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Capital Small Finance Bank Q1 total business grows 15.58% to Rs 12,584 cr

Capital Small Finance Bank Limited on Monday said its total business grew by 15.58 per cent to Rs 12,584 crore for the quarter ended June 2023. The Jalandhar-headquartered bank's total business was Rs 10,888 crore during the first quarter of the last financial year, according to a statement. The bank said its deposits grew by 14.64 per cent to Rs 7,064 crore and advances went up by 16.81 per cent to Rs 5,519 crore. The net worth of the bank increased by 28.81 per cent to Rs 69 crore during the first quarter of the current fiscal. Sarvjit Singh Samra, managing director and chief executive officer of Capital Small Finance Bank said, "We are proud to report robust profits, which underscore the resilience of our business model and the effectiveness of our strategic initiatives. "As we continue to navigate an ever-evolving financial landscape, we remain focused on sustaining this positive momentum and creating long-term value for our stakeholders.

IDFC FIRST Bank net profit increases by 61% at Rs 765 cr in June quarter

IDFC FIRST Bank on Saturday said its net profit rose by 61 per cent year-on-year to Rs 765 crore in the April-June quarter this year mainly driven by strong growth in core operating income. The bank's net profit for the April-June quarter of 2022-23 was Rs 474 crore. "Core operating profit (pre-provision operating profit excluding trading gains) grew strongly by 45 per cent Y-o-Y from Rs 987 crore in Q1-FY23 to Rs 1,427 crore for the quarter Q1-FY24," the bank said in a statement. The bank's net interest income (NII) grew 36 per cent to Rs 3,745 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal compared to Rs 2,751 crore in the year-ago period. Its Gross NPA improved to 2.17 per cent as of June 30, 2023, from 3.36 per cent as of end-June 2022. Net NPAs of the bank improved to 0.70 per cent at end-June 2023 from 1.30 per cent at June 30, 2022. Commenting on the result, V Vaidyanathan, Managing Director and CEO, IDFC FIRST Bank, said, "We continue to build a strong franchise with a h

India's forex reserves top $600 billion, rise to near 15-month high

They rose by $12.74 billion from the week earlier - the biggest gain in four months - having risen by a total of $3.08 billion in the prior two weeks

IDFC First Bank looks to raise Rs 2,000 crore in second half of FY24

IDFC First Bank has board approval to raise 40 billion rupees. It has already raised close to half that amount through a preferential allotment to IDFC Ltd

Stocks to Watch on July 4: RIL, IndusInd, IDFC, Adani Transmission, DMart

Stocks to Watch today, on Tuesday: Reliance Jio, the telecom arm of Reliance Industries, has announced the launch of the internet-enabled 'JioBharat' phones, at a price of Rs 999

Will follow path and structure of ICICI, HDFC Bank: IDFC First Bank CEO

'Basically, IDFC FIRST Bank will become a widely held, diversified financial institution with a diversified set of shareholders'

IDFC First Bank Q3 net profit doubles to Rs 605 crore on growth in income

IDFC First Bank on Saturday reported a two-fold jump in its net profit to Rs 605 crore for the quarter ending December 2022, driven by growth in operating income. The private sector bank had reported a profit of Rs 281 crore for the October-December period of 2021-22. The bank's total income increased to Rs 7,064.30 crore in the third quarter this fiscal from Rs 5,197.79 crore in the corresponding quarter of 2021-22, IDFC First Bank said in a stock exchange filing. The bank further said customer deposits increased by 44 per cent from Rs 85,818 crore as of December 31, 2021, to Rs 1,23,578 crore at end-December 31, 2022. CASA deposits grew by 39 per cent year-on-year from Rs 47,859 crore as of December 2021 to Rs 66,498 crore as of December 2022. On the asset quality, it said the gross NPA improved from 3.96 per cent at end-December 2021 to 2.96 per cent as of December 2022. The Net NPA at quarter ending December 2022 improved to 1.03 per cent from 1.74 per cent in the year-ago ..

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

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 likely to announce sale of mutual fund business today evening

A consortium led by Bandhan Financial Holdings is leading the race to acquire IDFC mutual fund business.

IDFC FIRST Bank begins process for 3-way merger; stock ends flat

The merger would be subject to the shareholders, creditors, statutory and regulatory approvals of the respective entities

IDFC First Bank board favours merger with promoter entities

Earlier in July, the Reserve Bank of India allowed IDFC Ltd to exit as the promoter of IDFC First Bank as the five year lock-in period ended

RBI clarifies IDFC can exit bank as a promoter as lock-in period ends

IDFC announced receiving the RBI's approval in a notification to the exchanges

RBI allows IDFC to exit IDFC First Bank as five-year lock-in period ends

The IDFC Bank was created by demerger of the infrastructure lending business of IDFC to IDFC Bank in 2015

Diversification, deposit growth put IDFC First ahead of Bandhan Bank

Both the banks have relied on inorganic options for growth and diversification

With conglomerates reluctant, PEs may be better source of capital for banks

PEs have deep pockets with the ability to recapitalise the bank as and when needed

After the moratorium: Banks have to face their bad loan problem, again

Indian banks will have a hard task when RBI's moratorium ends this month. Those that do not get capital will have to show their true health, writes Tamal Bandyopadhyay

Foreign portfolio investors to pick up $300-million stake in YES Bank

The FPIs are in advanced talks with an Indian bank to act as a custodian.

As banker it is my first job to be safe: IDFC First Bank CEO V Vaidyanathan

From now on, the system should open up systematically as people's financial cushions could vanish soon, he says

I am building a bank for the long run: IDFC First Bank CEO V Vaidyanathan

IDFC First Bank CEO talks about the journey so far and the road ahead for the bank