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SBI raises MCLR by 10 bps; increases deposit rates in some buckets
Lender announces decision after central bank last week raised the repo rate to 6.50%
 "SBI raises MCLR by 10 bps; increases deposit rates in some buckets")
US crackdown aims to push crypto industry back to the fringes of finance
The regulators are effectively building a wall between crypto trading and the banking and securities markets to prevent the types of systemic vulnerabilities that led to the 2008 financial crisis
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Shriram Finance employs 3,536 people in Q3 hiring drive, to add 1,000 in Q4
Total workforce up 10% so far in FY23; recruitment also driven by merger of group firms
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An idea whose time has come: Will NFIR be a game-changer for India?
The proposed financial registry will kill information asymmetry, and change the dynamics for every stakeholder in the economy for the better, reports Raghu Mohan
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SBI likely to sell Rs 10,000 crore of AT-1 bonds around February 20
The bonds, which are likely to receive a rating of AA+, may go up for bidding on February 20 with issuance scheduled for the next day
D2C firm Mensa Brands raises Rs 300 crore debt from TradeCred
Direct-to-consumer (D2C) firm Mensa Brands on Tuesday said it has raised Rs 300 crore debt from TradeCred. The funds will be used for new brand acquisitions as well as brand growth, including product development, supply chain integration, and working capital investment, the company said in a statement. "With this additional capital, we will be able to double down on our growth ambition," Mensa Brands Founder & CEO Ananth Narayanan said. At present, Mensa has 25 brands across fashion, home, beauty and FMCG, including Dennis Lingo, Villain, Pebble, and MyFitness. Debt platform TradeCred has over Rs 2,200 crore of assets under management and more than 20,000 active users as of February 2022, the company said. "As part of Mensa's Rs 300 crore financing arrangement, 50 UHNIs (Ultra high-net-worth individuals) collectively participated," it added.
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Indian banks' NIM to contract in FY24 as deposit costs rises: Fitch
Lenders should be able to offset impact by gradually passing on policy rate hikes to corporate loans: Agency
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Bank credit for services up three-fold in Apr-Dec 22 as economy picks up
Credit to NBFCs and trade (wholesale and retail) showed maximum traction, RBI data showed
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CSB Bank Q3 net up 5% to Rs 156 cr on strong growth in deposits and loans
Total income rises to Rs 682 crore from Rs 580 a year ago. Asset quality improves
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Alive and kicking: What common thread links the new-age NBFCs?
Using their imagination,new-age shadow banks have shown that their business model can fly
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Punjab & Sind Bank upgrades its FY23 guidance for NIMs, credit costs
S K Saha, managing director and chief executive of the bank, said the lender is trying to create an image of a niche bank
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Moody's upgrades ratings for PNB, Canara Bank and Bank of Baroda to 'Baa3'
India's improving macros, banks improving credit profile trigger upgrade
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Taxmen probe rich Indians for having foreign policies without approval
Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema) is triggered when life insurance is bought from a foreign company without RBI approval
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ING planning return to India by buying controlling stake in IDBI Bank
The government and the Life Insurance Corporation of India together may sell 60.72 per cent of IDBI Bank
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RBI's ECL move may hit capital position of smaller private banks
Over the past 5-10 years, the probability of default would have been very high for the banking sector and that's why eventual ECL provisions could be higher
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Bank of Maharashtra raises rates on term deposits after union appeal
Senior citizens will be offered an additional rate of 0.5% per annum for all maturity slabs
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Ind-Ra upgrades issuer rating for Bank of India, cites capital position
State-owned lender has since FY21 reported consistent profitability, says agency
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Here's why private banks' SME credit has grown four times faster than PSBs'
Bankers say private lenders have more risk appetite, faster response times, and are aggressive on pricing
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RBI open to non-bank arms route to end stalemate with ESMA: Report
The proposal came up in a meeting between RBI deputy governor T Rabi Sankar and senior officials from European banks
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EnKash gets RBI's in-principle nod to operate as online payment aggregator
On Tuesday, Hitachi Payment Services and BharatPe also received in-principle authorisation to operate as payment aggregators
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