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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Expanding banking points, product lines to tap strong demand; debit cards for rural users in Q2: Airtel Payments Bank CEO
Airtel Payments Bank is experiencing “strong tailwinds of demand”, and will grow its banking points and deepen product offering range this year, as it looks […]
PNB launches its virtual branch in the Metaverse
State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Thursday announced the launch of a virtual branch, PNB Metaverse. It is a virtual branch of the bank, which […]
RBI cancels licenses of two co-operative banks
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said it has cancelled the banking licenses of two co-operative banks in Maharashtra and Karnataka. The licenses […]
HSBC relaunches private banking in India
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd (HSBC) has relaunched its private banking business in India almost eight years after it closed the division amid […]
RBI rejects three applications for small finance bank licences
The Reserve Bank of India rejected three applications for small finance bank licences saying they “the applicants were not found suitable for granting of in-principle […]
PNB launches UPI Payments with IVR-based UPI 123PAY
State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Tuesday announced the launch of UPI 123PAY, an IVR-based UPI solution. This offering aligns with the Digital Payment Vision […]