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Raghu Mohan

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Gold loan business is shining as regulatory scrutiny of sector grows
Rediff.com27 May 2024

In mid-March this year, the finance ministry asked state-run banks to review their gold...

ATM Charges To Go Up After Polls
Rediff.com16 May 2024

The interchange fee -- paid by the card-issuing bank when a customer swipes at another...

It's back to the drawing board for payment banks
Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

RBI's exercise will take into account standards of governance, the viability of the...

Why RBI Was Worried About Consumer Credit Growth
Rediff.com13 Mar 2024

The banking regulator was uncomfortable with the runaway pace at which consumer credit...

Paytm Payments Bank fiasco: Independent directors raised concerns
Rediff.com18 Feb 2024

At a time when the role of corporate boards is once again under the scanner,...

Banks, FinTech Need IT Experts Urgently!
Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

Senior bankers point out that while they will eventually attract qualified...

'Money lending has become prudent and conservative'
Rediff.com2 Feb 2024

'We need to be far more careful given the fact that while this is group lending, it's...

Will RBI Governor Get An Extension?
Rediff.com9 Jan 2024

'After a long time, we have a governor who is approachable. The RBI's interactions with...

NBFC business has to hit the reset button after RBI strengthens norms
Rediff.com11 Dec 2023

"We will raise Rs 300 crore via bonds of two-, three- and five-year tenures. This will...

JP Morgan's inclusion of India to emerging market debt index may boost G-secs
Rediff.com24 Oct 2023

India's inclusion in JP Morgan's bond index can channel billions of dollars into India....

Fintech Lenders Gave Rs 29,875 Crore
Rediff.com23 Oct 2023

'The last year's growth is a foretaste of things to come in the retail credit market.'

'We want to be No. 1 in affordable housing by FY26'
Rediff.com11 Oct 2023

'This segment has performed very well for us and this is reflected in our bounce rate...

'Our Aim Is Housing Finance's Siginficant Role In Economic Growth'
Rediff.com1 Oct 2023

'We are working with a few housing finance companies to drive affordable lending...

Has India's 'Bad Bank' Worked Or Not?
Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

The target was for banks to sell Rs 2 trillion worth of non-performing assets to NARCL,...

'ESG means doing business the right way'
Rediff.com22 Sep 2023

'ESG is actually a concept which cannot be applied effectively in the very short run.'

Debt Collection Goes Digital
Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

Companies don't have to be in the field to nudge people to return money they owe lenders.

Do top execs of PSBs need a pay overhaul?
Rediff.com4 Jul 2023

In FY23, the State Bank of India (SBI) reported a 57.4 per cent jump in its net profit...

Shoppers need not stop: Dynamics of in-store payments is being rewritten
Rediff.com12 Jun 2023

In March this year, Worldline India launched Vabox (Voice Alert Box): merchants will...

RBI Rules Make It Difficult To Attract Talent
Rediff.com5 Jun 2023

A top-class board is important from a systemic point of view, more so at a time when...

A new fintech world is upon us amid funding drought, lower valuations
Rediff.com29 May 2023

In January, Visa's chief executive officer, Al Kelly, said during an earnings call that...