The government’s latest fiscal stance with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cut on health insurance has elevated insurance to the same priority level as essential goods like food
With evolving tech, funding models and regulation, bank licences are no longer the premium growth lever for NBFCs, and strategy, agility matter now, said experts at Business Standard BFSI Summit 2025.
Insurance industry leaders agreed that while the proposed goods and services tax (GST) waiver could support penetration, it cannot, on its own, transform the sector. In a panel discussion on the top
While participants in the domestic financial market are expecting a 25 basis-point policy repo rate cut in the December meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India
The role of artificial intelligence (AI) is expanding in retail banking, however, speaking at the Business Standard's BFSI Summit 2025 on Wednesday, banking heads urged to exercise caution.
The Indian banking sector finds itself in a curious position. Financial metrics — profits, balance sheet strength, and non-performing assets — are all at their best levels in years.
Almost a decade after India shifted to a formal inflation-targeting regime under the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) framework of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Global banks increasingly view India as one of their most promising markets, driven by regulatory predictability, new opportunities in acquisition financing, and a surge in domestic capital markets
After months of record-breaking gains, gold and silver prices have suddenly tumbled, sparking fears that the historic bullion rally may be cooling.
Every winter, Delhi turns into a gas chamber — and this year, the government’s pinning hopes on cloud seeding to wash the air clean.
As India’s economy gains momentum, the banking industry will be the first to expand, said KV Kamath, independent director and non-executive chairman, Jio Financial Services
India’s economy is performing better than expected and is likely to post growth north of 6.7 per cent in the current financial year, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran said on Wednesday
Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit brings together thought leaders from India’s financial landscape, including regulators, leading banks, NBFCs, mutual funds, and insurance companies
Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit brings together thought leaders from India’s financial landscape, including regulators, leading banks, NBFCs, mutual funds, and insurance companies
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta on Wednesday said that India is growing steadily at 6.5 per cent, with a forecast of 6.8 per cent for the year.
President Droupadi Murmu undertook a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet from the Air Force Station in Haryana's Ambala on Wednesday.
Bira 91’s parent company, B9 Beverages, has lost control of its pub business, The Beer Cafe, after its largest shareholder, Kirin Holdings of Japan, and its lender, Anicut Capital, took over shares
The world is heating, but it is not just the planet that’s burning. Every minute, somewhere on Earth, someone dies from heat
India needs more globally-competitive banks with strong financial foundations, skilled talent, and advanced technology to finance large-scale projects, create jobs
State Bank of India (SBI) Chairperson C S Setty on Wednesday said India’s overall credit growth remains strong.