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India’s Federal Bank rolls out biometric card payments for e-commerce
India’s Federal Bank rolls out biometric card payments for e-commerce
Customers can authenticate online purchases with fingerprint or face ID.
2 days ago
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.
IndoStar gains approvals to sell Niwas Housing Finance for $203.7m
It secured an NOC from the National Housing Bank.
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 Saarathi Finance raises $55.5m in funding round
The NBFC plans to lend to MSMEs.
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.
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