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Geojit Financial Services Q2 results: PAT jumps 53% to Rs 57.42 cr

Geojit Financial Services Ltd on Friday reported a 53 per cent year-on-year jump in profit after tax to Rs 57.42 crore in three months ended September 2024. In comparison, the company had posted a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 37.48 crore in the year-ago period. On a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis, its PAT rose by 25 per cent, Geojit Financial Services said in a statement. Revenue increased by 50 per cent to Rs 218.55 crore in the July-September quarter of FY25 from Rs 145.51 crore a year ago. On a QoQ basis, it grew by 21 per cent.

Tata Digital's financial services bet pays off as credit cards top 1.5 mn

According to Tata Digital's FY24 annual report, its financial services have witnessed significant growth, with its co-branded credit card reaching 1.18 million cards

Salaries in India to rise 9.5% in 2025, led by engineering, mfg hikes: Aon

Attrition rate in 2024 fell to 16.9 per cent from 18.7 per cent in 2023 and 21.4 per cent in 2022

BharatPe settles with former co-founder Ashneer Grover; drops legal action

BharatPe has settled with former co-founder Ashneer Grover and has decided not to pursue any legal action. The case pertains to Bharatpe's allegations against Grover of fraud worth Rs 81 crore

Private equity deals in India pick up after two years of decline

Up 9% at $24 bn in first nine months of 2024; financial services, consumer sectors lead

FPIs pump Rs 33,700 cr in Indian equities in Sept amid US rate cut

Foreign investors have injected close to Rs 33,700 crore in domestic equities in this month so far primarily due to interest rate cut in the US and resilience of the Indian market. This also marks the second highest inflow in a month in this year so far, the last one being in March, when Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) infused Rs 35,100 crore, data with the depositories showed. Going ahead, the trend of FPIs buying is likely to continue in the coming days, V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services, said. According to the data with the depositories, Foreign Portfolio Investors put in a net investment of Rs 33,691 crore into equities this month (till September 20). With this, FPIs investment in equities reached Rs 76,572 crore so far this year. Since June, FPIs have been consistently buying equities. Before that, they pulled out funds to the tune of Rs 34,252 crore in April-May. In September, FPIs remained bullish, purchasing Indian equities on ...

Tata's financial services, insurance biz saw hefty profits in FY24

Realty, airline, and new-age businesses still struggling to make money

Help PSBs create credit assessment model for MSMEs: DFS secy to fintechs

Joshi also emphasized that fintechs need to strike a balance between regulatory requirements and innovation while working to resolve challenges faced by banks

Fintech Infibeam Avenues to acquire controlling stake in Rediff.com

Infibeam plans to combine its digital payment services, platform business offerings, and artificial intelligence solutions with Rediff.com's services

South Korea provides $400 million to small biz hit by Qoo10 payment delays

Missed payments by the e-commerce platforms have grown to around 210 billion won ($152 million), the government estimates

KFin Technologies Q1 results: Profit after tax jumps 57% to Rs 68 cr

Financial services firm KFin Technologies on Friday reported 57 per cent jump in profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 68.07 crore for June quarter 2024-25 driven by strong performance across business segments. The company had posted a PAT of Rs 43.38 crore for the same quarter a year ago, KFin Technologies said in a statement. Revenue from operations rose 31 per cent to Rs 237.56 crore in June quarter 2024-25 from Rs 181.5 crore in the year-ago period. "Throughout the quarter, we achieved significant milestones across our diverse business segments, marked by substantial new client wins, growth, and enhanced profitability. "Notably, we gained significant traction in new contract sign ups in the fast-growing business lines of global fund services (international), alternatives and wealth solutions, fund administration solutions, and technology solutions," said Sreekanth Nadella, Managing Director and CEO, KFin Technologies. The company provides SaaS based transaction management, channel ...

Can the June 2024 quarter corporate earnings disappoint markets?

Disconnect between earnings growth and stock prices, Bernstein said, is even more visible in the small-and mid-cap (SMID) universe

Infosys Foundation, ICT Academy join hands to skill 48,000 students

Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic and CSR arm of software services firm Infosys Ltd, and ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu, a non-profit organisation, have joined hands with an aim to skill 48,000 students over a period of three years in various fields. The students will be trained in IT, banking, financial services and insurance, retail, e-commerce, logistics, knowledge process outsourcing, and soft skills. Infosys Foundation has committed a grant of over Rs 33 crore towards this project, it said in a statement on Wednesday. It announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICT Academy to increase the employability of young learners in rural India. "This collaboration will aim to enable students pursuing engineering, arts, and science courses in tier 2 and tier 3 cities across the country to gain relevant skills that are necessary today for career development," the statement said. Through this MoU, Infosys Foundation said it will further help establish 'Centres

Zomato withdraws NBFC application, says no plans to pursue lending

It comes at a time when the company was reportedly in talks with multiple NBFCs to offer working capital loans to its partner restaurants

FSIB recommends Challa Sreenivasulu Setty as next chairman of SBI

Dinesh Khara, the current chairman of SBI, is set to retire on August 28

Emkay Investment Managers launches new alternative fund; eyes Rs 500 crore

Portfolio management firm Emkay Investment Managers Ltd (EIML) on Thursday announced the launch of an alternative investment fund -- Emkay Capital Builder Fund-- through which it is aiming to mobilise Rs 500 crore in the next 6 to 8 months. The open-ended category III Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) -- Emkay Capital Builder Fund-- is hoping to generate long-term capital appreciation for investors from a portfolio of equity and equity-related securities. This will be a multi-cap portfolio of around 20-25 stocks. "Emkay Capital Builder AIF caters to the growing preference for Alternative Investment Funds as an investment avenue amongst UHNIs in India. Our bottom-up stock-picking strategy will help in formulating a winning AIF portfolio backed by the robust E-Qual model to mitigate risks related to management quality," Sachin Shah, Executive Director and Fund Manager, Emkay Investment Managers Ltd, said. In a webinar on opportunities in AIFs, the portfolio management firm said," EIM

Technology to financial services: Cyber frauds hurt organisations

One reason for cyber frauds is limited investments in governance protocols

Salesforce starts public sector division; enters digital creditors' market

Salesforce on Wednesday announced the launch of its public sector division in India to tap into the booming market and unveiled its digital lending offering tailored to Indian needs, as the enterprise software giant underlined its firm commitment to the market here. The company also highlighted insights from an (International Data Corporation) IDC study, which indicated that the Salesforce economy is expanding, with AI accelerating its growth trajectory. The IDC study forecasts that Salesforce and its ecosystem of customers and partners in India are expected to create a net gain of 1.8 million new jobs and generate USD 88.6 billion in new revenues from 2022 to 2028. Arundhati Bhattacharya, CEO and Chairperson of Salesforce India said growth potential here is huge, with rapid digital transformation unfolding all across. "India has talent and capability and now we are seeing far quicker adoption," she said at a media briefing. India is an "outlier" in digital adoption, and while dig

Sebi imposes fine of Rs 35 lakh on PTC arm's top brass for governance lapse

PTC India Financial Services is a subsidiary of PTC, which holds around 65 per cent in the non-banking financial firm

Sebi bags 'Best Conduct of Business Regulator' award by The Asian Banker

Sebi has been given 'Best Conduct of Business Regulator' award in Asia Pacific by The Asian Banker for its role in enhancing the regulatory framework for securities markets in India. The award was received by Sebi's Whole Time Member Kamlesh Chandra Varshney in a ceremony held in Hong Kong. "This authority (Sebi) has been actively working towards instantaneous settlement. In 2021, T+1 settlement was introduced in a phased manner, which was fully implemented from January 2023. This move has provided investors with faster access to their funds following trade execution and settlement, enhancing market efficiency and liquidity," The Asian Banker said in a statement. Through rigorous enforcement and innovative regulatory practices, Sebi has significantly improved the conduct of business in the country's financial markets, ensuring fair treatment of consumers and robust market integrity, it added. The Asian Banker creates platforms to build a greater sense of community amongst players i