Page 57 - Banks

Debit card issuances pick up in FY23 after 7-month slowdown a year earlier

Banks issue 17 mn cards in first five months of current fiscal, up 30% from 13 mn cards in year-ago period; Customers prefer debit cards for small value transactions, says report

Banks divert gold supply from India to China, Turkey, says report

Leading gold suppliers to India - which include ICBC Standard Bank, JPMorgan and Standard Chartered - usually import more gold ahead of festivals and store it in vaults.

YES Bank's Q2 loan book grows 11.6% YoY; deposit base cross Rs 2-trn mark

The share of low-cost money, CASA , in deposits was 31.3% as of September 30, 2022

SC agrees to consider banks' pleas against disclosure of info on customers

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider the petitions by several banks, including private banks, challenging the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s direction to disclose under the Right to Information Act certain confidential and sensitive information pertaining to their affairs, employees and customers. A bench headed by Justice BR Gavai rejected the preliminary objections raised by one Girish Mittal who as an intervener sought the dismissal of the petitions on the ground that the issues concerning such disclosures have already been put to rest by earlier decisions of the top court. The court, without expressing any final opinion said that prima facie, the aspect of balancing the right to information and the right to privacy was not considered at that stage. Noting that the RBI directions in question were passed in view of these earlier decisions, the bench --also comprising Justices CT Ravikumar, observed that in such a scenario, the only remedy available to the banks was under

Banks increase interest rates on bulk deposits as liquidity tightens

Loan, deposit growth gap at 10-year high

Industry prepared for potential disruptions as tokenisation nears

industry insiders say, the success rate of token-based transactions is higher, but inadequate testing of certain use-cases may result in some transactions not going through

Rupee trade: Two Russian banks get RBI nod for special vostro account

Trade between India and Russia started growing after the latter invaded Ukraine in late February

High NPAs in education loan segment turn banks cautious, says PSB official

High defaults of about 8 per cent in the education loan portfolio have made banks cautious and go slow on the sanction of such credit. Non-performing assets (NPAs) in the education loan category including public sector banks' (PSBs) were 7.82 per cent at the end of June quarter of the current financial year. Outstanding education loans were about Rs 80,000 crore at June-end. Cautious approach is adopted at the end of branches while sanctioning education loans due to high NPAs, a senior public sector bank official said. As a result some genuine cases are overlooked and there are delays, the official said. Recently, the finance ministry had called a meeting of PSBs to take stock of the education loan portfolio and cut down on delay. The ministry exhorted banks to spread awareness about the Central Sector Interest Subsidy Scheme among field formations. The sharp increase in non-performing assets (NPA) in education loans extended by commercial banks in India in recent years is a matte

Revlon lenders to seek rehearing after Citigroup's $500 mn victory

Some of the Revlon Inc. creditors who were accidentally sent more than $900 million by Citigroup Inc. asked a federal appeals court for a rehearing, after it ruled that they had to give the money back

Rupee Cooperative Bank set to explore merger proposal, SFB conversion

On August 8, the RBI had ordered cancellation of the banking licence of the ailing UCB from September 22. The high court will take up the matter on October 17

Banks plan to ramp up penetration via ATMs, branches: CMS Info Systems CEO

'At sector level, large banks, both public-sector as well as private, need to increase their reach'

McLeod Russel India lenders likely to discuss Carbon Resources proposal

The contours of the proposal are like this: of an outstanding bank debt of Rs 1,650 crore, the upfront payment being offered is Rs 1,245 crore

Transferring 18 NPAs to bad bank by October-end a tall order: Bankers

There is no way that lenders can bypass established regulatory norms including the step of inviting counter bids under Swiss challenge method, they said

RBI introduces compliance function for UCBs in Tier-3 and 4 categories

The compliance function would ensure strict observance of all statutory and regulatory requirements. UCBs with deposits of more than Rs 1,000 crore fall under Tier-3 & 4 categories

Be ready to meet the credit demand: FM Nirmala Sitharaman to banks

The finance minister said Indian banks have to plan for the Amrit Kaal. And for that, they have to become digitally savvy, especially the public sector ones

Banks ensure their systems speak to each other for customer service: FM

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday urged banks to ensure that their systems speak to each other so that they are able to serve customers in a better way. The minister, while delivering the keynote address at the 75th annual meeting of the Indian Banks Association (IBA), said many a time customers are forced to transact with multiple lenders due to which it is important that the systems of one bank talks to that of other. She termed such a mechanism as an artificial wall erected by lenders to protect their turf. The finance minister also underlined the need for ensuring that banking personnel converse in the local language so that their customers are served better. Banks need to ensure that their systems speak to each other so that the common man banking with multiple lenders is not inconvenienced. Also, another key element of serving the customer better and more effectively is conversing in the local language, Sitharaman said. She also said it is essential that banks inv

State Bank of India ready to open rupee trade account with Russian banks

A vostro account is opened by a domestic bank with a foreign correspondent bank to act as an agent for the domestic bank

Bank of Baroda raises interest rates on deposits below Rs 2 cr by 0.20%

Bank of Baroda has raised the interest rates on retail term deposits of below Rs 2 crore by up to 0.20 per cent. The new rates have come to effect from September 13, 2022. The one-year tenor domestic and NRO (Non-Resident Ordinary) term deposit will offer an interest of 5.50 per cent, up from 5.30 per cent earlier, the bank said on Wednesday. Deposits for above 400 days to 3 years will earn an interest of 5.50 per cent, up from 5.45 per cent. For above 3 years to 10 years, the new rate is 5.65 per cent, up by 0.15 per cent. For senior citizens, there will be a higher rate of interest for one-year deposits at 6 per cent from 5.80 per cent earlier. Likewise for other tenors applicable on resident senior citizens, the new rates will range in 6-6.65 per cent as against 5.95-6.50 per cent. Among others, the bank has also raised the interest on 'Baroda Tax Savings Term Deposit' for 5 to 10 years tenor to 5.65 per cent, up by 0.15 per cent. For senior citizens, the deposits will earn up

Banks exempt from 10% TDS on one-time loan settlements, waivers: CBDT

Issue of bonus and rights shares too will not require tax to be deducted under a section introduced in the Union Budget

BS Number Wise: The increasing dominance of bank-owned mutual funds

Related entities acting as distributors account for a higher share of assets in such fund houses