India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payment system will soon be available in France. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced this on Thursday. PM Modi said that […]
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HDFC Bank onboards 1 lakh customers and 1.7 lakh merchants on CBDC platform
Private lender HDFC Bank on Thursday said it has onboarded over 1 lakh customers and 1.7 lakh merchants under the Central Bank digital currency (CBDC) […]
Reward points and freebies push credit card spends to record levels
Credit card usage has surged to a record, but what is driving it is not consumption, but the reward points and freebies associated with card […]
Vehicle loans outstanding rise 22 pc in May despite high interest rates
Vehicle loans outstanding increased by 22 per cent year-on-year to Rs 5.09 lakh crore in May, notwithstanding the Reserve Bank’s rate hike spree in 2022-23. […]
Satya MicroCapital raises Rs 53 crore in ECB from German bank
Microfinance company Satya MicroCapital raised about Rs 53 crore in external commercial borrowing from a German co-operative bank, which focuses on sustainable development. The deal […]
Pushing e-rupee payments using UPI infra on RBI’s agenda
In what is an ambitious e-rupee payments goal, the Reserve Bank is seeking to drive daily CBDC transactions to 10 lakh from up to 10,000 […]
Aim to increase e-rupee transactions to 10 lakh per day by 2023-end: RBI DG T Rabi Sankar
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India, which is aiming for a million retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) transactions per day by the end of […]
Hindujas look to raise up to $1b to finance Reliance Capital acquisition
New Delhi: The Hinduja family has sounded out global credit funds to raise up to $1 billion (about ₹8,200 crore) to finance the potential acquisition […]
70% of HDFC top executives to step down in integration process
Nearly 70% of the senior management of HDFC, which has merged with HDFC Bank, will step down from executive positions, in a move that could […]
The RBI has just lobbed a disruptor at the card sector
In a recent circular, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seems to have fired a shot in India’s war on international card networks. The country […]
