Finance

Nabard Extends ₹20,500-cr Special Liquidity Facility To Co-op Banks, RRBs

Our BureauThe National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard), on Monday, said it has extended ₹20,500-cr... Read more

DoT Plans To Finalise Agency For 4G Spectrum Auction This Week

Wireless Planning Finance Wing finds four firms technically sound to conduct e-bids Read more

Kotak Bank Launches Video KYC For Opening 811 Savings Account

Our Bureau Kotak Mahindra Bank, on Monday, announced the introduction of video KYC to open a full-fledged Kotak 811 savi... Read more

IndiaFirst Life Insurance Says No News Yet On Stake Sale By Union Bank

SurabhiGearing up for a post-Covid world, IndiaFirst Life Insurance remains upbeat about the demand for insurance and sa... Read more

Blanket One-year Ban On Fresh Insolvency Under IBC: A Boon For Corporates, But Huge Burden For Banks

Unless the RBI offers dispensation on recognition of defaults or one-time restructuring, banks could face immense pressu... Read more

CII-IBA Financial Conditions Index Tanks On Bank, NBFC Pessimism

The CII-IBA Financial Conditions Index (FCI) for Q1 (April-June) FY 2020-21 recorded a steep drop to below 50 for the fi... Read more

IRDAI Extends Grace Period For Paying Life Insurance Policy Premiums Till May 31

The Insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has extended the grace period fo... Read more

Pepper Farmers Sell Stocks To Settle Gold Loans

A section of pepper farmers are seen liquidating their stock to ensure a cash flow following the directive from PSU bank... Read more

Atal Pension Yojana Turns 5; E-APY To Become Reality This Year, Says PFRDA Chief

With 2.23 crore customers, the pension scheme’s corpus stood at ₹11,000 crore as of March 31, 2020 Read more

Finance Minster's Meeting With Public Sector Bank Chiefs Deferred

The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s meeting with chief executives (CEOs) of State-owned banks slated for this af... Read more

Rural Customers Will Bounce Back Faster: MFIs

Speakers at webinar favour extension of moratorium on loan payments Read more

Covid-19: Banks Look To Float AMC To Deal With Bad Loans

Fearing a spurt in bad loans due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, banks are looking to revive a two-year old prop... Read more

Sindhuja Microcredit Raises $8.7 Million In Series B Round

Sindhuja Microcredit, a rural-focussed micro finance institution, has raised $8.7 million from Norway-based Nordic Micro... Read more

80% Of Older Consumers To Adopt Digital Payment In Next 6 Months: Study

Capgemini Research Institute has come up with a study on Covid-19 and the financial services consumer analysing on how t... Read more

BFIL Facilitates ₹100 Cr Of Transactions Through Rural Distribution Service Points

These service points, or Bharat Money Stores, have made banking services available to over 5,000 villages Read more