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HDFC Bank enters $100-bn m-cap club, ranks 7th in world

HDFC Bank enters $100-bn m-cap club, ranks 7th in world

HDFC Bank enters exclusive club of companies with $100 bn market capitalisation, making it seventh-largest lender in the world.

HDFC Bank Q1 net up 30%

HDFC Bank Q1 net up 30%

HDFC Bank reported a 30% rise in its net profit for the quarter ended June 2023 to Rs 11,951.77 crore compared with Rs 9,195.99 crore a year ago.


DICGC’s new directive to banks to spread deposit insurance scheme awareness

DICGC’s new directive to banks to spread deposit insurance scheme awareness

Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation asks all banks to prominently display its logo and QR code on their websites and internet banking portals by 31 August.

SBI hikes lending rates by 5 basis points

SBI hikes lending rates by 5 basis points

Borrowers will need to pay more towards EMIs as SBI raises its MCLR by 5 basis points across all tenures from 15 July; MCLR-based rates now vary between 8% and 8.75%. 

PNB moves court, seeks release of Nirav Modi’s properties

PNB moves court, seeks release of Nirav Modi’s properties

Punjab National Bank files application for release of Nirav Modi's properties worth Rs 71 crore, attached by the ED in the bank fraud case. 


Byju’s takes support of Rajnish Kumar, Mohandas Pai

Byju’s takes support of Rajnish Kumar, Mohandas Pai

Byju's appoints former SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar and ex-CFO of Infosys Mohandas Pai to its advisory council.

Inflation rises to 3-month high in June

Inflation rises to 3-month high in June

India’s retail inflation rises to three-month high of 4.81% in June, according to government data.


Vehicle loans up 22% in May

Vehicle loans up 22% in May

Vehicle loans outstanding rise 22% YoY to Rs 5.09 lakh crore in May, despite RBI’s rate hike spree in 2022-23. 

Finalise wage revision of bank employees by 1 Dec, Finmin tells IBA

Finalise wage revision of bank employees by 1 Dec, Finmin tells IBA

Govt asks IBA to initiate process of negotiations for 12th Bi-partite settlement in a time-bound manner and to finalise it by 1 December.


Yes Bank’s loan book up 7.5%, deposits rise 13.5% in Q1

Yes Bank’s loan book up 7.5%, deposits rise 13.5% in Q1

Yes Bank’s loan book touches Rs 2 trillion; deposits grow 13.5% YoY to Rs 2.19 trillion.

HDFC Bank clocks 15.8% loan growth in Q1

HDFC Bank clocks 15.8% loan growth in Q1

HDFC Bank sees 15.8% rise in loans to Rs 16.15 trillion while deposits grow 19.2% to Rs 19.13 trillion in Q1; loan growth in merged entity rises 13.1% to Rs 22.45 trillion.

IDFC First Bank posts 24.5% growth in loans, 44.4% in deposits in Q1

IDFC First Bank posts 24.5% growth in loans, 44.4% in deposits in Q1

IDFC First Bank’s loans and advances jump 24.5% to Rs 1.71 lakh crore in Q1; deposits rise 44.4% to Rs 1.49 lakh crore. 

RBI seeks to give customers freedom to choose card network

RBI seeks to give customers freedom to choose card network

RBI asks banks and non-bank lenders to issue credit, debit and prepaid cards on multiple networks; customers should have option to choose from multiple card networks.


76% of Rs 2,000 notes returned to banks: RBI

76% of Rs 2,000 notes returned to banks: RBI

87% of Rs 2,000 notes were deposited in banks; remaining 13% were exchanged.


IDFC, IDFC First Bank boards approve merger ratio

IDFC, IDFC First Bank boards approve merger ratio

Merger will lead to simplification of corporate structure; shareholders of IDFC Ltd will get 155 equity shares of IDFC First Bank for every 100 shares held.