Global credit rating agency Moody’s has maintained a stable outlook for India’s banking system citing strong fundamentals of the local economy which will support credit […]
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PNB withdraws divestment process in Canara HSBC Life Insurance
Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Wednesday announced that it will discontinue the process of divestment in associate company Canara HSBC Life Insurance, the company stated […]
Personal loans account for 96% of all fintech lendings, mostly below Rs 5,000: Report
Despite facing regulatory challenges, fintech lenders continue to expand the credit penetration with loan disbursements growing more than 60% in one year. A report released […]
SBI enters social loan market; raises $1 bln from overseas markets
State Bank of India on Tuesday said it has concluded a landmark USD 1 billion syndicated social loan, making it the largest ESG loan raised […]
Indian banks unprepared for RBI’s ESG push, survey shows
Indian banks are not prepared to adopt environmental, social and governance (ESG) norms as part of their lending models due to reasons including a lack […]
Axis Bank completes acquisition of Citibank’s India consumer business
Axis Bank Ltd said on Wednesday it has completed its acquisition of Citibank’s India consumer and non-banking finance businesses. The transaction, announced in March 2022, […]
First time in many years, fixed deposit rates turn positive at 8%
As banks’ chase for customers to collect cheap deposits is not fructifying, they are forced to offer inflation-beating real interest rates on fixed deposits now, […]
PNB buries ghost of 2018 to fund lab diamonds
On a wintry morning in 2018, one of India’s largest high-street lenders, Punjab National Bank (PNB), had woken up to the horrors of huge losses […]
Assets worth Rs 26,000 crore monetised in FY23: NITI Aayog
The government has monetised assets worth ₹26,000 crore during FY23 against the target of ₹1.6 lakh crore for the current fiscal while proposal pipeline aggregating […]
Higher cash, quicker resolution help improve redemption ratio for ARCs
The cumulative redemption ratio for security receipts (SRs) issued by asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) has improved to 44% in 2019 from a mere 3% in […]