Ajinkya Kawale, Subrata Panda

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'LIC sets sights on sustained 60% plus market share'
Rediff.com8 hours ago

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

IDFC First Bank Pays Rs 583 Cr To Haryana Govt
Rediff.com1 days ago

'...even though the investigation in the matter is ongoing, we have paid 100 per cent...

Buying Online May Soon Be As Simple As Looking At Your Phone
Rediff.com1 days ago

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

How Did a 590 Crore Fraud Go Undetected At IDFC First Bank?
Rediff.com3 days ago

The quantum of fraud detected by the bank is more than the 503 crore net profit it...

Short-term debt flows shifting from CPs to CDs
Rediff.com16 Feb 2026

Investors are moving away from the commercial paper (CP) market towards certificates of...

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...

High cost of capital constraining private investment, growth
Rediff.com30 Jan 2026

India's high cost of capital due to relatively shallow corporate bond markets, limited...

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

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

Value of CDs climbs to Rs 5.75 trn, rates cross 7% for marquee banks
Rediff.com26 Jan 2026

Banks are depending more heavily on the market for certificates of deposit (CDs), whose...

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...

Net FDI stayed negative in November
Rediff.com22 Jan 2026

Net foreign direct investment (FDI) remained negative in November 2025 for the third...

RBI deputy governor flags cyber risk over volume of personal data with FIs
Rediff.com21 Jan 2026

The increasing use of models, algorithms, and code across the financial industry is...

Deposit Rate Cuts Tough For Banks As Govt Retains Small Savings Rates
Rediff.com14 Jan 2026

'The government's decision to keep interest rates unchanged on small savings schemes...

Pricing to remain key in corporate bond mkt this year
Rediff.com13 Jan 2026

A neutral monetary policy stance, heavy government borrowing, and issuers adjusting to...

$6-Billion Foreign Bet on India's Private Banks
Rediff.com12 Jan 2026

Cleaner balance sheets, regulatory support and strong growth prospects helped Indian...

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

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

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...

Up to 4 banks may have to tap buffers in adverse scenarios
Rediff.com1 Jan 2026

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its Financial Stability Report (FSR), cautioned...

RBI to infuse Rs 3 trn liquidity via OMOs, buy-sell swap after rupee defence
Rediff.com24 Dec 2025

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday announced a fresh round of liquidity...

Economic activity remained upbeat in Nov
Rediff.com23 Dec 2025

Overall economic activity continued to hold up in November with demand conditions...