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RBI to infuse Rs 25K cr via VRR as liquidity turns deficit after two months

Market participants said the banking regulator may conduct more VRR auctions to infuse liquidity if the weighted average overnight money market rates do not align with the repo rate

Banks should adapt to changing customer needs to remain competitive: CEA

Chief Economic Advisor to the Centre, V Anantha Nageswaran has said banks should adapt to changing customer preferences and market dynamics in order to remain competitive. He highlighted the crucial role of agriculture in driving economic growth at an event organised by public sector Indian Bank here on Saturday. In his remarks on the topic 'Indian Economy and Banking: Growth and Trends", Nageswaran stressed on the importance of technological advancements in driving growth and innovation in the industry. The CEA, in a press release issued by the Bank, emphasised the need for banks to adapt to changing customer preferences and market dynamics to remain competitive. He hailed the Indian Bank for its efforts to invest in knowledge sharing and excellence and lauded it's initiative under the MSME Prerana programme which is aimed at training the entrepreneurs. In his address, Indian Bank Managing Director and CEO S L Jain said, "We are delighted to have Dr Nageswaran sharing his insight

Banks plan to ring in festival-season offers with a note of caution

Regulator's action, signs of stress, liquidity pressures to shape business

Road ahead for RRBs: Why consolidation is key to improving rural banking

All stakeholders in RRBs must aim to improve their efficiency and competitiveness. Smaller, loss-making banks should be allowed to be subsumed by sponsor banks or any other commercial bank

Finance ministry plans 'One State, One RRB' policy to boost efficiency

RRBs reported their highest-ever consolidated net profit of Rs 7,571 crore for FY24, with a gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio of 6.1 per cent - lowest in 10 years

Banks to set up a Unified Recovery Interface to enhance efficiency

IBA mulls special apprenticeship scheme for banking sector

HSBC wealth chief Matos leaves as new CEO Elhedery shakes up team

HSBC aims to double the assets under management in its British wealth business to 100 billion pounds

IBPS PO, SO Recruitment 2024: Registration deadline extended till August 28

The registration deadline for IBPS PO SO Recruitment 2024 has been extended. Candidates can now complete their applications until August 28. This year, the IBPS PO exam will be held for 4,455 posts

Yes Bank appoints veteran banker Sumit Bali to head retail business

Bali will join Yes Bank from Aug. 26 and report to executive director Rajan Pental, one of the sources said

Axis Bank expands wealth management biz rapidly in non-metro cities

Some of the new cities the bank has added include Patna, Raipur, Ghaziabad, Jodhpur, Udaipur, and Meerut

Govt tables banking laws bill in LS, seeks to raise nominees per a/c to 4

The government is scheduled to introduce the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which seeks to increase the option for nominees per bank account to four, from existing one, among others. Another proposed change relates to redefining 'substantial interest' for directorships, which could increase to Rs 2 crore instead of the current limit of Rs 5 lakh, which was fixed almost six decades ago. As per the revised list of business of Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to introduce the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 later in the day. Besides, sources said there are some changes with respect to cooperative banks. In addition, the Bill also seeks to give greater freedom to banks in deciding the remuneration to be paid to statutory auditors. The Bill also seeks to redefine the reporting dates for banks for regulatory compliance to the 15th and last day of every month instead of the second and fourth Fridays. The Bill, which was approved by the Union Cabinet l

Monetary policy: Some entities not following topup loan norms, says RBI

Credit card spend continues to see high growth despite risk weighting increase

Banking system liquidity improves to touch 1-yr high; overnight rates ease

According to Bloomberg data, the weighted average call rate also declined 5 bps on Monday to 6.44%

Omkara ARC to buy Rs 6K cr NPA book of Stressed Asset Stabilisation Fund

After the revision in reserve price, NARCL and Omkara ARC put in binding bids to acquire the portfolio of NPAs, and subsequently, an auction was conducted to determine the winning bidder

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Q1 results: Net profit up 10% at Rs 287.3 crore

Total income has grown 15 per cent to Rs 1,515 crore during the quarter under review, from Rs 1,323 crore during the same period last fiscal

Indian lenders need $1 bn to upgrade core bank systems: BCG report

Companies' legacy core systems have various problems, it says

Five entities enter test phase for 5th cohort of RBI's regulatory sandbox

The banking regulator received 22 applications for this cohort of the regulatory sandbox

Move to reduce govt stake in PSB to less than 51% will be resisted: Cong

The Congress on Friday said any move to bring down the Union government's stake in 12 public sector banks to less than 51 per cent would continue to be resisted forcefully both in Parliament and outside. The party asserted that the mergers in the public sector banking industry in the last seven years have been broadly accepted only because the Union government's share was not to be reduced to below 51 per cent. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh recalled that on this day 55 years ago, then prime minister Indira Gandhi had moved decisively to nationalise 14 banks and opened a whole new chapter in India's economic history. "I have described the background to this momentous event based on archival material in my 'Intertwined Lives: PN Haksar and Indira Gandhi'. DN Ghosh who played a key role along with Haksar has also left a detailed account of it in his very valuable memoir 'No Regrets'," he said. IG Patel was the special secretary in the finance minist

Indian banks see climate change as their biggest source of systemic risk

It wasn't until earlier this year that the RBI finally released a draft framework that would require financial institutions to devise and disclose their strategies to mitigate climate-related risk

HDFC Bank to migrate its core banking system to a new platform on July 13

Customers will have limited access to bank's services during the 13.5-hour upgrade