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Amid RBI's clampdown, EPFO to halt Paytm Payments Bank linked claims

Paytm crisis: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation will stop accepting claims made via the Paytm Payments Bank accounts from February 23

India inflation likely cooled to 3-month low in January, shows survey

Inflation will average 5.4% this fiscal year and 4.7% in the next, a separate Reuters poll showed, close to the RBI's forecasts of 5.4% and 4.5%

Sensex, Nifty dip 1% as RBI keeps repo rates unchanged for the sixth time

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that it was premature to talk about rate cuts until there's evidence inflation will be kept firmly around the target level

NPCI appoints Ajay Kumar Choudhary as non-executive chairman of board

Choudhary succeeds Biswamohan Mahapatra who was appointed non-executive chairman in 2018

RBI MPC: Repo rate kept at 6.5%; Q4FY24 inflation forecast lowered to 5%

RBI policy meet: The RBI MPC has also decided to keep its stance of 'withdrawal of accommodation' unchanged

RBI press conference LIVE: It is supervisory action on Paytm, says Guv Das

RBI MPC Meeting Live Updates: RBI's MPC which began on February 6 has concluded today. The Central bank's MPC has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%. Catch all updates here

RBI to introduce offline digital rupee transactions soon: Governor Das

Digital rupee users will soon be able to execute transactions in areas with limited internet connectivity as the RBI on Thursday announced that offline capability will be introduced on the Central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot project. Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said that programmability-based additional use cases will be introduced as part of the pilot project. RBI launched a pilot of the retail CBDC in December 2022 and achieved the target of having 10 lakh transactions a day in December 2023. It can be noted that other payment platforms, especially the very popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI), already offer offline possibilities. "it is proposed to introduce an offline functionality in CBDC-R (Retail) for enabling transactions in areas with poor or limited internet connectivity," Das said while announcing the bi-monthly monetary policy review. He said multiple offline solutions, which include both proximity and non-proximity based ones, will be tes

HDFC Bank, Axis Bank: Why banks have taken a beating post the RBI policy?

A status quo on interest rate meant lenders may have to either hold or raise rates further in a bid to mobilise higher deposits

RBI holds policy rates, stance unchanged over inflation concerns

'Imperative for monetary policy to actively pursue disinflation to anchor inflation expectations,' says Shaktikanta Das

RBI MPC today: When, where to watch address of Guv Das and what to expect

RBI monetary policy time: The MPC decision will be announced by Shaktikanta Das at 10 am on Thursday

Stocks to Watch today, Feb 8: Banks, Auto, Zomato, Adani Ports, LIC, TCP

Stocks to Watch on Thursday, February 8: Shares of banking and finance, auto, housing, and real estate will be in focus as the Reserve Bank of India is set to announce the decision of it's MPC meeting

Several startups get RBI approval to operate as payment aggregators

According to industry insiders, several such applications are currently being processed by the RBI and more startups are expected to get approvals in the coming months

We hope frictionless credit scale up to digital infrastructure: P Vasudevan

In the future, he noted that the central bank aims to include both banks and non-banks gradually into the platform for their loan journey

RBI allows HDFC Bank group to buy up to 9.5% stake in ICICI Bank, 5 others

The group will also acquire stakes in Axis Bank, YES Bank Suryoday Small Finance Bank, IndusInd Bank, and Bandhan Bank

PhonePe adds former revenue secretary, 2 Walmart executives to its board

The strengthening of PhonePe's board comes at a time when the government is tightening the regulatory framework. PhonePe's rival Paytm is already facing multiple issues

Google removes 2,200 fraudulent loan apps from Play Store: MoS Finance

The government on Tuesday informed Parliament that Google has suspended or removed more than 2,200 fraudulent loan apps from its Play Store between September 2022 and August 2023. The government is constantly engaged with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and other regulators and stakeholders concerned to control fraudulent loan apps, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat K Karad said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. "As per the information received from MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology), during April 2021-July 2022, Google had reviewed approximately 3,500 to 4,000 loan apps and suspended/removed over 2,500 loan apps from its Play Store," he said. Similarly, he said, during September 2022-August 2023, over 2,200 loan apps were removed from the Google Play Store. "Further, Google has updated its policy regarding enforcement of loan apps on the Play Store and only those apps are allowed on the Play Store which are published by Regulated Entities (REs) or thos

RBI MPC meet begins: First meet post interim budget 2024; 5 things to know

The RBI MPC meeting will conclude on February 8, following which the RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das will announce the decision of the committee

RBI's liquidity drain signals tight cash conditions may stay: Economists

'April policy would be a better time to take a fresh view on liquidity situation for FY25'

RBI likely to hold rates for a sixth straight meet; statement in focus

Market participants are also hoping for some relief from the RBI on the liquidity front with the system deficit having hit a record high in January

Startup founders write to PM, FM & RBI to review regulatory action on PPBL

Founders have called on the regulator to re-evaluate its directive and engage in dialogue with the fintech industry