Ajinkya Kawale, Aathira Varier

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'LIC sets sights on sustained 60% plus market share'
Rediff.com4 days ago

'LIC will reduce but not fully exit its stake in IDBI Bank, which remains an important...

Buying Online May Soon Be As Simple As Looking At Your Phone
Rediff.com5 days ago

Mastercard and Visa are introducing passkeys that will allow users to authenticate card...

RBI Proposes Strict Curbs On Bank Recovery Agents
Rediff.com13 Feb 2026

Abusive language, threats, harassment, excessive or anonymous calls, public...

UPI Growth Slowdown Rings Alarm
Rediff.com11 Feb 2026

This would imply a 29 per cent year-on-year rise, significantly lower than growth rates...

RBI to roll out risk-based premium model for deposit insurance
Rediff.com10 Feb 2026

The RBI will now charge banks different deposit insurance fees based on how risky they...

Budget 2026: The Industry Wishlist...
Rediff.com29 Jan 2026

Investors and startup executives are calling for extending the period for an entity to...

New labour Codes raise operating expenses of pvt banks, insurers
Rediff.com26 Jan 2026

The new labour Codes, notified by the central government in November 2025, have pushed...

UPI payments app PhonePe's $1.5 billion IPO to see Walmart cut stake
Rediff.com23 Jan 2026

As India's biggest Unified Payments Interface (UPI) app PhonePe prepares to list, the...

Positive biz outlook nudges banks to hire for sales growth
Rediff.com16 Jan 2026

Banks are witnessing a surge in hiring for sales staff in secured segments such as...

After Yes stake buy, Japan's SMBC gets RBI nod for wholly owned subsidiary
Rediff.com15 Jan 2026

Months after picking up 24.21 per cent stake in private sector lender Yes Bank, Japan's...

Can't treat compliance as a quarter-end activity: RBI DG
Rediff.com13 Jan 2026

Banks cannot treat compliance as a quarter-end activity, and must have stronger...

GST rejig helps life insurers' NBP surge 40% in December
Rediff.com12 Jan 2026

The life insurance industry recorded nearly 40 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in...

Bajaj Finserv completes Allianz's stake buyout in its insurance arms
Rediff.com9 Jan 2026

Bajaj Finserv on Thursday said it has completed the acquisition of Allianz SE's stake...

Commission structure in life insurance sector may change
Rediff.com8 Jan 2026

The committee formed under the Life Insurance Council to review the commission...

GST rate cuts spur credit growth in banking sector in Q3 FY26
Rediff.com7 Jan 2026

Banking sector has witnessed healthy growth in advances in the third quarter of...

NPCI sets up unit to scale up digital infra beyond payments
Rediff.com5 Jan 2026

Moving beyond digital payments, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the...

Banks see double-digit credit growth in Q3 FY26 on strong lending
Rediff.com3 Jan 2026

Six banks that reported their quarterly business updates for the October-December...

Gold most stable asset during geopolitical tensions: RBI staff study
Rediff.com1 Jan 2026

Gold has emerged as the most stable asset during episodes of geopolitical stress, and...

PSBs' staff count rises for 1st time in 5 years
Rediff.com31 Dec 2025

Public sector banks' (PSBs') employee count grew for the first time in five years while...

Corporate lending may rebound as loan-bond rate gap narrows
Rediff.com31 Dec 2025

Bank lending to companies is expected to go up in the coming quarters because the...