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L&T Finance, L&T Infra Credit, 5 NBFCs surrender registration certificates

L&T Finance, L&T Infra Credit, and five other non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) have surrendered their certificates of registration to the Reserve Bank of India. Following this, the central bank cancelled their Certificate of Registration (CoR) as they ceased to be a legal entity after amalgamation, merger, dissolution or voluntary strike-off. In December last year, L&T Finance Holdings (LTFH) had announced the completion of merger of subsidiaries L&T Finance, L&T Infra Credit, and L&T Mutual Fund Trustee, with itself. The other five NBFCs which surrendered their CoR are Marudhar Food & Credit Ltd, Creative Intra Ltd, Jinvani Trading & Investment Company, Manjushree Fincap, and Shruti Financial Services. In another statement, the RBI said it has cancelled CoR of four NBFCs -- Nimisha Finance India, R.M.B. Finance Company, Suyash Finovest, and Kamdhar Leasing and Finance Ltd. These four companies cannot transact the business of a non-banking ...

Aditya Birla Finance may merge with Aditya Birla Cap within next 12 months

This is the second instance of such a merger in the NBFC space. Earlier, Tata Capital Financial Services merged with its parent entity Tata Capital from January 1, 2024

Sebi, RBI widen investigation into public debt issue subscriptions: Report

Investigators are also studying if disproportionate loans were given to subscribes and whether customer identification processes were not adequately followed, the sources added

Sebi bars JM Financial from acting as lead manager of debt issue

Shares of JM Financial tanked by 20 per cent following the RBI order on Wednesday. Later, the stock recouped the bulk of the losses

IIFL, Manappuram, L&T Finance: These NBFCs can fall another 22%; here's why

Among the frontline NBFCs, Bajaj Finance looks interestingly poised, with the stock attempting to form a bottom following a 17 per cent decline since mid January, suggests technical chart.

Fairfax India agrees to give IIFL Finance up to $200 mn liquidity support

NBFC's stock falls another 20% after RBI bars it from disbursing gold loans

8 NBFCs to raise $2 bn through ECB after positive outlook for Indian firms

Overseas borrowing by Indian corporates and high-rated non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) is likely to grow as hedging costs are low and there is a softening bias of global interest rates

'Mahindra Finance aims to nearly double non-vehicle loan book in FY25'

Currently, non-vehicle finance comprises 5%-6% of the company's loan book. The target will be met in phases and may not exceed 10% in 2024-25, Iyer said

Fairfax India agrees to give IIFL Finance up to $200 mn liquidity support

NBFC's stock falls another 20% after RBI bars it from disbursing gold loans

Taking steps to meet RBI's concern: IIFL Fin after ban on giving gold loans

Company has enough liquidity and there is no governance at play, says NBFC's managing director

Growth in bank credit to industry decelerates to 7.8% in Jan, says RBI

Growth in bank credit to industry decelerated to 7.8 per cent year-on-year in January compared to 8.7 per cent in the same month last year, according to Reserve Bank data released on Thursday. The RBI's data on 'Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit January 2024' also showed that credit growth to agriculture and allied activities improved to 20.1 per cent (year-on-year) in January 2024 from 14.4 per cent a year ago. Among major industries, growth in credit to 'food processing' and 'textiles' accelerated in January 2024 against the corresponding month of the previous year, while that of 'basic metal & metal products' and 'chemicals and chemical products' decelerated. Further, bank advances to the services sector grew by 20.7 per cent in January 2024 against 21.4 per cent a year ago. Among major contributors, growth in credit to 'trade' improved, while that to 'non-banking financial companies (NBFCs)' decelerated year-on-year in January 2024. Also, personal loan growth moderated to ..

MSME loan portfolio's delinquency rate down to two year low of 2.3%: Report

The availability of enriched and timely credit data and rapid implementation of digital lending infrastructure has contributed significantly towards enhancing lender confidence, it said

RBI proposes road map for REs to address climate-linked financial risks

RBI said in the draft disclosure framework said REs are already required to disclose information on material risks as a part of their Pillar 3 disclosures

Companies line up Rs 16,620 crore corporate bonds as yields soften

Market participants expect that states' borrowing for both the current quarter and the entire financial year will be significantly lower than the calendar projections

'Sidbi's outstanding to MFI sector to touch Rs 10,000 cr this fiscal'

Outstanding of SIDBI to the micro-finance institutions (MFIs) will touch Rs 10,000 crore by the end of the current financial year ending March 2024, an official said on Thursday. In the last financial year, the refinancing development financial institution (DFI) had an outstanding of Rs 5,000 crore to the NBFC-MFI sector, the official said. "SIDBI started supporting MFIs since 1995-96 and has done enough capacity building for the MFI sector. Last fiscal, the total outstanding to the MFIs was Rs 5,000 crore. This fiscal, this will touch Rs 10,000 crore", Deputy managing director (DMD) of SIDBI Prakash Kumar said. Kumar told PTI on the sidelines of the Eastern India Microfinance Summit here that the the DFI expects this outstanding amount to rise 40 per cent during the next financial year. He said to gauge the impact assessment of the MFIs in the society, SIDBI has commissioned a study which is being conducted jointly by the self-regulatory body Sa-Dhan and Indira Gandhi Institute of

Stocktaking on the fintech revolution

Financial economic policy in India holds back the possibilities

P2P lending is risky; investors must diversify their borrower profiles

Lenders get the benefit of monthly cash flows and control, but they must avoid platforms promising high returns

ED questions Paytm officials, gets documents following RBI's decision

The Enforcement Directorate has questioned senior Paytm executives and taken submission of documents from them following the recent RBI action of barring Paytm Payments Bank Ltd from accepting deposits or top-ups in any customer account, official sources said Thursday. The central agency, according to the sources, is conducting preliminary examination of documents before it decides to launch a formal investigation into the RBI-flagged alleged irregularities at the fintech company under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). Some documents have been recently submitted by Paytm executives following which they were asked certain questions. Some more information has been sought, the sources said. As of now, no irregularities have been detected and a case under FEMA will only be registered once any contravention under the said law is found, they added. An investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) involving Paytm is already going on for some time, they ...

Japan's Mizuho Bank acquires 15% in Credit Saison India for Rs 1,200 cr

Digital non-banking finance company Credit Saison (CS) India on Tuesday said Japan's Mizuho Bank has acquired 15 per cent stake in it for Rs 1,200 crore. This is Credit Saison's first investment from an external investor, a statement from CS India said. This strategic investment will enable CS India to continue its journey towards becoming a well-diversified, resilient lending franchise with a focus on growth and profitability, the statement added. CS India received its (Non-banking Finance Company) NBFC licence in September 2019 from the RBI and focussed initial operations in wholesale lending and tech-integrated partnerships with other NBFCs and fintechs. Later, it expanded into retail lending through partnerships. Currently, it has 1.2 million active loans worth over Rs 10,000 crore, Presha Paragash, chief executive of CS India said. Mizuho Bank is the retail and corporate banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group while CS India is the domestic arm of Saison International, one of

Moneyboxx Finance Q3 results: Profit at Rs 2 cr, total income at Rs 33.5 cr

Moneyboxx Finance, an NBFC engaged in small business lending segment, has reported a profit of Rs 2.01 crore for the quarter ended December 2023. The company had incurred a loss of Rs 2.7 crore in December quarter last financial year. The company posted a profit after tax of Rs 5.02 crore in April-December 2023-24. It incurred a net loss of Rs 7.22 crore in the year-ago period. In December quarter FY24, total income was at Rs 33.52 crore. It was Rs 13.19 crore in the year-ago period. In a statement, the company said its assets under management more than doubled to Rs 530 crore as of December 31, 2023, driven by branch expansion, higher productivity, and growth in lending partnerships. "We have built a sustainable, scalable, and tech-driven business model with robust underwriting practices to cater to the promising and underserved small business loan market in rural and semi-urban areas," said Deepak Aggarwal, Co-CEO and CFO of Moneyboxx Finance. The company caters to micro ...