Saturday, April 30, 2022

A few old private sector banks may look like convenient acquisition targets. But that may not be easy

Most OPBs are investing in technology to attract young customers. According to analysts, they invest Rs 100-250 crore every year on modernisation. Still, at a functional level, they have not been able to reach the levels of an HDFC Bank or ICICI Bank. But tech systems of some of them are better.

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Friday, April 29, 2022

Aditya Birla ARC, Arcil among companies eyeing SBI's KSK Mahanadi loan

It is the largest stressed loan sale by any bank seeking upfront payment from the buyer. The bank has set a ₹1,544-crore reserve price on the outstanding loan of ₹3,815 crore. So far, most big-ticket distressed loan sales were structured deals involving part payment in the form of security receipts that would be redeemed upon recovery from defaulting borrowers.

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Bank credit likely to grow at 4-year high of 11-12% in FY23: Report

"Healthy economic growth and budgetary support from the government should lift bank credit growth by 200-300 basis points to 11-12 per cent this fiscal," Crisil Ratings said in the report.

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Two government nominee directors join board of IDBI Bank

The government nominee directors are Manoj Sahay, Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor, and Sushil Kumar Singh, Director, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, according to a regulatory filing.

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FinTech should focus on inclusion, access, and strengthening the ecosystem: ETILC

A critical role that FinTechs have played is in improving access to the gamut of financial services for the masses. It has democratized digital payments, increased access to credit—especially small-ticket loans, and access to investments owing to the discount brokerage model.

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JM Financial elevates Sonia Dasgupta as CEO of Investment banking business

“Sonia is a seasoned investment banking professional with a remarkable track- record. She brings the required leadership skills, industry knowledge and business insights to lead our business into the next phase of growth. Her strategic thinking and expertise will generate sustainable value for our clients,” said Vishal Kampani, Non-Executive Vice Chairman, JM Financial.

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Best ICO 2022 and Top 5 Cryptocurrencies for this Year



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Thursday, April 28, 2022

Merger with private bank, NBFC proposed at IDBI Bank roadshows

The option was proposed by some of the participants at the roadshows who were of the view that an all-cash offer for the bank would work out to be too costly.

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Yes Bank scam: CBI arrests Radius Group MD, Sanjay Chhabria

Radius Group was one of the biggest borrowers on the erstwhile DHFL with an outstanding loan with interest of around Rs 3,000 crores for a residential project in suburban Mumbai. The project is a joint venture between Radius and Sumer Group.

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Irdai proposes to standardise administration of group health insurance products

Group insurance facilitates enhancing the access to insurance to both formal and informal sectors of the society, Irdai said, while issuing the 'exposure draft on group insurance products under health insurance business and other operational matters'.

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RBI modifies norms for banks on short term crop loan scheme

In order to provide short term crop loans up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers at an interest rate of 7 per cent per annum, the government offers interest subvention of 2 per cent annually to banks.

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Indian Bank unveils pre-approved personal loan under Project WAVE

The service available for existing customers and hold regular income and pension accounts and PAPL loan product can be availed of through mobile application, bank's website and through internet banking facility.

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Things to know before investing in Short-Term Income Funds.

All about Short-Term Income Funds and things you need to know before investing in Short Term Income Funds.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Insurtech company Ethos opens India office in Bengaluru, looks to ramp up talent

With almost 90% instant approvals, the company has been increasing its year-over-year momentum, and now aims to further expand its technology and product offerings by capitalising on the vast tech, IT, and data analytics talent pool available in India.

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HDFC Bank plans car loan disbursal in 30 minutes in online push

Coined 'Xpress Car Loans', the country's largest private bank is offering end-to-end car loans to customers within 30 minutes through an online platform.

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WhatsApp plans cashback for peer transfers, merchant payments in India push

WhatsApp will before the end of May launch the cashback offer of up to 33 Indian rupees ($0.40) for transfers users make on its payments service, which allows contacts to send each other funds from within the messenger app, said the sources, who have direct knowledge of the company's plans.

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Cabinet approves Rs 820 cr financial support for India Post Payments Bank

The Union Cabinet has approved financial support of Rs 820 crore for India Post Payments Bank, a source said on Wednesday. The support will help state-run payments bank to penetrate deeper into the country, especially in the rural area and work towards financial inclusion.

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Yes Bank files plea for insolvency proceedings against Zee Learn

Zee Learn has received a notice from the Mumbai bench of the NCLT over Yes Bank's petition and is in the process of compiling information to verify the facts, the filing said on Monday.

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Digital Art - Top 5 Projects to Watch in 2022



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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Guarantees, LoCs to group companies will now have taut strings

The rules of the game on 'corporate guarantees' will change with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) insisting on a water-tight, time-bound mechanism for the issuance of guarantees and their invocation by lending banks.

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NBFC 'third party lending' set to come under auditors' scrutiny

The development assumes significance as several cases have come to light in the last few years where the promoters of NBFCs have diverted funds of the lender to private entities who in turn moved this money into third party companies.

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Investment advice for millennials

Strategies millennial investors can follow to maximize the returns of their investment.

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Monday, April 25, 2022

Credit push: State-run banks told to collaborate with startups, fintech cos

In PSB Manthan 2022, held last week, banks were asked to set up a three-year roadmap to improve their performance and competitiveness. Banks will focus on both geography-specific opportunities such as economic corridors and business sector-specific opportunities such as green energy.

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Private investment will come back this year: TV Narendran, CII President

At 7.5-8% growth in the current year, India would still be the fastest-growing economy, he said, proposing a production linked (PLI) scheme for furniture and capital goods as well.

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Ukraine crisis, inflation, higher rates to increase 'risky debt' by Rs 60,000 cr in FY23: Report

An analysis of 1,385 corporate entities led the domestic ratings agency to trim revenue growth projection for entities in a post-war scenario and also forecast narrowing of the profit margins due to higher commodity prices, an increase in interest rates of up to 1 per cent and the rupee depreciating by a tenth.

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Yes Bank files plea for insolvency proceedings against Zee Learn

Zee Learn has received a notice from the Mumbai bench of the NCLT over Yes Bank's petition and is in the process of compiling information to verify the facts, the filing said on Monday.

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RBI imposes Rs 1.12 crore penalty on Bank of Maharashtra

The Statutory Inspection for Supervisory Evaluation (ISE) of the public sector bank was conducted with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2020, it said in a release on Monday.

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New CEO Vishakha Mulye will have to rebalance ABCL portfolio to extract synergies

“Mulye’s focus will be to accelerate ABCL’s group synergies (including) strong parentage, balanced & lower risk lending portfolio, broad-based offerings across customers’ lifecycle, synergy potential and multi-channel distribution ecosystem,” ICICI Securities analysts said in a note.

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Delhi HC stays Punjab & Sind Bank from taking further action on Srei

In a relief to Srei Group and its founder Hemant Kanoria, the Delhi High Court has ordered Punjab & Sind Bank to restrain itself from taking any further action on the company.

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Sunday, April 24, 2022

Banks seek formal NPCI note on crypto UPI curbs

The banks, some of which are shareholders of NPCI, raised the issue at a recent meeting after the payments body expressed its reservations a few weeks ago on the fund flows through UPI for crypto trades, two persons aware of the discussions in the meeting told ET.

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Banks putting more of surplus funds in commercial papers as rates rise

Commercial papers (CPs) are shorter duration debt instruments generally issued by companies with maturities up to one year. One basis point is 0.01 percentage point.

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Airtel Payments Bank revenue may jump to $1 billion by 2030

"Bharti has found a way to generate profit in Indian fintech, and we model Airtel Payments Bank rising to $1 billion of revenue by 2030," London-based telecoms research firm New Street said in a note, adding that APB's current worth (read: valuation) is estimated at around $3.5 billion.

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Depositors of Lucknow cooperative bank to get money from DICGC on April 27

​​​Depositors of Beed-based Dwarakadas Mantri Nagari Sahakari Bank will get payments on June 6. DICGC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the RBI, provides an insurance cover of up to Rs 5 lakh on bank deposits. As per the corporation, the amount of assessable deposits stood at Rs 1,49,67,770 crore at end-March 2022.

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Reliance Capital likely to share RFRP with bidder by Wed; all cash bids to get highest score

RCL had offered two options to all the bidders. Under the first option, companies could bid for Reliance Capital, including its eight subsidiaries or clusters. The second option gave the companies freedom to bid for its subsidiaries, individually or in a combination.

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Six working groups set up to suggest ways to improve functioning of PSBs to submit report by Dec

The senior banker, who participated in the recently concluded Manthan 2022 - a meeting of the top PSU bankers, said the six working groups would look into functioning the public sector banks (PSBs) and suggest ways to improve customer service, digitisation, HR incentives, corporate governance and collaboration.

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Saturday, April 23, 2022

ICICI Bank's Mulye to join Aditya Birla Capital as CEO

Mulye, a career banker with three decades of experience behind her, will join her new role on June 1 as CEO designate, Aditya Birla Group announced late Saturday

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Yes Bank-DHFL case: Rana Kapoor, Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawans laundered money worth Rs 5,050 crore, says ED

During the investigation, it came to light that a big part of the proceeds of crime (POC) generated in this case has been siphoned off overseas by Rana Kapoor and hence they are not available for attachment directly under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), Enforcement Directorate said.

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Friday, April 22, 2022

Axis Bank turns down plan to distribute Sintex sale proceeds

Axis Bank is the sole lender to vote against the resolution plan submitted jointly by the two, the sources said. Axis Bank has ₹159 crore verified claims, according to the disclosures made on the company website. The liquidation value of Sintex Industries was much higher than the offers received from all four bidders in the first two rounds.

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Banks putting more of surplus funds in commercial papers as rates rise

Commercial papers (CPs) are shorter duration debt instruments generally issued by companies with maturities up to one year. One basis point is 0.01 percentage point.

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DFS Secretary asks banks to soar up balancesheet; raise capital from market

During the meeting with top executives of PSBs at Manthan 2022, Financial Services Secretary Sanjay Malhotra exuded confidence that public sector banks will continue to strive and perform better on all metrics, including profitability.

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BoB slashes home loan interest rate to 6.5 pc for limited period

"We have seen a significant pick-up in home sales over the last many months and we are delighted to extend the good times for home buyers with the introduction of a special, limited period interest rate offer of 6.50 per cent along with nil processing charges," its general manager (mortgages and other retail assets) H T Solanki said in a release.

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Now ITR filing mandatory if your TDS, TCS is Rs 25,000 or more in a financial year

The 7th proviso to Section 139 was inserted by the Finance Act, 2019, which provided for certain criteria which mandated the filing of income-tax returns even when the individual's income is less than the basic exemption limit. Now, vide Notification No. 37/2022, CBDT has notified a new Rule 12AB which prescribes additional conditions which mandate the filing of ITR despite the fact that income is below the basic exemption limit

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

Income tax return forms for FY 2021-22: 9 changes that require additional information from taxpayers

The income tax return (ITR) notified for FY 2021-22 does not have any major changes. However, finer/additional details have been asked in the tax return forms from the taxpayers. Here is a look at 9 changes that a taxpayer has to mention while filing an income tax return this year.

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RBI, Bank of Russia officials discuss payment options

This was the first meeting between the two central banks after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. The officials assessed the technical hurdles faced by exporters and importers in the two countries.

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Reliance ARC buys distressed loans from IOB, Jana SFB

It acquired a principal loan portfolio of ₹141 crore from Indian Overseas Bank at a reserve price of ₹84.8 crore under a structured deal of 25:75. Here, the ARC paid 25% of the transaction value upfront and the balance will be paid in the form of security receipts that will be redeemed as it recovers money from borrowers.

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Baring Private Equity Asia set to raise up to $700 million through debt

Baring, which holds the credit for one of the early syndicated acquisition financing for a private equity fund when it bought technology firm Hexaware in 2013, is in talks with a group of banks including Nomura, MUFG, Investec, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan, three people with knowledge of the development told ET.

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Fino Payments Bank receives RBI nod to offer partner bank's FD, RD services

In its letter dated April 19, the RBI stated that Fino Bank can carry out referral services of term deposit products in the form of FD and RD as a Business Correspondent of Suryoday Small Finance Bank (SSFB).

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IDBI Trustee allows vote in RHFL after Bombay HC go ahead

In a notice to the stock exchanges IDBI Trusteeship has called for a meeting of debenture holders of RHFL on May 13. Lenders to RHFL led by Bank of Baroda (BoB) and Yes Bank had already approved Authum’s plan in June last year but bond holders constitute 41% of the debt.

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RBL finalises next MD; seeks RBI approval

Last year in December, in a sudden turn of events, the board of the bank had sent the then MD and CEO Vishwavir Ahuja on leave and elevated Rajeev Ahuja as the interim chief to take care of the day-to-day operations.

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Chinese banks continue to dominate; ICICI latest Indian entrant among top banks in APac

SBI, India’s largest bank by assets, jumped two spots to be ranked 22nd in the list with $695 billion in assets. HDFC Bank, the country’s private sector bank also improved its position to 44th from 46th last year. ICICI just about made it to the list at number 50 with $226 billion in assets.

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