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Advait Rao Palepu

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Cyber security: Why banks may be vulnerable
Rediff.com31 Dec 2018

'There's a huge need for advancements in current security incident logging and...

Will RBI cut rates in February?
Rediff.com20 Dec 2018

RBI in wait and watch mode as several risks to inflation continue to exist including a...

RBI to buy an additional Rs 40,000 crore worth of G-secs in Dec
Rediff.com28 Nov 2018

Stemming from the default of IL&FS in September, on various debt instruments including...

Delay in bankruptcy cases of the Dirty Dozen cost lenders dear
Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

Around 241 companies were sent for liquidation under the IBC by various NCLT benches...

RuPay, UPI set to pip global giants in retail transactions
Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

An analysis for the first eight months of CY18 shows that the value of RuPay and UPI...

Post DeMo, cash is back with a bang!
Rediff.com14 Nov 2018

The currency with the public is 10.3 per cent higher than it was in the week preceding...

IL&FS board readies turnaround plan
Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

JM Financial Consultants, Arpwood Capital and Alvarez & Marsal will advise the board...

IL&FS value to be preserved, says non-executive chairman Uday Kotak
Rediff.com5 Oct 2018

The new board will have to provide the NCLT a road map for turning around the company...

SC's Aadhaar verdict opens up UIDAI to legal suits
Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

'People, whose sensitive information has been leaked by State agencies or companies...

ICICI Lombard to use AI in processing insurance claims quickly
Rediff.com19 Sep 2018

The artificial intelligence-based system aims to authorise cashless claims within 60-90...

What awaits Urjit Patel in 3rd year as RBI governor
Rediff.com1 Sep 2018

Heading to the third year, will Urjit Patel be busy firefighting a currency crisis?...

The fault lines behind Cosmos Bank attack
Rediff.com15 Aug 2018

The unidentified hackers had executed money transfers on two separate occasions -...

IBC process: Any buyers for these 137 firms facing liquidation?
Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

With assets depreciating over time, it will lead to large haircuts for lenders and...

Will Ayushman Bharat disrupt the health insurance market?
Rediff.com10 Aug 2018

As a result of the mass state-led scheme, the processes in the health insurance market...

How effective is the bankruptcy code?
Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

Experts say that under the liquidation process, financial and operational creditors are...

5-yr motor insurance: Who benefits, who loses
Rediff.com25 Jul 2018

Advait Rao Palepu reports how a recent Supreme Court order will impact motor vehicles...

Home truth: Spike in HFCs' bad loans hobble PMAY
Rediff.com31 May 2018

PMAY-Gramin, which was launched in November 2016, aims to construct 10 million homes by...

Summer vacation at tribunals hits bankruptcy proceedings
Rediff.com21 May 2018

Representatives of stressed companies could seek more time for submitting a resolution...

'Banks to recover 48% from NPA accounts in RBI list'
Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

The haircut for major banks stands at 52 per cent, if the dues of Jaypee...

How insurance blockchain can ease customers' burden
Rediff.com4 Apr 2018

Life insurance companies assert that the blockchain being created has strict protocols...