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Bank NPAs declined to Rs 5.70 trillion at December-end: Anurag Thakur

Non-performing assets of banks declined to Rs 5.70 trillion in December 2020

Supreme Court lifts blanket ban on NPA classification

The Supreme Court has also ordered waiver of compound interest for all borrowers who availed the loan moratorium

SC waives interest on interest during moratorium period for all borrowers

Banks unlikely to be impacted a lot as the level of debt recast had been low

No compound, penal interest be charged during loan moratorium period: SC

The Supreme Court directed that no compound or penal interest shall be charged from borrowers for the six-month loan moratorium period, which was announced last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic

India's proposed ban on cryptocurrencies not in line with major countries

In most major countries and blocs, regulators treat cryptocurrencies as assets and gains in these are taxed like financial transactions

Rupee rises 3 paise to Rs 72.34 against the US dollar in early trade

The rupee advanced by 3 paise to 72.34 against the US dollar in opening trade on Tuesday, as easing crude oil prices and buying trend in equity markets lifted sentiment. The rupee's gains were, however, restricted as investors turned a bit cautious due to ri

Paytm payment gateway registers over 750 mn monthly transactions

Digital payments services firm Paytm said its payment gateway now registers 750 million transactions on a monthly basis. The company said that payment instruments issued by Paytm Payments Bank, including Paytm Wallet and Paytm UPI, have contributed about 60

RBI sets up external advisory committee for evaluating banking applications

The committee set up by the RBI has five members with Shyamala Gopinathan, former deputy governor, RBI as the chairperson

Turkish lira slums toward record low on central bank woes, yen gains

The Turkish lira slumped toward a record low versus the dollar after President Erdogan stunned investors over the weekend by replacing the hawkish central bank governor with a critic of high rates

IDBI warns against fake job offers, says no agency hired for recruitment

IDBI Bank on Friday cautioned the public against fake job offers in its name and said it has not hired any agency for recruitment or collecting money. It has come to notice that some unscrupulous persons/recruitment agencies have been making job offers in th

Irdai asks insurers to facilitate Covid vaccination of policyholders

The regulator said insurers may create awareness among policyholders about vaccination through effective communication via SMS or email

Well run mid- and small-caps seeing strong growth: Emkay Investment CEO

Global interest rates are likely to remain benign for long, says Vikaas Sachdeva in interview.

P-notes investment climbs to 33-month high at Rs 91,658 crore in Feb

Investments through participatory notes in the capital market rose to Rs 91,658 crore at February-end, making it the highest level in 33 months, suggesting growing confidence of overseas investors

Our digital transactions have gone as high as 67% now: SBI Chairman

SBI has seen an increase in the number transactions happening at its multiple digital channels, with the percentage moving from 60 per cent in the pre-pandemic period to 67 per cent now, Chairman said

HDFC Bank's MSME book grows 30% y-o-y to cross Rs 2 trillion-mark

HDFC Bank's MSME book grew 30 per cent year-on-year to cross the Rs 2-trillion-mark as of December-end, mainly boosted by the pandemic-induced ECLG scheme under which it disbursed over Rs 23,000 crore

Rupee depreciates 3 paise to Rs 72.56 against US dollar in early trade

The rupee depreciated by 3 paise to 72.56 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday, as muted opening in domestic equities weighed on investor sentiment

Rupee becomes only Asian currency to gain in month of sweeping losses

The rupee has advanced 1.3% in March, boosted by $2.4 billion of overseas purchases of local stocks, including inflows related to initial public offerings

Remote working to push demand for cyber insurance: IRDAI official

Insurers are confronting a new reality in the COVID-19 situation as a long- term disruption to the customers, employees, investors and suppliers

Rajya Sabha passes bill to raise FDI limit in insurance sector to 74%

Majority of directors, key personnel will be resident Indians; percentage of profits to be retained in India, says FM Sitharaman on FDI safeguards

'Policies to cover hospitalisation cost due to adverse effects of vaccine'

Hospitalisation is covered under the health insurance policies subject to the specific terms and conditions of the policy, says Irdai

Punjab National Bank sets-up subsidiary to manage credit card business

State-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary to manage its credit card business, the bank said on Wednesday. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the bank namely PNB Cards & Services Ltd has been incorporated on March 16, 2021, by the Re

NPAs expected to increase in first half of 2021: FICCI-IBA survey

Asset quality of banks is likely to worsen during the first six months of 2021, according to a survey

Reserve Bank imposes Rs 2 crore penalty on SBI for contravention of norms

RBI imposed a penalty of Rs 2 crore on State Bank of India (SBI) for contravention of norms, including specific directions to the lender on remuneration to its employees in the form of commission.

Banking services disrupted across Maharashtra on Day 2 of nationwide strike

The two-day pan-India bank strike ended today, with the disruption in services including cash withdrawals, deposits, loan disbursements and cheque clearances hitting customers hard across Maharashtra.

Magma HDI general insurance raises Rs 525 cr from various investors

ICICI Venture, Morgan Stanley PE Asia, Cyza Chem have put in money

RBI fines SBI Rs 2 cr for commission payment to employees

The RBI said it fined the bank after finding the lapses while doing statutory audits for the year ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2018

CBI books Shiv Vani Oil, two promoters for defrauding PNB of Rs 253 cr

Banks, NBFCs are estimated to have given Rs 3,587 crore to company accused of criminal conspiracy, cheating

Not all banks will be privatised, interest of workers to be protected: FM

'Even for those banks which are likely to be privatised, the privatised institutions too will continue to function after privatisation, the interests of the staff will be protected,' said Sitharaman

Privatisation of PSU banks will compromise financial security: Cong MP

Congress MP Ravneet Singh on Tuesday said privatisation of public sector banks will compromise financial security

Nationwide bank strike continues to impact PSB services on second day

Bank strike continued for day-two on Tuesday, led by nine unions of public sector banks (PSBs) in the country, opposing government's policy to privatise the lenders

Cheque clearing to be done at all bank branches by September 30

The measure was first announced during February policy meet of RBI, but the guidelines were to be issued by March

NPCI launches UPI-Help on BHIM app

This will enable the users to check the status of the pending transactions, raise complaints against transactions that have not been processed or the money has not reached the beneficiary

NPCI goes live with UPI-Help on BHIM app

This will enable the users to check the status of the pending transactions, raise complaints against transactions that have not been processed or the money has not reached the beneficiary

Banking services hit in Punjab, Haryana as unions protest privatisation

Employees under the aegis of the United Forum of Bank Unions went on a two-day countrywide strike

Nationwide bank strike: Cheques worth Rs 16,500 crore stuck

A nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Union in protest against privatisation of the government banks has begun

PSB bank services hit in Bengal as unions protest against privatisation

Banking operations were severely hit in West Bengal on Monday

Nationwide strike impacts banking services of public sector banks

Banking operations including cheque clearance across the country got affected on Monday as bankers under the aegis of the UFBU have gone on a nationwide strike

Axis Bank to acquire 9.9% stake in Max Bupa Health's promoter entity

Max Bupa Health Insurance is as a joint venture between private equity group True North and Bupa.

Bank operations may be hit on Mon, Tue due to nationwide unions' strike

United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has given a call for a nationwide strike to protest against the proposed privatisation of two state-owned lenders
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