Page 22 - Banking

Axis Bank plans to hire 50 private bankers amid wealth boom in India

Axis Bank plans to add 50 private bankers and launch multiple funds from GIFT City as it expands Burgundy Private to tap India's rapidly growing wealthy client base

Multiple challenges continue to ail the ATM interchange fee conundrum

Eight months after RBI raised ATM interchange charges, banks are still split on what next as Rs 2,000 notes vanish, costs climb, and withdrawal volumes soften

PSBs eye M&A market but face talent, pay and regulatory hurdles ahead

Banks planning to enter this line of business need to prepare on several fronts, from raising payouts and hiring specialised talent to navigating potential governance challenges

RBI completes bond buys, takes FY26 total to a record high of ₹3.16 trn

The central bank bought 500 billion rupees ($5.53 billion) of bonds at higher-than-expected cutoff prices, lifting secondary-market yields

JPMorgan to open first new branch in India in nearly a decade after RBI nod

Foreign banks are being drawn to expand in India, lured by its rapid economic expansion, strong credit demand and deepening corporate activity

Banks step up borrowing via CDs amid deposit tightness; raise ₹77,875 cr

Outstanding CD issuance tops record ₹5.7 trn during the period

SBI MD flags concerns on Account Aggregator's single consent mechanism

Speaking at an event, Tiwari argued that most customers do not read the fine print and often sign up without understanding the details

RBI overlap relief averts 2-6% hit to bank groups' advances, says CRISIL

CRISIL said RBI's final guidelines allowing overlapping lending within bank groups avert a 2-6 per cent hit to advances for 12 large groups, while keeping key NBFC and ARC proposals

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

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

RBI's revised norms empower cooperative banks with greater autonomy

RBI's final business authorisation norms expand operational autonomy for co-op banks while strengthening oversight, introducing a four-tier framework for the diverse UCB sector

Russia's Gazprombank, Alfa Bank seek RBI approval to set up India branches

US President Donald Trump has piled pressure on New Delhi over its ties with Moscow as India and Russia aim for bilateral trade of $100 billion by 2030, from $69 billion currently

Russia's Sberbank to invest $100 mn to expand operations in India: CEO

The bank, which established its operations in 2010, has sought 10 branch licences from the RBI to be opened across 10 cities

In a first, complaints against private banks exceed PSBs in FY25

Private banks drew more complaints than state-owned lenders for the first time in FY25, as overall grievances under RBI's Ombudsman Scheme rose sharply

RBI retains SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank as systemically important banks

RBI on Tuesday said SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank will remain domestic systemically important banks, requiring them to hold extra capital buffers based on their systemic importance

Govt to divest up to 6% stake in Bank of Maharashtra, eyes ₹2,600 cr

At the current market price, the government would be able to garner about Rs 2,600 crore by offloading up to 6 per cent stake in the bank

Bank holidays December 2025: Check when banks will be closed in your state

RBI has released the December 2025 bank holiday list, detailing when the banks will be closed across states for regional and national festivals

Digital banking cannot be made mandatory to access other services: RBI

RBI's new digital banking rules mandate explicit customer consent, prohibit banks from forcing digital channels for accessing other services and tighten risk controls

RBI imposes ₹91 lakh penalty on HDFC Bank for violation of norms

The bank had also outsourced the function of determining compliance with KYC norms of certain customers to its outsourcing agents

Bank credit to improve to 11.5-12.5% in FY26, says CareEdge Ratings

Careedge expects stronger bank performance in FY26, with credit growth rising to 11.5-12.5% on consumption and corporate demand, even as weak deposit growth keeps the credit-deposit ratio high