India
Indian central bank drafts scheme for Lakshmi Vilas, DBS India merger
DBS will inject $345m into DBIL if the scheme is approved.
Indian central bank drafts scheme for Lakshmi Vilas, DBS India merger
DBS will inject $345m into DBIL if the scheme is approved.
Chart of the Week: India's payments via UPI to reach $1.7t in 2025
The entrance of WeChat Pay is expected to intensify competition in the payments space.
Citi's Himanshu Shrivastava on banking space's digital transformation
The managing director said that technology is now a core business rather than a business enabler.
Indian banks now face less risks from corporate loans
Current performing loans can now better handle stress.
Alternative payments reign supreme in Indian e-commerce market
Share in transactions hit 54% this year.
Economic shock to hurt India's public sector banks
The government will be the likely source for recapitalisation.
Indian prime minister keen to ramp up stake sale of four banks: report
The government is pushing for privatization to help raise funds for its budget.
Improvement in sight for India's shadow lenders
But concerns still remain amongst investors amidst asset quality concerns.
Indian banks rush to lend against $1.5t hoard of gold
Firms are expanding their gold-backed loans to accommodate families sitting on $1.5t hoard of the precious metal.
Indian banks face further credit slump in Q2
Scheduled commercial banks saw weaker credit growth at 5.9%.
Chart of the Week: Lockdown easing drives card payments recovery in India
Fear of COVID-19 spread is driving consumers towards digital payment tools.
India mulls reducing number of state-owned banks to five
The first part would entail the sell-off of majority stakes in six lenders.
Indian banks raise capital against trying times
Top private banks should be able to boost capital effortlessly.
Falling borrowing costs won't save India's embattled shadow lenders
Worries mount of rising bad debts as the pandemic crisis leaves millions jobless.
Rapyd partners with local payment players to launch service in India
It has partnered with local players to allow merchants to access 900 locally-preferred payment methods.
India's Yes Bank slashes public offering share price by 55%
It is the latest Indian lender to raise capital to boost buffers against bad loans.
HDFC Bank extends instant auto loan to Tier 2, 3 Indian cities
It will be available to clients with pre-approved offers.
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