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Indian commercial banks’ bad loans declined by 21.1% in 2023: analyst
Net non-performing assets dropped to a record low in Q3 FY2024.
Indian commercial banks’ bad loans declined by 21.1% in 2023: analyst
Net non-performing assets dropped to a record low in Q3 FY2024.
Loan growth ambitions push Indian banks to ‘deposit war’
Loan growth is expected to fall in 2025 with possible intensified deposit competition.
HDFC Bank unveils business credit cards with 55-days interest free
The cards offer up to ten times rewards points on business spends.
India’s private banks’ NIMs contract 32 basis points in Oct-Dec 2023
Growth in unsecured loans is expected to slow, which will impact credit growth and NIMs.
Chart of the Week: Indian banks’ credit exposure to NBFCs slows in Dec
However, the growth trajectory is still higher compared to a couple of years ago, data showed.
India’s Paytm meets with central bank following suspension of deposits: report
Paytm is reportedly seeking to extend the RBI’s 29 February deadline, a source said.
India’s ICICI Bank to maintain healthy earnings in the near term
Credit growth is expected to remain strong, at between 17% to 20%.
India’s commercial banks reports 17% higher net interest incomes
Banks also witnessed a 13.5% deposit growth for the quarter.
SMBC India names Sandeep Chopra as head of corporate coverage
Chopra reports to Rakesh Garg, chief business officer of SMBC India.
IRDAI assembles taskforce for bancassurance
The share of banks as corporate agents was 5.93% of non-life insurance and 17.44% of new business premiums in 2022-23.
Zurich acquires 51% stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank's general insurance arm
The insurer said it plans to buy 19% more in the future.
HDFC Bank names new chief of internal vigilance
Sachin Suryakant Rane was a senior police inspector before joining the bank.
Non-bank and housing financers to see robust loan growth in 2024: Ind-Ra
Diversified large NBFCs might turn to public debentures.
Alternative payments dominate India’s e-commerce payments
Mobile and digital wallets make up 58.1% of all e-commerce payments in 2023.
National Payments Corporation of India, Fonepay tie up for cross-border QR-code
Both companies have completed operational preparations.
Citi India initiates 12-month WFH set-up after mothers give birth
This comes on top of their paid maternity leaves.
India’s card payments market to rise 28.6% to $337.1b in 2023
Consumers in India are increasingly embracing electronic payments, GlobalData said.