India

SBI targets reaching 12,000 unbanked villages

Plan submitted to India's central bank under financial inclusion programme for the year.

SBI targets reaching 12,000 unbanked villages

Plan submitted to India's central bank under financial inclusion programme for the year.

ICICI Venture mulls launching $500mln infrastructure fund

Lender joins other private firms to fund India's $1tln infra projects between 2012 and 2017.

StanChart okays India listing bid

Shareholders give approval for up to $1bln IDR offering while seeking anchor investors.

SBI selects 2 US firms for POS terminals

Lender picks Visa International and Elavon to distribute 600,000 POS terminals over the next 5 years.

StanChart India share issue seeking anchor investors

Lenders holding StanChart's IDR started sourcing anchor investors from foreign investors, local banks and mutual funds.

ICICI, HDFC violate foreign investment rules

India's commerce and industry minister said decision meant to force lenders to shore up domestic shareholding.

HDFC profit up 31% to $660.92mln

Net interest income for the quarter soared 27% driven by loan growth.

Punjab National Bank taps Punjabi immigrants in Canada

Lender focuses on retail markets after learning from its success in British market.

ICICI Bank plans hiring 7,000 people in 2010

Recruits will be deployed to man new branches while declaring bonus and increments for old employees.

Bank of Baroda Q4 profit up 20%

Steady performance coupled by one time stake sale has driven lender’s net profit up at $204mln.

Minister says Indian banks had Dubai World exposure

Country's finance minister allayed fears on $537mln exposure as Indian banking system was sound and resilient.

HDFC Bank 4Q profit up 33% at $188mln

The above market expectations figures were driven by higher margins and loan growth.

ICICI Q4 profit up 79% at $303mln

Lender's net profit jumped while total income slid by almost 5%.

HDFC brings back its teaser loans

Home loans have rates from 8.25% in 2010-2011 to 9% in 2012 to maintain market position.

Punjab National launches massive financial inclusion scheme

India’s Finance Minister introduced Project Namaskar to garner 100,000 touch points through 100% core banking solution.

India’s top banks expected posting 13% profits growth

HDFC eyed to lead the pack with 31% profits growth as banking sector returns to normalcy.

India’s Union Bank postpones $350mln fund-raising move

Financial crisis in Greece prompts lender to put off lender’s bond sale.