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Wise to double down on cross-border payments, roll out prepaid forex card
Over 75,000 users waitlisted; fintech eyes cross-border payment expansion after securing RBI's in-principle PA-CB nod
 "Wise to double down on cross-border payments, roll out prepaid forex card")
Banks cut loan rates for retail segments after RBI's 25-bps repo cut
Lending rates linked to external benchmarks drop from Dec 6, offering relief to home, vehicle, and personal loan borrowers
 "Banks cut loan rates for retail segments after RBI's 25-bps repo cut")
Rate Cut effect: PFC, Sidbi plan to raise ₹11,000 crore from bond market
PFC had earlier withdrawn a Rs 3,000 crore three-year bond issuance on November 25 due to elevated corporate bond yields
 "Rate Cut effect: PFC, Sidbi plan to raise ₹11,000 crore from bond market")
Simplification of customs will be next big reform, says FM Sitharaman
The announcements to this effect can be made in the upcoming Budget, likely to be presented on February 1
 "Simplification of customs will be next big reform, says FM Sitharaman")
Bond yields rebound from day's low after RBI cut; profit booking weighs
Government bond yields pared early gains on Friday as mutual funds and private banks sold at a profit after the RBI cut the repo rate by 25 bps and announced Rs 1 trillion of OMO purchases this month
 "Bond yields rebound from day's low after RBI cut; profit booking weighs")
RBI's MPC delivers again, takes 2025 rate cut tally to 125 basis points
Repo rate cut by 25 bps, stance still neutral; liquidity boost via ₹1 trn OMO in Dec
 "RBI's MPC delivers again, takes 2025 rate cut tally to 125 basis points")
Not reading too much into IMF's 'crawl' remark: RBI Dy Guv Poonam Gupta
RBI deputy governor Poonam Gupta says the IMF's 'crawl-like' label is a sub-classification based on recent volatility data, and does not change India's managed-float exchange rate regime
 "Not reading too much into IMF's 'crawl' remark: RBI Dy Guv Poonam Gupta")
Marginal uptick in unsecured loan slippages not a concern: Swaminathan J
Additionally, he highlighted that unsecured retail loans account for less than 25 per cent of the overall retail book of the banking sector
 "Marginal uptick in unsecured loan slippages not a concern: Swaminathan J")
Unclaimed deposits in Oct reduced by ₹760 cr: RBI deputy guv S C Murmu
Unclaimed deposits fell by ₹760 crore in October as RBI pushes awareness drives, improves UDGAM access, and plans a two-month campaign to clear pending grievances from January 2026
 "Unclaimed deposits in Oct reduced by ₹760 cr: RBI deputy guv S C Murmu")
Retail CBDC transactions hit 120 mn, value crosses ₹28,000 crore: RBI DG
Retail CBDC transactions in India have crossed 120 million with a value of over ₹28,000 crore, as RBI works on programmability, new use-cases, and future cross-border capability
 "Retail CBDC transactions hit 120 mn, value crosses ₹28,000 crore: RBI DG")
RBI examines Sebi plan on banks in non-agri commodity derivatives: Governor
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra says Sebi's move to let banks enter non-agri commodity derivatives requires amending the Banking Regulation Act and is under review after a prior rejection
 "RBI examines Sebi plan on banks in non-agri commodity derivatives: Governor")
Board approval must for bank entities to do same business, says RBI
RBI says bank's NBFC group entities that have not been independently identified as NBFC-Upper Layer are now exempted from listing
 "Board approval must for bank entities to do same business, says RBI")
Urban consumer confidence perks up; rural stays flat, says RBI survey
Inflation expectations dip across households
 "Urban consumer confidence perks up; rural stays flat, says RBI survey")
RBI to maintain ample banking liquidity without targeting surplus levels
Net liquidity in the banking system was in a surplus of ₹2.6 trillion on Thursday, latest RBI data showed
Under pressure bank NIMs to squeeze further after RBI's 25 bps cut
Banks may face further margin pressure as repo-linked loan rates reset faster than deposits, though liquidity support and CRR cuts could soften the impact in Q4
 "Under pressure bank NIMs to squeeze further after RBI's 25 bps cut")
PE, VC inflows up 9% in October as macro signals boost investor sentiment
India's private equity, venture capital investments touched $5.3 billion in Oct 2025, rising nine per cent, as resilient sectors, policy cues and a steady macro backdrop supported investor confidence
 "PE, VC inflows up 9% in October as macro signals boost investor sentiment")
RBI MPC meeting HIGHLIGHTS: US tariffs have minimal impact on economy, says Guv Malhotra
RBI MPC meeting December 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra will announce the outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC's) December meeting today
 "RBI MPC meeting HIGHLIGHTS: US tariffs have minimal impact on economy, says Guv Malhotra")
India talking to 8 more nations for UPI acceptance: Financial services secy
Acceptability of India's digital payment network overseas enables Indian tourists to make UPI payments for transactions abroad
 "India talking to 8 more nations for UPI acceptance: Financial services secy")
'We allow market to determine price': RBI Guv Malhotra on INR depreciation
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the central bank does not target exchange-rate levels and intervenes only to curb abnormal volatility
 "'We allow market to determine price': RBI Guv Malhotra on INR depreciation")
RBI cuts repo rate 25 bps to 5.25%, keeps stance neutral as inflation eases
Low inflation and strong economic growth mean Indian economy is in a 'rare Goldilocks' period, says RBI Governor
 "RBI cuts repo rate 25 bps to 5.25%, keeps stance neutral as inflation eases")