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PNB suspends 12 employees in alleged fraud

PNB suspends 12 employees in alleged fraud

Suspensions are based on allegations that a female staff member at PNB’s Greater Noida branch misused passwords of other employees to carry out unauthorised transactions.


PNB customers allege Rs 35 crore fraud

PNB customers allege Rs 35 crore fraud

Several customers of Punjab National Bank in Greater Noida claimed they neither authorised fund transfers nor received alerts about money taken from their savings accounts and fixed deposits.


Anup Bagchi takes charge as HDFC Bank MD & CEO

Anup Bagchi takes charge as HDFC Bank MD & CEO

Anup Bagchi’s predecessor, Sashidhar Jagdishan, vacated office on Monday after the completion of his term.


SBI probes cyberattack exposing 3,897 customer records

SBI probes cyberattack exposing 3,897 customer records

SBI’s preliminary analysis shows exposed information included customer names, mobile numbers, dates of birth, gender, email addresses, residential addresses, branch and customer identifiers and loan records.


HDFC Bank begins probe into senior-level ‘leaks’

HDFC Bank begins probe into senior-level ‘leaks’

HDFC Bank has initiated an internal probe into the alleged leak of confidential information by two of its senior executives.


More rate hikes coming amid inflation risks, RBI minutes show

More rate hikes coming amid inflation risks, RBI minutes show

MPC members divided over extent of monetary tightening that may ultimately be needed; RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra says duration and extent of rate hiking cycle would be contingent on  growth-inflation dynamics.


SBI data breach: Hacker claims access to 3.75 lakh customers

SBI data breach: Hacker claims access to 3.75 lakh customers

Hacker group under name of 'Siriusim' claims to have SBI’s customer information, including records containing loan applications, account-opening documents and addresses.

ICICI Bank Q2 net up 20% amid strong loan growth, lower provisions

ICICI Bank Q2 net up 20% amid strong loan growth, lower provisions

ICICI Bank’s Q2 net profit zooms to Rs 14,843 cr as loan growth rises 30% YoY to Rs 18.32 lakh cr; FCNR(B) inflow of $18 bn boosts fund base but narrows margins.


HDFC Bank Dy MD Bharucha quits

HDFC Bank Dy MD Bharucha quits

Ahead of Anup Bagchi taking charge, Kaizad Bharucha, deputy managing director of HDFC Bank, has “requested cessation” from service from 31 December; he had played a key role in building the bank’s credit architecture.


Rahul Shukla joins Axis Bank as head of commercial, Bharat Banking

Rahul Shukla joins Axis Bank as head of commercial, Bharat Banking

Axis Bank has appointed Rahul Shukla, a former senior executive at HDFC Bank, as group head of its Commercial and Bharat Banking business.

RBI approves Emirates NBD India branches to merge with RBL Bank

RBI approves Emirates NBD India branches to merge with RBL Bank

All Indian branches of Emirates NBD Bank will function as branches of RBL Bank with effect from 1 December, RBI said.

Karur Vysya eyes 18-20% loan growth, NIM expansion in FY27

Karur Vysya eyes 18-20% loan growth, NIM expansion in FY27

Karur Vysya to cap high-value corporate credit at 20% and will be cautious on gold loans which comprise 26% of total advances; bank’s Q2 net profit up 37% to Rs 788 crore. 

PNB Q2 net up 12.8% at Rs 5,532 crore

PNB Q2 net up 12.8% at Rs 5,532 crore

PNB CEO Ashok Chandra said the bank will raise $1 billion under its MTN programme and is waiting for right time to do it; NII up 10.8% and asset quality improves. 

RBI has given us two years to decide on CSB Bank: Prem Watsa

RBI has given us two years to decide on CSB Bank: Prem Watsa

Fairfax has not taken call yet on future of CSB Bank; have two years to decide whether to sell or merge it with IDBI Bank, says Prem Watsa. 


Fairfax to move its other financial holdings into IDBI Bank

Fairfax to move its other financial holdings into IDBI Bank

IDBI Bank will become holding company by transferring stakes of Fairfax’s holdings in IIFL Capital Services and Go Digit Life Insurance and Go Digit General Insurance to the lender.