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IndusInd Bank's liquidity adequate, capitalisation strong: Rating agencies

Losses in Q4FY25 unlikely to dent credit, liquidity profile; Tier-I impact estimated at 35 bps

Likely to put more global roles in India because of talent pool: Citigroup

Fraser also expressed confidence that India will remain the world's fastest-growing economy

Non-bailable warrant issued against New India Bank's ex-chairman, his wife

A local court has issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against New India Cooperative Bank's former chairman Hiren Bhanu and his wife Gauri Bhanu, who fled the country just before the Rs 122 crore embezzlement case came to light last month, officials said on Wednesday. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police, which is investigating the case, has so far arrested seven persons in connection with the case, an official said. "The bank's former chairman and vice chairman, Hiren Bhanu and his wife Gauri Bhanu, are wanted accused in the case. But they left the country on January 26 and February 10 respectively," he said. As both are out of country and locating them was necessary for the probe of the case, a 'Blue Corner Notice' has been issued against them earlier, he said. "While investigating the case, the EOW had submitted an application before the court about issuing a non-bailable warrant against the Bhanu couple. Accordingly, the court has issued a non-bailable warrant .

SC seeks CBI roadmap to unravel builder-banks nexus duping homebuyers

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the CBI to submit a roadmap on how it plans to unravel the "builder-banks nexus" which has duped thousands of homebuyers in the NCR as it proposed to go into the root of the matter. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said thousands of homebuyers were affected by the subvention scheme, where banks paid 60 to 70 per cent of the home loan amount to the builders without projects being completed within the stipulated time. Under the subvention scheme, banks disburse the sanctioned amount directly to the accounts of builders, who are then required to pay EMIs on the sanctioned loan amount until flats are handed over to homebuyers. After builders started defaulting on EMIs to banks, as per the tripartite agreement, the banks sought EMIs from the homebuyers. "We hope that there is no mafia involved," the bench said. The court directed CBI counsel additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati to submit a proposal outlining the investigat

New India Bank case: Depositors ask RBI for measures to revive bank

An organisation representing depositors of the New India Co-Operative Bank, hit by alleged embezzlement of Rs 122 crore, have submitted a petition to the Reserve Bank of India, seeking immediate measures to revive the bank for ending their financial hardships. In the petition, the organisation said it suspects that "deeper financial irregularities like undisclosed non-performing assets (NPAs) or additional frauds could be contributing to the crisis". On February 15, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police arrested Hitesh Mehta, General Manager and Head of Accounts of the New India Cooperative Bank, for allegedly misappropriating Rs 122 crore from the bank. Two days prior to that, the RBI had imposed several restrictions on the bank, including on withdrawal of funds by depositors, citing supervisory concerns emanating from the developments in the bank, and to protect the interest of its depositors. A day later, it superseded the cooperative bank's board for a year and .

Moody's affirms IndusInd's ratings; places on review for downgrade

The action comes in the backdrop of the bank's revelations about the inadequate internal controls in accounting for derivative transactions

Moody's places IndusInd Bank's credit assessment on review for downgrade

Moody's said that the impact of the derivatives transactions, coupled with the ongoing stress in the retail unsecured loans, is likely to hurt the bank's profitability, capital and funding

Airtel Payments Bank crosses one billion transaction mark in Jan 2025

Airtel Payments Bank has surpassed one billion transactions on its platform in January 2025, reflecting a 47 per cent year-on-year growth in transaction volume across businesses, according to a top official. Anubrata Biswas, MD and CEO at Airtel Payments Bank told PTI that the "milestone" underscores increasing adoption of digital banking and payment solutions. It also highlights the diverse business model that the bank has built over the years. The bank caters to three key customer segments, urban digital, underbanked, and industries and institutions. "The bank's extensive digital presence combined with its deep distribution of over 5,00,000 banking points across India has been instrumental in making its services accessible to millions of customers in both urban and rural areas. Today, the Bank's monthly transacting users exceed well above 100 million," Biswas said. Airtel Payments Bank's 'Safe Second Account', which offers an additional layer of payment verification, has been ...

State Bank of India shelves $1.7 billion fund raising as yields elevated

The bank had planned to raise as much as Rs 15,000 crore (about $1.7 billion) through sale of bonds before the end of March, but will now tap the market in the next financial year

IndusInd Bank case a rare instance when RBI cited its 'LOLR' role

Central bank can rescue a bank that is solvent but has temporary liquidity woes

New India Bank case: Accused civil contractor in police custody till Mar 19

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police has arrested an accused from Vadodara in the Rs 122-crore embezzlement at New India Cooperative Bank, an official said on Saturday. Civil contractor Kapil Dedhia was apprehended in the Gujarat city on Friday and brought to Mumbai on Saturday. A local court here remanded him in police custody till March 19, he said. According to the police, Rs 12 crore of the misappropriated amount was credited to Dedhia's account. He received a part of the money from real estate developer Dharmesh Paun, also an accused. Dedhia also received money from Unnathan Arunachalam, another wanted accused in the case, and prime accused Hitesh Mehta, the bank's former general manager and head of accounts. Further investigation is underway to trace the entire fund flow and identify other individuals involved in the fraud, the official said. According to the police, Rs 122 crore was embezzled from the safes of the bank's Prabhadevi and Goregaon offices in .

Global index inclusion to help IndusInd as stock faces Sensex, Nifty ouster

Lender's stock price has plunged due to concerns around losses on account of its derivatives portfolio

RBI awarded digital transformation Award 2025 for digital initiatives

The awards committee noted how these digital initiatives have reduced the use of paper-based submissions, thus transforming RBI's internal and external processes

CLSA lowers target price for IndusInd Bank to Rs 900 but sees 34% upside

Near term fraught with uncertainty but if history is a guide fundamentals could drive a recovery, says the brokerage

HDFC MF holding in IndusInd Bank crosses 5% with additional 1.6 mn shares

IndusInd Bank on Thursday said that the holding of HDFC Mutual Fund in the bank has crossed 5 per cent as the fund house purchased an additional 15.92 lakh shares from the market. The stake increase comes a day after IndusInd Bank announced a whopping Rs 2,100 crore discrepancy in accounting with an estimated impact of 2.35 per cent of the bank's net worth. Soon after the disclosure, a massive price correction in the bank's shares was witnessed. The aggregate holding of HDFC Mutual Fund Scheme in IndusInd Bank as of the close of business hours on March 11, 2025, was 5.02 per cent of the paid up equity capital of the company, the bank said in a regulatory filing. Following an additional 0.20 per cent stake purchase, HDFC Mutual Fund through its various schemes had 77.9 crore shares at the end of March 11, it said. Prior to the stake purchase, HDFC Mutual Fund's holding was 4.82 per cent but with an additional share purchase, the holding rose to 5.02 per cent. The filing however did

GenAI may boost banking operations' productivity by 46% by 2030: EY

Generative AI (GenAI) is poised to improve productivity levels of Indian financial services by 34 to 38 per cent by 2030 and up to 46 per cent, specifically for banking operations, said a EY report. The report titled 'How much productivity can GenAI unlock in India? The AIdea of India: 2025' emphasised that GenAI) is reshaping India's financial services landscape, driving significant advancements in customer engagement, operational efficiency, and risk assessment. It said the survey canvassed more than 125 C-suite executives across India. They represent diverse sectors, including financial services, retail, healthcare, life sciences, media and entertainment, technology, automotive, industrials and energy. According to the study, 74 per cent of financial firms have initiated proof-of-concept projects, and 11 per cent have moved to production-level deployments. "Investment in GenAI is also increasing, with 42 per cent of organisations actively allocating budgets toward AI initiatives

Bank's asset quality to deteriorate moderately in F26 and FY27: Moody's

Funding tightness to abate as loan-to-deposit ratio stabilizes

IndusInd Bank CEO confident of Q4 net profit despite derivatives hit

Kathpalia assures strong capital adequacy as promoters reaffirm trust in bank

IndusInd Bank's net worth to take 2.35% hit over account discrepancies

The Mumbai-based lender said the net worth impact emerged from internal derivative trades, which were not in compliance with rules enforced by the Reserve Bank of India from April 2024

IndusInd Bank shares drop 4% as RBI okays short-term CEO extension

This is the second consecutive time that the banking regulator has approved a shorter tenor, despite the board requesting a full three-year term