India

SBI loan growth to hit 12% in 2025 whilst capitalisation to improve

Partial stake sale in Yes Bank will improve core capital ratio further.
4 days ago

India’s Axis Bank face higher credit costs and margin pressures

It logged more slippages or bad loans due to reclassification.
5 days ago

India liquidity support eases funding strain for banks

Margins will fall in the near-term, but pressures will ease as deposit costs fall.

Japan’s SMFG eyes $1.1b additional investment in India’s Yes Bank: report

The Japanese megabank may raise its stake to 25%, sources said.

India’s banks supported by infrastructure push and demand

Weak loans are projected to rise to 3.1% in March 2026.

EXIM India has strong solvency, although capital to moderate

It will enjoy strong funding access due to its government affiliation.

India’s banks poised for growth despite margin and cost pressures

Impaired loans ratio and credit costs for most banks have bottomed, Fitch said.

India lowers priority sector lending obligation of small finance banks

It is now just 60% overall, although flexible allocation is now just 20%.

India’s new gold-backed loan rules changes competitive landscape

Lenders will have to gauge repayment capability using income and cash flows.

India’s payments central body launch training programmes for cybersecurity

They will also develop an exclusive NPCI-certified payment security cert. programme.

India revises instructions for unclaimed and inoperative deposit accounts

Accounts covered are those unoperated and amounts unclaimed for 10 years or more.

SMBC clinches approval to open branch in Bengaluru, India

This is the Japanese megabank’s fifth branch in the country.

India’s consumer lending growth slows in 2025

Consumer demand for mortgages and personal loans will be dampened, it said.

India’s gov’t owned NBFIs to further grow market share

Loan growth for such entities is expected to be 15% per annum in the next two years.