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WACR tops repo rate for the first time in FY26 amid GST outflows

The weighted average overnight call rate (WACR) breached the RBI's repo rate for the first time this fiscal, amid GST outflows, with liquidity surplus in the banking system at around 1% of NDTL

Lack of empathy in customer service driving complaints: RBI DG Swaminathan

'Systems respond with templated emails and helplines loop back endlessly'

Signs of slippage: Certain segments of borrowers require attention

Unsecured lending by scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) steadily grew over the past several years and touched 25.5 per cent of the credit extended in March 2023

Credit Card in force stays flat in June; ICICI, Axis Bank cards decline

Credit card issuances remain flat in June 2025, with ICICI Bank and Axis Bank showing declines in card numbers, while overall spending drops sequentially

Public sector bank NPAs drop to 2.58% from 9.11% in 4 yrs: Finance ministry

Gross NPAs of public sector banks dropped from 9.11% in 2021 to 2.58% in 2025, driven by RBI and government reforms, stricter recovery laws, and improved asset resolution frameworks

Customer complaints rising fast, bankers lacking empathy, says RBI DG

Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Swaminathan J has rued a "lack of empathy" among bankers, even in the face of rising number of customer complaints around serious aspects like fraud. Speaking at an event of RBI-promoted NIBM (National Institute of Bank Management) on July 12, Swaminathan said there is "increasing automation but decreasing ownership", and customers have to contend with template emails and helplines loop back "endlessly". He made it clear that addressing these issues will be essential if bankers were to sustain people's trust in the system. The Reserve Bank's website published the speech on Tuesday. "The number of customer complaints -- especially through digital channels -- has risen significantly in recent years. From social engineering frauds to poor grievance redressal, the loss and frustration is real. Often, the problem is not the product or service, but, as I see it, the real issue is a lack of empathy," the commercial banker-turned-regulator said in his valedict

Overnight money market rates near policy repo rate post RBI's VRRR auctions

Overnight money market rates climb following the RBI's VRRR auction and GST outflows, with WACR approaching the policy repo rate

RBI's intent to close outstanding EDPMS entries deserves praise

The RBI introduced the EDPMS to monitor the realisation of export proceeds in February 2014

How much liquidity does RBI want: Appropriate, adequate, or abundant?

Liquidity in the system had a deficit of Rs 2.4 trillion towards the end of the last financial year (on March 23); it is now in surplus of around Rs 3 trillion

RBI Dy Guv bats for global unity, tech transfer to fight climate change

RBI Deputy Governor M Rajeshwar Rao has called for enhanced global cooperation including technology transfer and R&D funding to deal with challenges posed by the climate change. Stressing that no country can achieve net-zero in isolation, he said climate change is the quintessential global challenge and so the response. Rao was speaking at the Conference on Green Infrastructure Finance at College of Agriculture Banking, RBI here recently. "There is a requirement of enhanced global cooperation in this regard which must also extend to technology transfer, R&D funding, and skills development to enable development of technical expertise to identify, design, and structure bankable sustainable and green infrastructure projects," he said. The Reserve Bank posted his speech on its website on Friday. The Deputy Governor said that the focus needs to shift from project-based finance to overall market development with policy reforms, development of a project pipeline, and consistent ...

BFSI Wrap: RBI may ease foreign bank stake limits, SBI's record fundraising, credit-deposit growth & more

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the central bank may allow foreign banks to own up to 26% in Indian banks. Currently, while foreign investors can hold up to 74%,

India's outward FDI in June swells to $5 billion, shows RBI data

Outward FDI from India rose 74% YoY in June to $5.03 bn, with equity and guarantees up sharply; Singapore leads as top destination in Q1 FY26

Indian firms file ECB intent worth $2.73 bn in May under automatic route

Indian companies including NBFCs filed $2.73 billion in ECB proposals in May 2025, all under the automatic route, with no applications under the approval route

Bank NIMs may shrink by 30 bps in FY26 on loan repricing: Fitch Ratings

Fitch Ratings forecasts margin contraction in FY26 as 45% of bank loans reprice downward quickly; repo rate cuts and unchanged low-cost deposit share are key factors

RBI monetary policy: August rate cut hopes get a fillip, says BS poll

Economists pencil in 25 bps reduction in the repo rate by December

RBI's 3-day VRRR sees weak demand amid GST outflows, reporting week

Banks park only ₹57,450 crore in RBI's ₹1-trillion three-day VRRR as they conserve liquidity ahead of GST payments and fortnightly reporting requirements

RBI Governor hints at allowing foreign banks to own 26% in Indian banks

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra says interest rate transmission is effective and hints at a policy to allow foreign banks to hold up to 26 per cent in Indian lenders

Comfortable position: Low inflation may not lead to another rate cut

Prices of oils and fats, for example, increased by over 17 per cent and may require policy attention

EximPe secures in-principle nod for cross-border payment aggregator licence

EximPe gains RBI's in-principle approval for a cross-border payment aggregator licence, plans to expand 10x by FY26 and enhance services for SMEs and B2B trade in Asia

RBI may cut rates further if inflation falls or growth slows: Guv Malhotra

While price stability remains the central bank's primary objective, growth is also a key consideration