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Cyberattacks could trigger more rating actions on banks, says S&P

The banking sector is becoming more exposed to cybercrime after the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated digitalization and remote working

New credit culture

A big step by SC in allowing banks to chase personal guarantors

Dual regulation is bad

MFI issues won't be solved by state regulation

SBI eyes over Rs 10K-crore credit pipeline for health infrastructure

Ashwani Bhatia, managing director, SBI, said the bank had held discussions with firms that needed funds for building hospital infrastructure

Mumbai Angels back cloud-based neobank Nemo with undisclosed funding amount

A brainchild of IIM Ahmedabad alumni, Nemo is creating a unique business that aims to empower Indian MSMEs with the financial tools, resources, and networks that large corporations have access to

Govt likely to drop plan to decriminalise cheque bounce offences

It would seek directions from a Supreme Court panel formed to expedite the pendency of cheque bounce cases before taking a final call

IDFC First Bank planning to make home loans 40% of total portfolio

The bank has started offering prime home loans to employees of top corporates starting at 6.9 per cent

RBL Bank net declines 34% in Q4 on higher provisions, drop in NII

Its profit after tax for the reporting quarter stood at Rs 75 crore against Rs 114 crore in the year-ago period

IndusInd Bank net profit jumps 194% in March quarter on low provisions

The profit after tax grew to Rs 926 crore, from Rs 315 crore in the year-ago period

India's bank credit growth may dip further after touching record low

Amid Covid surge, some experts fear credit growth may worsen as a dramatic improvement in macroeconomic outlook anytime soon looks unlikely

Most bank CEOs have to hang up boots before 70 under latest RBI guidelines

RBI's CEO tenure cap: Banks have to expedite succession planning after RBI's new rules on CEOs term

Need new well-capitalised asset-reconstruction companies, says RBI study

Notwithstanding the increase in the number of ARCs over time, there has been a concentration in the industry in terms of AUM and the security receipts issued

De-risking risk business: Ensure absorbers before shock, says Vishwanathan

In his keynote address at Business Standard's webinar series, Former deputy governor says good capital buffers are a must

IL&FS case complexities reveal what India's resolution mechanism is lacking

A stretched rescue process reveals critical deficiencies in India Inc's corporate layering and resolution mechanism worsened by the pandemic

Best of BS Opinion: Beyond the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, vaccine supply, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

A hale and hearty banking sector but...

More than banks, most of which have the balance sheet strength to stomach bad loans, it is the borrowers who will suffer once they are branded as defaulters since no lender will give them fresh money

Our lending book makes us bigger than some banks: ABCL CEO Srinivasan

Having grown larger than some of the banks, he tells Hamsini Karthik shareholders' value enhancement possibly through value unlocking would be something that ABCL would consider going ahead

Fewer defaults on EMI payments by consumers in March, shows NACH data

According to the data released by the National Payments Corporation of India, 32.76 per cent of all auto-debit transactions in volume terms failed in March compared to 36.6 per cent in February

Systemic risk to stay high for Indian banks amid second Covid surge: S&P

The impact of broader lockdowns on the economy could be substantial, depending on their length and scope, S&P said in a statement

Future-ready banking

Book review of Transformational Leadership in Banking: Challenges of Governance, Leadership and HR in a Digital and Disruptive World