Page 5 - Banking Sector

Bandhan Bank Q1 FY26 results: Net profit down 65% on rising bad loans

Total income of the bank stood at ₹6,201 crore in Q1 FY26, up 1.9 per cent from ₹6,082 crore in the year-ago quarter

JPMorgan profit beats analysts expectation; raises interest income forecast

The bank now expects about $95.5 billion of NII, or the difference between what it earns on loans and pays out on deposits, compared with an earlier estimate of nearly $94.5 billion

HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan's plea to quash FIR adjourned to July 23

Bombay High Court adjourns hearing of HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan's plea to quash an FIR lodged by the Lilavati Trust, with the investigation continuing under the Economic Offences Wing

Citi's India head of commercial banking exits after 25 years with bank

Citi confirms the departure of Bhanu Vohra, its India head of commercial banking, after 25 years with the bank. The firm is set to announce a successor soon

Over 20 NPAs with ₹500 crore outstanding on sale by Punjab & Sind Bank, IoB

Punjab & Sind Bank and Indian Overseas Bank have put up over 20 non-performing accounts (NPAs) for sale, with a total principal outstanding of ₹500 crore, via a Swiss challenge auction

Operating landscape turning favourable: Axis Bank MD & CEO Amitabh Chaudhry

Axis Bank CEO Amitabh Chaudhry highlights improving regulatory conditions and the bank's strong capital base as factors positioning the bank for growth in fiscal 2026

MSME lending a new driver of credit growth? Asset quality a key test

Credit growth to small and medium enterprises is outpacing all other sectors, but the test of asset quality lies ahead

SBI, other public sector banks to raise $5.25 bn through QIPs in FY26

State-run banks, led by SBI, plan to raise ₹450 billion via QIP in FY26, with the government also targeting stake sales in multiple PSU banks by October

Wooing depositors: PSBs waiving minimum account balance penalties

May raise risk of increasing dormant accounts in the system

FinMin directs public sector banks to evaluate board performance

"Independent third-party board evaluations are a widely accepted global practice, and India has only recently begun adopting them," remarked S. Krishnan

Muted loan growth, margin woes may weigh on listed banks' Q1 profits

On a sequential basis, profit after tax may decline by 2.2 per cent, due to pressure on interest margins and muted credit growth

Public sector banks to hire about 50,000 manpower in current financial year

Public sector banks will recruit about 50,000 manpower during the ongoing financial year to meet their growing business requirement and expansion. Of the total fresh recruitment, about 21,000 would be officers and remaining would be staff including clerks, as per data collated from various banks. Of the 12 public sector banks, the biggest player State Bank of India (SBI) is going to employ close to 20,000 including specialised officers in the financial year. Initiating the process, SBI has already hired 505 Probationary Officers (POs) and 13,455 junior associates to enhance customer experience at its branches across the country. The recruitment of 13,455 junior associates is aimed to fill vacancies across 35 states and Union Territories. The total staff strength of SBI stood at 2,36,226 as of March 2025. Of this, 1,15,066 officers were on the rolls of the bank at the end of last fiscal. Average hiring cost per full-time employee for 2024-25 was Rs 40,440.59. SBI has a consistent

India Ratings removes IndusInd Bank from Rating Watch negative status

Concerns over stability of bank's franchise to persist says agency

HDFC Bank mops up ₹49K crore in Q1 FY26 deposits, outpaces peers

Loan growth of country's largest private sector lender lagged that of industry

From BoB to Indian Bank, PSBs report double-digit credit growth in Q1

Bank of Baroda, Indian Bank lead state-owned lenders' strong credit expansion in April-June, while deposits grow at a slower pace

Central Bank partnership to boost bancassurance: FGILI MD & CEO Alok Rungta

Alok Rungta, managing director and chief executive officer, FGILI, talks about the impact of the bancassurance channel and the company's growth strategies

RBI bars prepayment penalty on floating rate micro, small business loans

From January 2026, banks and NBFCs cannot charge micro and small businesses for early repayment of floating rate loans as RBI moves to enhance financing access

AI in currency: How it is quietly rewriting the rules of modern banking

Artificial intelligence is quietly transforming consumer-facing industries

State Bank of India at 70: Tracing the journey of India's biggest lender

From its 1800s roots to today's banking giant, SBI marks 70 years since its birth

New project finance norms: Banks seek exemption for smaller loans

On June 19, the RBI announced the final norms for project finance, prescribing a one per cent general provision for all projects, as compared to 0.4 per cent now