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8th pay panel payout likely to trigger rate hike cycle in FY27: Report

Payout with sizeable arrears will hit core inflation harder, as it propels demand for goods and services overtime, and leads to an instantaneous reset of housing rents

Need proactive outreach for easy transition to new GST rates: CBIC chief

The GST Council, in its meeting last week, has approved to make Goods and Services Tax (GST) a two-tier structure of 5 and 18 per cent, with special rate of 40 per cent on tobacco and related products

PSBs shut 1.5 mn inoperative Jan Dhan accounts in 1-time exercise in April

Launched in August 2014, PMJDY was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a financial inclusion programme to provide access to banking services to a vast unbanked population

MFI credit cost to moderate to 4-4.5% in FY26, 3-3.5% in FY27: ICRA

ICRA expects MFI credit cost to fall after surging in FY25, easing to 4-4.5% in FY26 and 3-3.5% in FY27, with AUM growth seen resuming at 8-12% as RBI relaxes norms

Banks urge RBI to extend G-Sec issuances into March amid heavy supply

Urge state bond auction via uniform pricing; more of shorter tenure bonds in H2

Ujjivan SFB to raise ₹2,000 crore via QIP; awaits RBI licence decision

Ujjivan SFB will raise Rs 2,000 crore through QIP in 18-24 months to fund growth towards a Rs 1-trillion loan book by FY30 while awaiting RBI's call on a universal bank licence

UPI usage at bars, food joints rises in August; discretionary spending up

While discretionary spending through UPI increases, at the same time, more than 20 million AutoPay mandates continue to be revoked each month, mainly due to insufficient balances

New co-lending norms may reduce bank and NBFC volumes in near term

RBI's new co-lending norms may shrink volumes in the short term as NBFCs face tech, cost and compliance hurdles - but lenders expect long-term growth once systems adapt

It's time to get started, put money in deals: M&A financing opens up

Bank financing of M&As will be like any other business and only needs guardrails

UPI autopay revocations hit 20 mn per month on low customer balance

UPI AutoPay enables users to generate a recurring e-mandate using any UPI payments application. It allows users to set timely mandates to pay using UPI on a periodic basis

Centre may introduce Bill in winter session to replace tobacco GST cess

New levy could follow full repayment of GST compensation loans, keeping overall tax incidence on tobacco products high

Rupee hits new low on additional tariff fears and foreign outflows

High bond yields have bearing on borrowing, says FM

Karur Vysya Bank cuts MCLR by 10 bps across all tenors from Sept 7

It is to be noted that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last month kept its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 5.5%

Corporate fundraise slows to Rs 1.2 trn as yields harden in July-August

After raising Rs 3.4 trillion in Q1FY26, corporates tapped only Rs 1.2 trillion in July-August as rising G-sec yields and fiscal worries curbed bond market activity

Global market turbulence may keep fintech fundraising under pressure

Fintechs raised $889 million in H1 2025, down 26 per cent from H2 2024 and 33 per cent from H1 2024, as valuations cool, regulations tighten, and investors adopt a wait-and-watch approach

Input tax credit removal blunts impact of GST waiver on insurance

While the GST exemption on health and life insurance premiums will lower costs for consumers, insurers will absorb some impact due to the removal of input tax credit (ITC)

RBI panel on financial stability reviews macroeconomic developments

It also reviewed the functioning of State-Level Coordination Committees (SLCCs) in states and Union Territories and activities of various technical groups

IndusInd Bank refutes ex-CFO Gobind Jain's allegations against chairman

IndusInd Bank has rejected allegations made by its former CFO, Gobind Jain, against Chairman Sunil Mehta, calling the claims meritless and part of an attempt to deflect accountability

Why India's GST began with so many slabs and why it's being simplified now

The GST Council has cut slabs from five to two, aiming to reduce compliance costs, simplify taxation, and align India's indirect tax regime with global practice

Amazon completes Axio acquisition, secures direct lending license in India

The Reserve Bank of India cleared the deal in June, said Mahendra Nerurkar, Amazon's vice president for payments for emerging markets. The deal has been in the works since December