Stocks to Watch on Friday, February 9, 2024: LIC of India reported a 49.10 per cent year-on- year (Y-o-Y) growth in net profit, at Rs 9,444.4 crore, during Q3FY24
The RBI said it would next week come out with a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Paytm Payments Bank issue
"When such constructive engagement does not work or when the regulated entity doesn't take effective action, we go for imposing supervisory or business restrictions," Guv Das said
Paytm Payments Bank crisis: Das said, 'The RBI is and will continue to encourage and support innovation and technology in the financial sector'
The trust in Paytm has decreased among 68% of Indian Kirana stores after the RBI announcement on January 31, a report released on Thursday said
Some shift to alternatives and shun the platform, others still swear by it
Central Depository Services India (CDSL) may initiate inspection into Paytm Money's customer verification protocols following RBI's directives and regulatory actions against Paytm Payments Bank
Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi on Wednesday said it is for the Reserve Bank to deal with the Paytm issue and the government has nothing to do with the matter for now. He also said that Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) is a small financial entity and there are no systemic stability concerns. Amid concerns over non-compliance, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has taken various measures against PPBL wherein it will not be allowed to offer any services concerning deposits, prepaid instruments and e-wallet after February 29. The entity has also been directed to stop onboarding new customers. "It is action taken by the regulator. They regulate the banks. The government has had nothing to do until now when it comes to the actions taken against Paytm. And we believe that RBI must have taken the action in the overall interest of the consumer and the economy," Joshi told PTI in an interview. With regard to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Paytm's payment aggregator subsidiary, he said
Paytm's stock price ended the session at Rs 496.7 on Wednesday. Still, since January 31 - when the RBI ordered its payments bank division to stop accepting fresh deposits from March
The Reserve Bank of India last week ordered Paytm Payments Bank to bar most of its businesses, including deposits, by February 29
Stock market highlights on February 7, 2024: In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap index gained over 1.48 per cent, while the BSE SmallCap index advanced 0.35 per cent
TRF, KIOCL, GE T&D India, Dredging Corporation of India, Azad Engineering, and Balaji Telefilms were some of the other stocks which were locked in the upper circuits of 5 per cent to 20 per cent
Stocks to Watch on Wednesday, February 7, 2024: The parent company of Nykaa nearly doubled its consolidated net profit to Rs 16.2 crore during Q3FY24
April 1 deadline for establishing board-level IT strategy committee
Regulator told Paytm Payments Bank last week to stop accepting new deposits in its accounts and digital wallets from March 1
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on January 31 stopped Paytm Payments Bank from accepting fresh deposits and carrying out transactions from February 29, 2024
The company, earlier said that it filed a specific clarification on Sunday, categorically denying any investigation by the Enforcement Directorate on OCL, our associates, and our management
Users on the Paytm app will be able to use UPI services, recharge, pay bills as well as use Paytm QR, Soundbox, card machine, movie bookings, and financial services
There are concerns about the broader impact on India's fin-tech sector which the government says raised $5.6 billion in 2022, as digital payments and the use of smartphones and the internet boomed
The Enforcement Directorate and the Financial Intelligence Unit have asked the RBI to share its report on the recent action taken to bar Paytm Payments Bank Ltd from accepting deposits or top-ups in customer accounts, official sources said on Tuesday. Federal agencies ED and FIU, tasked with checking violations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), are already probing matters related to the payment gateway under provisions of the anti-money laundering law. Following the action of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Paytm has said it did no wrong and asserted that its brand owner company One97 Communications, founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) are not being investigated for money laundering or foreign exchange violations. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has asked the RBI to share its latest report so that it can analyse if it needs to initiate a probe against PPBL, a senior official told PTI. The agency has been probing Paytm and oth