Page 2 - Finance Interviews

Looking at double-digit growth for SME banking in India, says Xie Wen

I see that in India, manufacturing is certainly growing, and services continue to be a very important and big driver of the economy, says Wen

Focus areas will be retail penetration, MSMEs: Indian Bank's Binod Kumar

Binod Kumar lines up the strategy to focus more on retail and micro, small, and medium enterprises, plans to improve technology via an investment of Rs 1,300 crore, and outlines the growth roadmap

Policy space to open up if inflation is below projections: RBI Governor

Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra reiterated that the RBI will continue to watch the incoming data on inflation and growth, and take a call

India should open up its market to attract more FDI: Wendy Cutler

Trade negotiations involve many detailed issues and often take over one year to negotiate, says Cutler

The goal is a solid bank with tight credit, governance: Jana SFB MD & CEO

Jana Small Finance Bank's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer discusses the bank's future plans and growth strategy

Going by past trends, transmission has happened much faster: RBI

Governor Sanjay Malhotra says monetary transmission is already outpacing past trends; FY26 growth projection held at 6.5%, but upside potential remains

We've won Ranji Trophy, we have to play Test cricket: Federal Bank MD & CEO

We have 18-20 per cent market share in Kerala, which is a huge regional strength, and now we want it to be a more nationally-recognised bank, says Federal Bank MD

Bharti AXA Life Insurance plans to break even by FY27: MD & CEO Parag Raja

Parag Raja outlines the 5-year roadmap of Bharti AXA Life Insurance

We should be third-largest listed pvt insurer in 3 yrs: Prashant Tripathy

Axis Max Life Insurance managing director and chief executive officer talks about the company's strategy for 2025-26

Quicker credit data updates will aid underwriting: TransUnion CIBIL MD, CEO

CIs get fresher data when underwriting or extending additional lines of credit, says Bhavesh Jain

Space to cut rate, but cautious about a pre-set easing path: RBI MPC member

At this point in time, the balance between growth and inflation is clearly tilted towards the need to support growth. RBI's forecast for FY26 growth is 6.5 per cent, Bhattacharya said

Shift in product mix will continue in FY26: SBI Life Insurance MD & CEO

An ideal product mix depends on what are the strengths of the company and how they cater the needs of the customers, says Jhingran

Stance change means possibilities of more rate cuts: MPC's Nagesh Kumar

Kumar says that the impact of reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United States (US) is mixed and there is fiscal space to support public expenditure

Linking ATM interchange fee to ticket size a good idea: FSS' Vishal Maru

If you look at per-ATM daily transactions, rural areas have much higher numbers. That's why WLATMs focus on Tier-III and Tier-IV cities, says Maru

HDFC Life will keep margins range bound at 25-26%: MD & CEO Vibha Padalkar

Padalkar spoke about how the company bucked the industry trend in terms of growth during Q4 of FY25 while outlining the strategy for FY26

The UPI of 2016 and today are completely different: NPCI MD & CEO Asbe

The primary focus remains on growing UPI, which has 10X growth potential. Currently, 400 to 450 million users use it monthly, it has the potential to grow to over 1 billion, said Dilip Asbe, MD, NPCI

State-run banks can do more for affordable housing: IMGC MD & CEO

Price appreciation matters if the property is being viewed as an investment

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

Want to build biz in India for 100 years: Shriram Capital-Sanlam executives

Executives talk about their plans for the wealth management business and the group's banking ambitions

Full-scale launch of DakPay by mid-FY26: India Post Payments Bank MD & CEO

Says transition to small finance bank will help margins but operational cost for small ticket loans are very high