Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Razorpay, Mastercard launch solution for recurring payments; aims to integrate with over 50 banks

This directive is applicable to all recurring payments which were earlier debited automatically from customers' cards (credit/debit/prepaid) for mobile, utility, other recurring bills as well as subscription payments like OTT streaming services.

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NHB imposes Rs 4.75 lakh fine on HDFC for technical non-compliance

​​ "This is to inform you that NHB has on July 5, 2021, (Monday) imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 4,75,000 plus GST on the Corporation for technical non-compliance with NHB circulars," HDFC said.

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SAT to hear matter on PNB Housing-Carlyle deal next week

PNB Housing had filed an appeal before the SAT against the letter issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India last month, requesting it not to go ahead with the proposal until due diligence was done.

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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial to acquire 74.9% stake in Fullerton Financial

This investment brings together SMFG’s Asian push towards consumer and MSME lending, with FICC’s expertise in serving mass-market consumers and MSME customers in India.

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Monday, July 5, 2021

HDFC Bank reports 14 per cent loan growth YoY in Q1

The bank slowed its retail disbursements which were down 30% sequentially, reflecting the impact of the second Covid wave. The continued weakness in the retail segment led to retail segment's share in total loans slipping down to 45% from 47% in June quarter last year.

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Yes Bank's loans, advances shrink marginally at Rs 1.63 lakh cr by end of June quarter

The loans and advances stood at Rs 1,63,914 crore as of June 30, 2021 as compared with Rs 1,64,510 crore in the year-ago period, registering a marginal decline of 0.4 per cent on a year-on-year basis, Yes Bank said in a regulatory filing.

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HDFC Bank loans rise over 14% to Rs 11.47 lakh crore in June

The private sector lender said its domestic retail loans by the end of the first quarter of the current fiscal moved up by 10.5 per cent year-on-year, while the domestic wholesale loans grew by around 17 per cent.

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Sunday, July 4, 2021

Industrial sector's share in bank credit falls sharply as corporates deleverage, seek out new fund sources

Loans to the private sector declined from 37.6% in 2014 to 27.7% at the end of March 2021. Corporate credit acceleration in govt-owned enterprises was offset by the sharp decline in credit to private sector partly due to de-leveraging. During the same period personal loans grew from 16.2 to 26.3%, in which housing loans grew from 8.5% to 13.8%.

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Edelweiss General Insurance eyes 80-85 pc of business from health, motor segments: CEO

"We hope to maintain a similar growth rate in the current year also. In the first two months (April to May 2021), we have seen over 60 per cent growth...," Shanai Ghosh, Executive Director and CEO, Edelweiss General Insurance, told.

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Airtel Payments Bank hopeful of break-even in FY22; logs surge in business volumes amid pandemic

Losses for full year FY21 were at about Rs 420 crore, while the fourth quarter losses stood at nearly Rs 70 crore. The company logged over 32 per cent growth in revenue at almost Rs 627 crore for FY21 from Rs 474 crore in previous fiscal.

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Friday, July 2, 2021

Bank credit grows 5.82%; deposits by 10.32%

Bank advances stood at Rs 102.46 lakh crore and deposits at Rs 138.67 lakh crore in the fortnight ended June 19, 2020, according to RBI's Scheduled Banks' Statement of Position in India as of June 18, 2021, released on Friday.

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RBI imposes Rs 25 lakh on Punjab and Sind Bank

"Examination of the incident reports and the report of the forensic analysis of the said incidents revealed, non-compliance with aforesaid directions," it said.

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ULIPs gain traction as preferred insurance schemes amid pandemic: Survey

The ULIP insurance policies offer wealth creation alongside life cover. Part of the premium goes towards life cover and the rest goes towards a fund that is invested in equity, debt or a combination of both.

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