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IDFC First Bank announces waiver of charges on customer-centric services

Private sector IDFC First Bank has announced waiver of charges on a number of customer-centric services such as cash deposits, withdrawals, demand drafts, IMPS and SMS alerts, among others ahead of its Foundation Day on Sunday. On the occasion of its Foundation Day on 18th December, IDFC First Bank has announced 'Zero-fee banking' on savings accounts, the bank said in a release on Saturday. The lender said it has waived fees on 25 commonly used banking services related to savings accounts such as cash deposit and withdrawal at branches, third party cash transactions, demand drafts, IMPS, NEFT, RTGS, cheque book, SMS alerts, interest certificates, insufficient balance for ATM transactions, international ATM usage and so on. Customers maintaining as low as Rs 10,000 average monthly balance and Rs 25,000 AMB in savings accounts will be offered these services free of cost. This will benefit all customers, and particularly those with lesser financial literacy who find it difficult to ..

CBDC more anonymous than traditional e-transactions: IDFC First Bank CEO

In CBDC, the core banking will have a one-time debit for currency purchase, but all subsequent transactions, which move from wallet to wallet

Retail CBDC pilot starts Dec 1, to be tested in 4 banks, 4 cities initially

RBI says digital rupee for retail segment will be in the form of a digital token that represents legal tender, to be issued in same denominations as paper currency and coins

Rupee sheds 21p to dollar as Polish missile strike sparks risk aversion

Wider October trade deficit, contraction in exports drag down rupee

Edelweiss to slash wholesale loan book to Rs 2,900 crore in 2 years

In a filing with BSE, the company said improved macro environment and sell-down capabilities were driving faster book reduction

RBI's e-rupee pilot takes off; Day 1 bond trade deals hit Rs 275 crore

SBI, BoB hammer out first gilt deal using digital rupee; 48 transactions carried out

IDFC First Bank Q2 net profit jumps 266% to Rs 556 cr; NII climbs 32%

IDFC First Bank on Saturday reported a 266 per cent jump in its net profit at Rs 556 crore for the quarter ended September 2022 on the back of strong growth in core operating income. The private sector lender had posted a net profit of Rs 152 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Its core operating income (excluding trading gains) rose by 35 per cent from a year ago to Rs 3,947 crore in Q2 of 2022-23 fiscal year, it said in a regulatory filing. Net interest income climbed 32 per cent at Rs 3,002 crore, while fee and other income spurted by 44 per cent to Rs 945 crore in the September quarter of FY23. Total income in the three months to September rose to Rs 6,531.03 crore as against Rs 4880.29 crore in the same period of 2021-22. Asset quality was better with gross non-performing assets (NPA) coming down to 3.18 per cent of the gross advances as of end-September 2022 from 4.27 per cent a year ago. Net NPAs were also down at 1.09 per cent as against 2.19 per cent. The bank said it

Here's why IDFC, IDFC First Bank shares jumped up to 5% on Wednesday

The Bank's profitability is expected to improve over the medium term as the bank establishes its retail franchise and the economies of scale help improve operational efficiency

IDFC First Bank's loans grow 24.8% YoY in Q2, deposits up 35.9% YoY

Retail business comprised 66.4 per cent of overall funded assets as of September 30, says private lender

IDFC First Bank surges 10%, hits 52-week high post Q2 business update

Asset quality of the loans booked during last 1 year, on a like-to-like vintage comparison basis, is performing better than prior vintage periods, indicating improvement in asset quality going forward

Indian rupee may sink to 82.50 against towering dollar, funding gap: IDFC

The Indian rupee could decline to 82.50 against the dollar by March, driven by the greenback's surge and the country's balance of payment deficit, IDFC First Bank said in a research note

Depreciating rupee not likely to cause fiscal slippage, say experts

Petroleum, fertiliser imports to become expensive, subsidy bill set to rise

Resistance for Nifty seen at 17,725; Stocks to buy in September F&O series

Coal India, City Union Bank, Cummins, IDFC First Bank and Piramal Enterprises are the five F&O stocks tha can deliver up to 21 per cent returns in the September series.

IDFC First Bank zooms 10% on reporting highest-ever profit

The bank's NII grew by 26 per cent YoY, and the asset quality also improved considerably.

Cost-income ratio will come down for IDFC First, says CEO Vaidyanathan

Lender sees growth in new gold loan business and it is scaling up wealth management unit, he says

IDFC First Bank net profit at Rs 342 crore surges 168% in March quarter

Bank says the economic impact of the coronavirus is diminishing to help its asset quality, lending

IDFC First Bank net profit jumps over two-fold to Rs 343 cr in March qtr

IDFC First Bank on Saturday posted over two-fold rise in net profit to Rs 343 crore in the March 2022 quarter on the back of strong core operating income and lower provisioning for bad loans.

Micro details of Indian banks' macro story

So far, the story reads well. We'll need to wait a couple of years to see how many restructured loans turn bad and whether some banks fall victim to their obsession for growth

IDFC First Bank MD gifts 500,000 shares to kin of deceased colleague

IDFC First Bank MD and CEO V Vaidyanathan has gifted 5 lakh shares of the bank held by him to family members of a deceased colleague, as per a regulatory filing. Vaidyanathan had earlier too gifted his shares to staff members, including his trainer, househelp and driver, to help them purchase homes. "V Vaidyanathan, Managing Director & CEO, has gifted 5,00,000 equity shares of IDFC FIRST Bank held by him to certain family members of a deceased colleague who was closely known to him for a long time, towards backing their education and for their financial security," the bank said in a regulatory filing on Thursday.

Hero Electric partners with IDFC FIRST Bank for vehicle finance

Hero Electric said it has joined hands with IDFC FIRST Bank for vehicle finance.