Subrata Panda, Abhijit Lele

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FCNR(B) Inflows Squeeze Private Bank Margins in Q2, Recovery Expected
Rediff.com2 days ago

Leading private banks in India, including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Axis Bank,...

Fairfax to leverage HDFC veterans Parekh, Sukthankar for IDBI Bank acquisition
Rediff.com4 days ago

Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial Holdings will utilise the expertise...

HDFC Bank, Axis, Kotak Mahindra See Robust Deposit Growth in Q2
Rediff.com13 Oct 2026

India's leading private-sector banks, including HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, and Kotak...

Indian banks set for healthy profit growth in Q2FY27, but NIMs face pressure
Rediff.com12 Oct 2026

Indian banks are projected to achieve healthy profit growth in the second quarter of...

HSBC emerges as top international bank for Indian corporate fundraising
Rediff.com12 Oct 2026

HSBC has emerged as the leading international bank in facilitating fundraising for...

HDFC Bank's Anup Bagchi to be India's Top-Paid Bank CEO with 35.9 Crore Package
Rediff.com9 Oct 2026

Anup Bagchi, the incoming MD & CEO of HDFC Bank, is set to become India's highest-paid...

RBI Brings Bank Deposits Into CAS
Rediff.com8 Oct 2026

'We see a lot of cases of bank deposits getting lost, especially when people die, so...

'Monetary Policy Can Bring Inflation To The Target'
Rediff.com7 Oct 2026

'In fact, when monetary policy has been deployed, it does not distinguish between types...

Axis Bank To Hire 12,500 Freshers
Rediff.com5 Oct 2026

'Get people young, train them, assimilate them, and grow them adequately.'

Anup Saha appointed Kotak Mahindra Bank MD & CEO, effective 2027
Rediff.com2 Oct 2026

Anup Saha, currently a Wholetime Director at Kotak Mahindra Bank, has been appointed as...

Reliance Industries raises Rs 25,000 crore in September bond issues, navigating rising borrowing costs
Rediff.com1 Oct 2026

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has successfully raised a total of Rs 25,000 crore...

UPI MDR: 75% Of Merchants May Be Unaffected
Rediff.com25 Sep 2026

75% of India's 60 million digital-payment merchants have never recorded a transaction...

FCNR(B) funds find a runway ahead of festival season-led credit demand
Rediff.com25 Sep 2026

RBI Deputy Governor Rohit Jain highlighted that banks are well-positioned to deploy...

India's BoP pressure to remain a challenge, says Chief Economic Advisor
Rediff.com25 Sep 2026

India's Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran stated that the country's balance...

SBI anticipates UPI MDR to cover costs, generate surplus
Rediff.com24 Sep 2026

State Bank of India (SBI) anticipates that the newly introduced Merchant Discount Rate...

'Three Days' Banking Strike Is A Big Issue'
Rediff.com23 Sep 2026

'There will be some inconvenience to people. But we have given one-month notice to the...

FCNR(B) Inflows Push Deposit Growth to 15-Year High, Corporate Loan Rates May Soften
Rediff.com22 Sep 2026

India's deposit growth has reached a 15-year high of 17.8 per cent, primarily driven by...

RBI proposes 60-day debit hold on suspected money mule accounts to combat cyber fraud
Rediff.com21 Sep 2026

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed a standard operating procedure (SOP) for...

RBI Deputy Governor: UPI MDR won't trigger shift back to cash
Rediff.com19 Sep 2026

RBI Deputy Governor S C Murmu stated that the introduction of merchant discount rate...

Noel Tata tables Rs 25K cr SP group stake buyout proposal
Rediff.com18 Sep 2026

Noel Tata, chairman of Tata Trusts, has presented a proposal for the Shapoorji Pallonji...