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Fincare Small Finance Bank merger with AU SFB gets RBI approval

To function as combined entity from April 1, 2024

RBI may launch interoperable payment system for internet banking in 2024

"We expect the launch of this interoperable payment system for internet banking during the current calendar year.", Guv said.

Fintech, age and central banking

Innovations in the fintech sector will continue, but will the innovators in their 40s have the freedom to ignore the regulations set by the central bankers in their 60s?

NEFT records a high of 41 million transactions in a single day: RBI

The banking regulator said its NEFT system has registered a growth of 700 per cent in terms of the volume of transactions in the past ten years

Digitalisation needs banks to prioritise employee adaptability: RBI's Rao

He said investing in employee development is essential for financial institutions to thrive

Lagged deposit growth to constrain credit growth for banks in FY25: Report

Lagging deposit accretion poses the risk of constraining credit growth for banks in FY25, India Ratings and Research said on Thursday. Maintaining its "neutral" outlook on the banking sector for FY25, the agency said the deposit growth is likely to moderate to 12-13 per cent in FY25 from the 13.8 per cent estimated for ongoing fiscal year. The loan-to-deposit ratio for the sector is at a five-year high of 81 per cent, which makes deposit growth as a crucial part in banks' credit book expansions, it said. The agency said it expects credit growth to come at 20.5 per cent in FY24, including the positive impact of the HDFC twins merger, and added that the same number will come at over 15 per cent in FY25. The loan book mix for banks is likely to change in FY25 due to the dip in shares of exposures to the retail and non-bank lenders segments, the agency said, adding that a revival in private capex will help increase the share of corporate lending in the overall pie. "The improving retu

NPST bags online dispute resolution solution contract from DCB Bank

Banking and payment services provider NPST on Thursday announced that it has secured a contract for an Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) solution from DCB Bank. Private sector lender DCB Bank will implement NPST's ODR to streamline customer complaint addressal, enhance efficiency and rationalise operational and compliance costs, the company said in a release. NPSI focuses on UPI payments and digital banking solutions. It functions as a Technology Service Provider (TSP) and a Third-Party Aggregator Provider (TPAP), it said. "NPST's Online Dispute Resolution solution aligns with DCB Bank's customer-centric ethos, ensuring safe and secure payments while fostering loyalty-building interactions and driving productivity and cost savings," Deepak Chand Thakur, Co-founder and CEO of NPST, said. NPST's ODR, an advanced digital platform for prompt remediation of transactional disputes and customer complaints, enables DCB Bank to uphold high standards of customer service and transparency, the .

JPMorgan CFO Barnum expects trading revenue to decline in first quarter

"Both equities and macro were relatively strong last year," and performance will be slightly worse across asset classes, Barnum told investors at a conference in Miami on Tuesday

RBI tweaks rules to standardise filing of supervisory returns by banks

Previously, banks had to submit all audited returns to the RBI within seven days from the date of the completion of statutory audit of books of accounts

Maruti Suzuki, Union Bank of India partner for dealer financing solutions

Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday said it has inked an initial pact with Union Bank of India for dealer financing solutions. The tie-up enhances the comprehensive inventory funding options for over 4,000 Maruti Suzuki sales outlets across the country, the auto major said in a statement. MSI (Maruti Suzuki India) Senior Executive Officer (Marketing & Sales) Shashank Srivastava said the automaker takes great care in nurturing its dealer network. "We proactively align our efforts in meeting the evolving demands of customers and the market, " he added. The company's partnership with Union Bank of India since 2008, has steadily evolved and reached a significant milestone of facilitating over 3,00,000 car finance cases till date, Srivastava said. "As a next milestone of our association, we are entering into an inventory funding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will focus on innovative financing solutions for dealer partners," he added. Union Bank of India Managing Director & CEO

RBI should look favourably to allow NBFCs access deposits: Experts

At the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2023, the chiefs shared their views during a panel discussion on 'Catch-22 - To be or Not To Be A Bank'

Balance sheets of SFBs are larger than those of universal banks: Panel

Participants at a panel discussion at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2023 say that SFBs need diverse product lines

BS Banking Annual 2024: Why banks can't be technology companies

CEOs of India's largest private and foreign banks say their business is 'unique, trust is its most important word'

While competing hard for money, interest rate risks under control: Khara

Khara spoke at the 'Business Standard' BFSI Insight Summit 2023 about how the state-owned is carefully looking at interest rate risk

Financial markets must play long term, like Rahul Dravid: Shaktikanta Das

Das spoke on a host of issues: talent retention and salaries of bank chief executives, potential risks to growth, cryptocurrencies, corporate governance and internationalisation of the rupee

Poised for lift-off: The India's banking system is in a sweet spot

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has of late voiced its concerns over the growth in the unsecured retail segment, which has outpaced secular credit growth

Banks await RBI approval for appointing second whole-time director

Few need time as no regulatory approval yet for new CEO

Citigroup hires JPMorgan's Viswas Raghavan as head of banking, exec VC

Raghavan, who is expected to start at the bank in summer, will also join the firm's executive management team and report directly to Fraser, Citigroup said in an internal memo Monday

Uttar Pradesh govt asks banks to increase credit flow in state economy

The CD ratio currently stands at 59 per cent, lower than the national ratio of 80 per cent

How long will the bull run continue for PSU banks?

In the past one year, the S&P BSE Bankex has been up 17.63 per cent and the Bank Nifty 17.04 per cent. But the Nifty PSU Bank index has risen close to 95 per cent!