New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India’s banking sector remained resilient, supported by improved asset quality, strengthening capital buffers, robust retail and SME credit momentum, and early signs of revival in private capital expenditure, a survey showed on Sunday.The survey from FICCI and Indian Bank Association (IBA) said the banking sector maintains a broadly constructive outlook on credit growth over the near term, supported by improving balance sheets, steady economic activity, and sustained…
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New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Credit card spending in India rose 8.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 2.05 lakh crore in January 2026, driven by momentum in e-commerce transactions, a report showed on Friday.The report by CareEdge Ratings also said that public sector banks (PSBs) registered a 7.1 per cent YoY growth in outstanding cards — a significant jump compared to private banks.In terms of transactions, digital payments continued to dominate credit card usage, with e-commerce accounting for o…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The gross NPAs as a percentage of total loans and advances of scheduled commercial banks have been continuously declining during the last eight financial years, and were at a historic low of 2.15 per cent at the end of September 2025, which is lower than the 2010-11 level, the Parliament was informed on Monday. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has apprised that the data on gross NPAs of banks is not collected by it on a monthly basis. However, as per the latest data availa…
Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) Banks will be allowed to declare dividends or remit profits only if they meet strict financial and regulatory conditions, according to a draft framework released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday.The move aims to ensure that profit payouts do not weaken the financial health of banks.Under the proposed rules, banks must comply with all regulatory capital requirements at the end of the previous financial year and continue to meet these norms in the year when divide…