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Karur Vysya Bank in expansion mode; sets up 800th branch in Chennai

Private sector Karur Vysya Bank on Monday under its expansion drive inaugurated its 800th branch in the city, a top official said. The Tamil Nadu-based lender also inaugurated its digital banking unit on the occasion. "We are delighted to inaugurate our 800th branch and other new branches today, which will provide our customers improved access and proximity to the bank's services," the bank's managing director and CEO B Ramesh Babu said in a statement. TVS Capital Funds Chairman Gopal Srinivasan formally inaugurated the 800th branch in Anna Nagar East, Chennai today. The first Digital Banking Unit (DBU) works completely on digital mode and customers would be able to open their savings account, get their welcome kit along with debit cards and can also apply for retail loans. On the unveiling of digital banking unit, Babu said, it is yet another initiative that would not only enhance customer experience but also be environment friendly which is a core focus area of the bank's corpor

Corporate sector begins to contribute to growth of GFCF: ICICI Securities

The corporate sector has begun contributing to the growth of gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) in FY23, said ICICI Securities Ltd in a report

Reserve Bank of India may need to pump in funds on liquidity crunch

GST payments and quarter-end credit demand may lead to such a situation

Everything you want to know about IDBI Bank

Consultation with the RBI is on to check how many technical bidders are 'fit and proper'. In the next stage, financial bids will be called and IDBI Bank will open up the virtual data room for bidders

RBI imposes Rs 20 lakh fine on Manappuram Finance NBFC norms violation

The Reserve Bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 20 lakh on Manappuram Finance for non-compliance with certain provisions of the NBFC norms. This penalty on the Thrissur-based gold loan company, which by AUM is the second largest such pure-play lender, is based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the company with its customers, the central bank said on Friday. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducted a statutory inspection of the company concerning its financial position as of March 2021, and an examination of the risk assessment report, inspection report, supervisory letter, and all related correspondence pertaining to the same, had revealed non-compliance with the aforesaid directions to the extent it did not classify certain gold loan accounts with over-dues of more than 90 days as non-performing assets. It also did not ensure maintenance of the mandated loan-to-value ratio in

Sebi issues guidelines on product offerings by online bond platforms

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Friday restricted online bond platform providers from offering products other than listed debt securities on their platforms. In addition, the regulator allowed them to offer securities such as Government Securities, Treasury Bills, listed Sovereign Gold Bonds, listed municipal debt securities, and listed securitised debt instruments on their online bond platforms, according to a circular. Under the rules, Online Bond Platform Providers (OBPPs) need to register themselves as stock brokers in the debt segment of the stock exchange. OBPs offer an avenue for investors, particularly non-institutional investors to access the bond market. While restricting products offered on an online bond platform, Sebi reiterated that an entity acting as an online bond platform provider would cease to offer on its platform or any other platform website, products or services not permitted under the rules. It, further, said that the holding company, subsidiary, or ...

IndusInd Bank, Wise to offer low-cost and online inward remittance services

Shares of IndusInd Bank, on Friday, rose over 1 per cent at Rs 1,314.45 on BSE

US PE firm Bain Capital plans to sell $267 mn stake in Axis Bank: Report

The stake sale would likely be at an offer price range of 964.00 rupees to 977.70 rupees per share, the report added

Cong slams govt over RBI policy change to settle loans of wilful defaulters

Congress on Wednesday slammed the Centre after RBI brought in a policy that allows banks to settle loans of accounts classified as "wilful defaulters" by entering into compromise settlements

RBI rejects Akash Suri's appointment as CEO of JC Flowers Yes Bank: Report

In a major setback to Yes Bank, sources close to developments have revealed that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has rejected the appointment of Akash Suri as the CEO of the JC Flowers Yes Bank ARC

IMGC to focus on strengthening partnerships with finance institutions: CEO

India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation (IMGC) would focus on strengthening partnerships with banks and financial institutions, a top official said on Tuesday. The company is backed by marquee investors -- Enact MI, Sagen (Brookfield Group), National Housing Bank, IFC (World Bank Group), And Asian Development Bank. The mortgage guarantee company, since its inception in 2012 has breached Rs 20,000 crore in home loan guarantees to over one lakh customers across 400 locations. In FY2022-23, IMGC doubled its market share in South India accounting 30 per cent of all originations in the region. The company guaranteed Rs 2,300 crore in home loans for over 18,000 families. "IMGC's expansion plans revolve around enhancing its participation in the housing ecosystem to enable first-time homeownership and provide ongoing support to existing homeowners," IMGC CEO Mahesh Misra said. "Strengthening partnerships with banks and financial institutions is a key focus for IMGC, ensuring that more India

RBI likely to tighten norms for unsecured lending portfolios of banks

Indian banks have been expanding their unsecured lending portfolio as the pandemic-induced stress began easing

India set for $168 bn behemoth as HDFC merger to be completed by 20 July

Announcement of the so called 'record date' - or the cut-off day set for investors - for the swapping of shares of Housing Development Finance Corp. for HDFC Bank Ltd

WinZO crosses 40 bn micro transactions in FY23, aims for 55 bn in FY24

Homegrown online gaming platform WinZO on Tuesday announced that the company surpassed 40 billion micro transactions in FY23 and aims for annualised micro-transaction volume of 55 billion in FY24

RBI permits banks to undertake compromise settlement of wilful defaults

In order to ensure maximum recovery from distressed assets, the Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks to go for compromise settlement of fraud accounts and wilful defaults. All regulated entities (REs) will be required to put in place board-approved policies for undertaking compromise settlements, with the borrowers as well as for technical write-offs laying down the process to be followed for all compromise settlements and technical write-offs, with specific guidance on the necessary conditions precedent, the RBI has said in a notification. Conditions would include minimum ageing, deterioration in collateral value etc., it said. The policies would also put in place a graded framework for the examination of staff accountability in such cases with reasonable thresholds and timelines as may be decided by the board. REs may undertake compromise settlements or technical write-offs in respect of accounts categorised as wilful defaulters or fraud without prejudice to the criminal ...

Digital lenders' disbursement grows 2.5 times to Rs 92,848 crore in FY23

Growth in disbursement value improved though the pace slowed in the second half of FY23, says industry group

Exchange of Rs 2,000 notes: SC refuses plea challenging RBI decision

The Supreme Court on Friday refused urgent hearing on a plea challenging the notifications enabling exchange of Rs 2,000 currency notes without any requisition slip and ID proof. A vacation bench of justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal perused the report filed by the registry, and said there is no urgency in the matter. The top court directed that the matter be placed before Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud after summer vacations. The petitioner advocate Ashwini Upadhyay submitted that it was very unfortunate that the top court is not taking up such an important matter. The apex court said this is a court and not a public platform and the matter has to end somewhere. This is second time that the apex court has refused an urgent hearing on the issue. On June 1, the top court had refused to list for urgent hearing Upadhyay's plea challenging the notifications and said it would not be taking up such pleas during the summer break. The lawyer had earlier submitted that Rs 2,000 ban

Kerala Financial Corporation records four-fold jump in profit at Rs 50 cr

Kerala Financial Corporation, a Kerala government-owned finance firm, on Wednesday said it recorded about four-fold jump in its net profit at Rs 50.19 crore in the financial year ended on March 31, 2023. The company has earned a net profit of Rs 13 crore in the preceding fiscal. Total income has increased to Rs 694.38 crore against Rs 518.17 crore last year, Kerala Finance said in a statement. The interest income rose by 38 per cent to Rs 543.64 crore. The loan portfolio increased by 37 per cent to Rs 6,529.40 crore as against Rs 4,750.71 crore in the preceding year. With the state government infusing a share capital of Rs 200 crore as of March 31, 2023, the capital adequacy ratio of Kerala Finance improved to 25.58 per cent against 22.41 per cent a year ago. This is against the minimum of 15 per cent prescribed for non-banking financial companies by RBI.

Microfinance grows by nearly 10 times in 10 years to cross Rs 5 trn mark

Microfinance in India has a long history. Since turn of this century, it has been expanding rapidly as a viable financial services business because of influx of Microfinance NBFCs

SBI Cards and Payment Services to raise Rs 3,000 crore through NCDs

The board approved raising of funds by way of issuance of NCDs in one or more tranches, on a private placement basis