Hyderabad, June 25 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Thursday, appealed to all state government employees to work for an extra hour every day to achieve more productive outcomes in administration, especially in enhancing state revenues. The Chief Minister stressed that illegal activities should be curbed and leakages should be plugged to generate more revenue.Addressing a meeting after signing MoUs with banks to provide insurance coverage to all government employees, the Chief…
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Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday proposed opening the term money market to a wider range of financial institutions and companies in a move aimed at deepening market liquidity and improving monetary policy transmission across different maturities.Under the draft directions released by the central bank, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), housing finance companies (HFCs), All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs), and companies would be allowed to participate …
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) India’s Account Aggregator ecosystem facilitated nearly 3.8 crore financial products and services in FY26 and has delivered over 45 crore cumulative consents and more than 500 crore data fetches, a report said on Wednesday.The report from the industry alliance of India’s Account Aggregator (AA) ecosystem — Sahamati — said the network now processes over 7 lakh consents daily and underlined AA ecosystem’s evolution beyond credit underwriting into a broader financial ser…
Seoul, June 12 (IANS) Banks are fast moving to rein in a surge in credit loans as customers have borrowed money to buy stocks, financial sources said on Friday.According to various sources, Hana, Shinhan and other major lenders have tightened criteria and limits on credit loans in the face of pressure from the country’s financial authorities, reports Yonhap news agency.The measure came as household loans extended by banks rose at the fastest pace in nearly two years in May as lending linked to s…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to reinvigorate Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) or FCNR-B deposits could pave the way for fresh long-term foreign exchange inflows, according to a report.Jefferies, in its report, said that the renewed focus on FCNR-B deposits is aimed at mobilising funds from non-resident Indians for a tenure of 3–5 years, potentially opening a stable channel of forex inflows into the country’s banking system.It noted that the initiative d…
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) on Monday announced the introduction of daily reporting of domestic institutional investor (DII) investment trends as part of efforts to strengthen transparency in India’s capital markets.The initiative has been launched under the guidance of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and in coordination with custodians and SEBI’s Department of Economic and Policy Analysis (DEPA).According to NSDL, the new reporting f…
Srinagar, May 30 (IANS) J&K Cyber Crime Department on Saturday issued an advisory for the general public amid rising cases of online fraud and digital scams.A statement by the Cybercrime Department urged the public to remain vigilant against cyber criminals employing fake calls, phishing links, OTP fraud, and suspicious online requests to target unsuspecting individuals.The advisory comes as cyber-related complaints continue to surface across the region, with fraudsters increasingly using de…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) India’s financial system has become stronger and more stable due to the growing role of asset reconstruction companies (ARCs), M Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, said on Monday.Addressing an industry gathering during ASREC logo launch event in the national capital, he said ARCs have emerged as a key pillar of the country’s financial ecosystem by helping banks and financial institutions resolve stressed assets efficiently.“ARCs play a major rol…
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday released its final guidelines on asset classification and provisioning for lenders, marking a significant shift toward a more forward-looking risk assessment framework. The rules, which were first proposed in draft form in October last year, will come into force from April 1, 2027, despite banks urging the regulator to delay implementation.At the heart of the new framework is the introduction of the Expected Credit Loss (ECL) appr…
Hyderabad, April 23 (IANS) Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. S. Sajjanar on Thursday asked the banks to focus on preventing cyber frauds by ensuring zero mule accounts.The Hyderabad police chief recommended the introduction of a twin-challenge framework to reorient bank branch priorities away from account-opening targets and towards citizen safety and institutional integrity.He strongly advocated that both these challenges should be embedded as formal Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) at the bran…