India
Paytm Payments Bank to begin operations on May 23
Paytm Payments Bank to begin operations on May 23
																					
							Find out what the change will entail for the customers.
						
					
					
				Indian regulators intensify efforts to solve banks' bad loan problems
																					
							Asset resolution will be a dominant theme in the sector over the next few years.
						
					
					
				ICICI Bank's gross NPLs hit 8.8% in 4Q16
																					
							Headline numbers of stressed assets stand at 14%.
						
					
					
				Why a bad bank is not the answer to India's debt dilemma
																					
							A government adviser says India already has five reasonably-sized asset reconstruction companies.
						
					
					
				Axis Bank's earnings slump 43% to US$190m in Q1
																					
							No thanks to higher NPL provisioning.
						
					
					
				Citi India launches new digital cross-border payment solution
																					
							Corporate clients won't need physical documents for international payments.
						
					
					
				YES Bank's 4Q16 profit after tax up 30% to US$141m
																					
							Thanks to fee income's 72% growth.
						
					
					
				HDFC Bank posts the highest operating profit in three years
																					
							It grew 27% in 4QFY17.
						
					
					
				IndusInd Bank eyes improving CASA ratio to 40%
																					
							It also plans to double its loan book and customer base.
						
					
					
				Indian banks urged to raise provisions as bad loans mount
																					
							Lenders are asked to make provisions at rates higher than the regulatory minimum.
						
					
					
				India's struggling banks could be forced to merge with rivals
																					
							That is if their capital levels fall below the new standard issued by the central bank.
						
					
					
				Indian banks expected to post strong earnings growth for 4Q17
																					
							But there is one bank that might report a sharp decline in profits.
						
					
					
				Could setting up specialised banks in India bridge the country's infrastructure gap?
																					
							The RBI is looking for ways to finance $1.5t in projects.
						
					
					
				India's super bank set to have $550b of assets and 24,000 branches
																					
							State Bank of India will merge with five of its subsidiaries.
						
					
					
				India's RBL Bank eyes to grow loans at a 35% CAGR over FY17-20
																					
							Loan growth between FY11-16 was a 60% CAGR.
						
					
					
				Delinquencies in India's non-bank financial companies to rise over the next 2 quarters
																					
							No thanks to the adverse impact of demonetisation.
						
					
					
				India lifts limits on cash withdrawals from banks and ATMs
																					
							That is after 4 months of imposing the restrictions.
						
					
					
				 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
						 
						 
				 
								 
								 
								 
																					
											
																			 
																					 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                
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