Banks In India

Public sector banks setting benchmarks for BFSI sector, says M Nagaraju

At the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2025, Secretary, Dept of Financial Services, M Nagaraju said that India's financial sector is at the pinkest possible period of time in history

Banks may post subdued quarterly results amid rate cuts, weak loan demand

Analysts forecast private banks to post a year-on-year decline in profit in the September quarter, while net interest income (NII) may see only a marginal uptick

Banks like SBI well versed to handle acquisition financing: C S Setty

Days after the Reserve Bank's decision to allow banks to allow acquisition financing, SBI chairman C S Setty on Wednesday said entities like the country's largest lender are "well versed" to handle the upcoming line of business. He said the shift to an expected credit loss (ECL) based system of asset provisioning will not impact the balance sheets of banks, given the extended transition period given by the central bank. "We have been doing outbound merger and acquisition financing for Indian corporates acquiring overseas entities. I think banks like SBI are well versed in acquisition financing," Setty told reporters on the sidelines of the annual Global Fintech Fest (GFF) here. It is worth noting that the Reserve Bank had announced a decision to allow banks to engage in acquisition financing, following a public request made by Setty itself a few weeks ago. On the ECL, where the central bank announced the final guidelines on Tuesday, the SBI chairman said the country's largest lende

Banks may turn to domestic bond market in H2FY26 for Tier-II bonds

After a lackluster first half in FY2026, banks are likely to turn to fresh Tier-II bonds to strengthen their capital base and to replace earlier issuances raised at a higher coupon rate

Bank holidays in July 2025: Here's the national and state-wise list

Banks will be closed for 13 days in July 2025 across India. Check the full state-wise holiday list and plan your in-branch visits accordingly

J&K Bank aims to cross ₹5,000 cr profit mark by 2030: MD & CEO Chatterjee

Jammu and Kashmir Bank, which crossed the Rs 2,000-crore profit mark in fiscal year 2024-25, aims to cross the Rs 5,000 crore profit milestone by 2030, its Managing Director and CEO Amitava Chatterjee has said. Chatterjee emphasized on the need for the bank to focus more on supporting the agriculture sector, while expanding its footprints in the rest of the country as part of its diversification plan. "The vision or aspiration of the bank is to cross Rs 5,000 crore profit by 2030. So that will be our way forward. Yes, we have increased the net profit by Rs 300-400 crore in the last fiscal. Obviously we would like to increase it by Rs 500 crore next year, but the ultimate vision is to cross Rs 5,000 crore by 2030," Chatterjee told PTI. He said the bank has been raising the bar each passing year by posting record profits for the past three financial years. For the full 2024-25 fiscal, the bank reported nearly an 18 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 2,082.46 crore, compared to Rs ...

Banks offering more green loans have better financial stability: IIM study

Banks that have a greater proportion of green loans experience long-term improvements in financial stability, according to research by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow. The study published in the prestigious Finance Research Letters journal found that expansion of non-carbon intensive lending can improve the core of loan portfolios of Indian banks. The findings underscore the strategic importance of sustainable lending in the Indian banking system. A green loan is a form of financing that enables borrowers to use the proceeds to exclusively fund projects that make a substantial contribution to an environmental objective. According to Vikas Srivastava, ONGC Chair Professor, IIM Lucknow, despite global initiatives to create uniform frameworks for green lending, there are significant gaps in providing incentives, particularly in developing economies such as India. "Most Indian banks are heavily dependent on lending to carbon-intensive industries as there is no clear

Action against banks, NBFCs if they violate gold auction norms: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said action will be taken in case there are violations of well laid down processes for auctioning of gold by banks and NBFCs when a borrower fails to pay the gold loan. During Question Hour in Lok Sabha, she said Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) are guided by similar rules. There are very well laid down and tight processes in place for auctioning of gold by NBFCs and banks in case a borrower fails to pay the gold loan. These processes are followed by NBFCs and banks, she told Lok Sabha. There is a process for giving enough number of notices to bank account holders to say their servicing is not up to the mark. In the eventuality of a borrower not coming back to pay, the bank or NBFC will be forced to go for an auction, the minister said. Sitharaman stressed that even while going for an auction, there are very well laid out procedures and tight processes. "... if these processes are violated,

Bank holidays in February 2025: Banks to remain closed on these days

A list of bank holidays in February 2025 has been released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Due to regional festivals, banks will be closed for 14 days next month

Investors grow selective with weaker Indian shadow banks after debt binge

For investors, buying into India's debt presents a chance to tap into one of the world's fastest-growing economies, earn higher yields, and diversify away from China

Bank Holiday on Lohri 2025: Will banks be closed on Jan 13? Details here

Bank Holiday on Lohri 2025: During holidays, while banks may be closed, several banking services such as ATMS and online banking will remain available

Low NPAs, credit growth to help PSU banks cross Rs 1.5 trn profit in FY25

Low NPAs and double-digit credit growth are expected to drive profits of public sector banks past the Rs 1.5 lakh crore milestone in 2024-25. PSBs reported a 25 per cent jump in their total net profit to Rs 85,520 crore in the first half of 2024-25 compared to Rs 68,500 crore in H1'FY23 and the trajectory is likely to continue in the second half as well. Public lenders recorded their highest-ever aggregate net profit of Rs 1.41 lakh crore in 2023-24 on the back of significant improvement in asset quality, credit growth, healthy capital adequacy ratio and rising return on assets. The Gross NPA ratio of PSBs has witnessed a remarkable improvement, declining to 3.12 per cent in September 2024 from a peak of 14.58 per cent in March 2018. This significant reduction reflects the success of targeted interventions aimed at addressing stress within the banking system. Another indicator of the improved resilience of PSBs is their Capital to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio (CRAR), which rose by

Banks mobilise Rs 8 trn via Certificates of Deposits issuance in '25 so far

According to data compiled by Primedatabase, CD issuances in FY25 (up to December 13) have totalled Rs 7.93 trillion

NOTTO urges states, UTs to act against eye banks not meeting targets

The step comes as NOTTO looks to link all cornea transplant centres and tissue banks, including eye banks, with a national registry database of patients maintained by it

Banks can claim deductions for broken period interest: Supreme Court

Broken period interest is the interest paid by a bank when purchasing government securities between coupon payment dates

Federal Bank Q1 results: Profit rises 17% to Rs 1,027 cr on loan recoveries

South India-based Federal Bank on Wednesday reported a 16.74 per cent growth in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,027.51 crore for the June quarter, helped by higher recoveries from written-off accounts. The private sector lender's net profit grew to Rs 1,009.53 crore on a standalone basis, up from Rs 853.74 crore in the year-ago period. Its core net interest income moved up 19 per cent to Rs 2,292 crore during the reporting quarter on the back of a nearly 20 per cent growth in advances, while margin moderated to 3.16 per cent from 3.21 per cent in the preceding March quarter. Federal Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Shyram Srinivasan, who will be demitting office in September after being at the helm for 15 years, told reporters that the bank is aiming to keep the net interest margin (NIM) between 3.15 and 3.25 per cent. The bank is aiming to keep all credit costs at 0.30-0.35 per cent, he said, adding that the bank is not focused on looking at the NIM number in isolation,

Jana SFB Q1 result: Net profit rises 89% to Rs 171 cr, NII up at Rs 610 cr

Jana Small Finance Bank on Monday reported an 89 per cent jump in its post-tax net profit to Rs 171 crore for the April-June quarter. The lender had reported a profit after tax of Rs 90 crore in the year-ago period. The core net interest income grew to Rs 610 crore from Rs 462 crore in the year-ago period on the back of a 25 per cent growth in advances and a 0.4 per cent expansion in the net interest margin to 8 per cent. The non-interest income was flat at Rs 189 crore for the reporting quarter. Amid the sluggish deposit growth in the system, the bank seems to have ducked the trend with a 41 per cent growth in the number. Its gross non-performing assets ratio increased to 2.62 per cent in June against 2.11 per cent at the end of the preceding March quarter, which was attributed to seasonal and event-driven factors by its managing director and chief executive Ajay Kanwal. The overall capital adequacy as of June 30 stood at 19.3 per cent against 18.7 per cent in the year-ago ...

Bank holidays in July: Banks to remain closed for 12 days; details here

The RBI publishes a list of bank holidays each month, advising customers to check the list to avoid unnecessary trips to the bank on holidays

Banks seek clarification on RBI's credit card network choice guidelines

The Reserve Bank of India's directive, which will go into effect in September, requires banks and non-banking financial companies to provide customers options to choose multiple card networks

CLSA thinks pvt banks may outperform PSBs ahead; check reasons, top picks

CLSA expects private sector banks, which have been stock market laggards over the past few months, to give better returns ahead, given a good business outlook and inexpensive valuations