Page 3 - Finance Interviews

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

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