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RBI lets 30 countries open vostro accounts with Indian banks for rupee trade
08 Feb 2025
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted correspondent banks from 30 countries to open Special Rupee Vostro Accounts (SRVAs) with banks in India

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25% as economy slows
07 Feb 2025
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday announced a 0.25 basis point reduction in its policy repo rate, effective immediately, in a bid to pump liquidity into a slowing economy.

HSBC plans big retreat in US, Europe as focus shifts to Asia
01 Feb 2025
HSBC, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services groups, is planning to exit some merger and acquisition (M&A) financing and equities businesses in Europe

Go First Airways to be liquidated
21 Jan 2025
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday ordered the liquidation of budget airline Go First Airways

RBI allows rupee transactions by non-residents using rupee accounts in India
19 Jan 2025
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has liberalised the extant Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) 1999, facilitating rupee transactions between non-residents

RBI lets HDFC Bank buy up to 9.5% each in AU SFB. Kotak Mahindra and Capital Small Finance Bank
05 Jan 2025
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved HDFC Bank’s proposal to acquire a 9.5 per cent stake in AU Small Finance Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Capital Small Finance Bank.

RBI keeps repo rate steady, cuts cash reserve ratio to 4%
06 Dec 2024
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) at its meeting on Friday (6 December 2024) decided to keep the policy repo rate

RBL Bank ends credit card partnership with Bajaj Finance
02 Dec 2024
RBL Bank has ended its credit card partnership with Bajaj Finance Limited (BFL), calling an end to issue of these co-branded credit cards.

Finance minister wants banks to tame lending rates
19 Nov 2024
Public sector banks in India have overcome the challenges posed by rising non-performing assets and declining profitability, but at a great cost to the borrower, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.
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New central scheme to facilitate guarantee-free loans for higher education
10 Nov 2024
The union cabinet has approved a new scheme under which the Department of Higher Education will facilitate education loans to over 2.2 million students

Supreme Court orders liquidation of Jet Airways as debt resolution fails
08 Nov 2024
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the liquidation of Jet Airways in view of the failure to implement the debt resolution plan under some

StanChart India sells Rs4,100-cr personal loan portfolio to Kotak Mahindra Bank
20 Oct 2024
Standard Chartered Bank, India (StanChart) is selling around Rs4,100 crore ($490 million) of outstanding personal loans to Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (KMBL).

RBI keeps policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5% with focus on inflation
10 Oct 2024
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India, at its meeting on Wednesday, decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.50 per cent.

Sabadell shareholders accuse BBVA of worsening its bid with modified offer
04 Oct 2024
Shareholders of Spanish bank Banco Sabadell have accused its larger peer BBVA of “worsening” the takeover offer by announcing a modification to the original bid offer, undervaluing the bank further.

Sabadell shareholders accuse BBVA of worsening its bid with modified offer
04 Oct 2024
Shareholders of Spanish bank Banco Sabadell have accused its larger peer BBVA of “worsening” the takeover offer by announcing a modification to the original bid offer, undervaluing the bank further.

PNB raises Rs5,000 cr from institutional investors to bolster capital
30 Sep 2024
Punjab National Bank (PNB) has raised Rs5,000 crore through allocation of around 481.9 million shares to qualified institutional investors, the state-owned lender said on Friday.

GoFirst’s creditors vote for liquidation of the airline report
06 Aug 2024
The Committee of Creditors (CoC) overseeing the debt resolution process of insolvent carrier Go First decided to vote for liquidation of the airline as the committee could not make any headway 15 months

BNP Paribas to acquire AXA’s fund business for $5.5bn
05 Aug 2024
French banking group BNP Paribas is in exclusive talks with insurer AXA to acquire AXA Investment Managers, in a deal worth €5.1 billion ($5.5 billion).

IDBI Bank privatisation now hinges on RBI approval report
28 Jul 2024
The union home ministry has given necessary security clearance to potential investors in IDBI Bank and the Reserve Bank of India
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RBI issues new directions to banks for recovering money lost in frauds,
18 Jul 2024
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new directions to banks and other regulated entities to ensure that money lost through fraudulent transactions is recovered and not written off as non-performing asset (NPA).

Punjab & Sind Bank to expand with 100 new branches
10 Jul 2024
State-owned Punjab & Sind Bank plans to expand operations across the country with 100 new branches during the current financial year, reports cited its managing director Swarup Kumar Saha as saying.

Axis Bank invests additional Rs336-cr in Max Life, raises stake to 19.99%
20 Jun 2024
Axis Bank, India’s third-largest private sector lender, has acquired additional equity shares of Max Life Insurance Company worth Rs336 crore

Axis Bank invests additional Rs336-cr in Max Life, raises stake to 19.99%
20 Jun 2024
Axis Bank, India’s third-largest private sector lender, has acquired additional equity shares of Max Life Insurance Company worth Rs336 crore

Spain's BBVA expanding digital banking business to Germany
20 Jun 2024
BBVA, Spain's second largest bank after Santander, which successfully rolled out its digital banking services in Italy, is planning to extend its digital services to Germany as well.

Spanish banks BBVA and Sabadell weigh $12.93 bn all-stock merger
07 May 2024
Spanish bank Sabadell on Monday said it is considering a proposal by larger peer BBVA for a Euro 12 billion ($12.93 billion) all-stock merger that would create the largest banking company in Spain.
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