital transactions, ATM demand remains strong: OKI India CEO

Japanese firm OKI sets up a new manufacturing plant in India, banking on strong demand for cash machines and recyclers even as digital transactions soar

Open to small or medium buying opportunities: Piramal Finance MD & CEO

Jairam Sridharan, MD & CEO, Piramal Finance shares the rationale of the entire exercise and the growth roadmap for the upper layer NBFC in a conversation with Aathira Varier and Manojit Saha in Mumbai

The collections industry is running on a dignity deficit: Ananth Shroff

Ananth Shroff, cofounder and chief executive officer of DPDzero, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) for debt collections, interacted with Raghu Mohan via email

BFSI is the most digitally mature sector, says Arundhati Bhattacharya

At the Business Standard BFSI Summit 2025, Salesforce India Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya spoke about technology, leadership, and women in banking

As insurance regulator, I have an open mind: Irdai Chairman Ajay Seth

IRDAI chief outlines priorities on GST reforms, capital efficiency, Bima Sugam rollout, and risk-based supervision, promising orderly growth and stronger policyholder protection

We should've competing pension products: PFRDA Chairperson S Ramann

PFRDA chief hints at 100% FDI parity, new small pension funds, and unified regulation to expand India's pension reach and improve financial literacy

BS BFSI Summit: Specialised banks needed for niche mkts, says M Nagaraju

DFS Secretary M Nagaraju says India's financial sector is at its strongest ever, with PSBs recording record profits and NPAs at historic lows, but urges focus on MSME lending and cybersecurity

Bureau credit scores should not be the sole filter: IDfy's Ashok Hariharan

Ashok Hariharan, founder of IDfy, interacted with Raghu Mohan via email on issues in retail onboarding and underwriting

We continue to invest heavily in India GPS business, says Winnie Chen

Winnie Chen says real-time domestic payments are shaping expectations for faster, seamless cross-border transfers and stablecoin adoption

NPS to grow over 30% in FY26, says PFRDA chief Sivasubramanian Ramann

The Pension Sakhi model, inspired by bima sakhis, is a very important initiative, said PFRDA Chairman

No insurer can ignore bancassurance channel, says India First Life MD

Will have 96 branches & 10,000 agents by year end, says Rushabh Gandhi

Focus stays on RAM as Indian Bank tilts towards MSMEs: MD & CEO Binod Kumar

he bank's managing director and chief executive officer Binod Kumar shares the impact of the merger on its growth

The role of TReDS is set to go up significantly: M1xchange's Mohindru

Sundeep Mohindru, founder-director of M1xchange, interacted with Raghu Mohan via email on the issues facing MSMEs

We are in no hurry to become a universal bank: Suryoday SFB MD & CEO

There's nothing I can immediately think of. Our current roadmap is built around one core idea: how do we build a real, meaningful customer relationship on both sides of the balance sheet, he said

No retrospective change in I-T Bill, only simplification: Baijayant Panda

The old law had become so complicated that even experts couldn't give the clear answer, says Panda

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

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

We are catalysing retail green financing in the country: Rajashree Nambiar

The climate-financing gap over the next five years is about $40 billion, says Rajashree Nambiar, cofounder and chief executive officer of Ecofy

10 years on, time to reassess PM Fasal Bima Yojana: AIC of India's Mundayur

Single national scheme predominantly funded by the Centre is best option, says Lavanya R. Mundayur

GIC Re will keep a provision of around ₹200 cr for Air India tragedy: CMD

Narayanan says GIC Re's exposure is limited; aviation and regional premiums may face upward pressure