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ICICI Bank gets RBI nod to make I-Process wholly owned subsidiary

ICICI Bank gets RBI nod to make I-Process wholly owned subsidiary

ICICI Bank currently holds 19% stake in I-Process Services (India), which was set up to provide staffing solutions services for financial institutions.

Dipak Gupta gets RBI nod to be interim CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank

Dipak Gupta gets RBI nod to be interim CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank

RBI approves Dipak Gupta’s appointment as MD and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank for two months; to decide on full-time chief of the bank during this period.


RBI set to introduce CBDC in call money market

RBI set to introduce CBDC in call money market

RBI plans to introduce wholesale a central bank digital currency in the call money market.

YONO evolving into a digital bank within the bank: SBI chairman

YONO evolving into a digital bank within the bank: SBI chairman

YONO generates quarterly fee income of Rs 100 crore and has potential to have Rs 30,000 crore loan book this fiscal, SBI chairman Dinesh Khara said. 

RBI allows pre-sanctioned credit lines through UPI

RBI allows pre-sanctioned credit lines through UPI

RBI expands scope of UPI by allowing it to include pre-sanctioned credit lines issued by banks for transactions.


FSIB recommends Vinay Tonse for MD post in SBI

FSIB recommends Vinay Tonse for MD post in SBI

The post has fallen vacant after Swaminathan Janakiraman was appointed as RBI deputy governor; Vinay Tonse is currently serving as deputy MD at SBI.

NCDRC directs ICICI Bank to pay fine for losing borrower’s property documents

NCDRC directs ICICI Bank to pay fine for losing borrower’s property documents

NCDRC directs ICICI Bank to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation for losing original property title documents; borrower had deposited the documents for availing a housing loan.


Need to pre-empt second-round impact of food price shocks on inflation: MPC

Need to pre-empt second-round impact of food price shocks on inflation: MPC

Headline CPI inflation is expected to harden significantly in July-August, driven by spike in tomato and other vegetable prices, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said as per minutes of MPC meeting. 

RBI to manage liquidity overhang proactively: Shaktikanta Das

RBI to manage liquidity overhang proactively: Shaktikanta Das

RBI will use various instruments while ensuring that  banking system has adequate liquidity to meet productive requirements of economy, said Shaktikanta Das.


Bank of Baroda withdraws auction notice to sell Sunny Deol’s Juhu villa

Bank of Baroda withdraws auction notice to sell Sunny Deol’s Juhu villa

Bank of Baroda, which had put actor and MP Sunny Deol’s villa in Mumbai’s Juhu locality for sale to recover a loan of Rs 56 crore, has withdrawn the notice.

Banks need to follow these RBI rules at time of resetting loans

Banks need to follow these RBI rules at time of resetting loans

RBI has laid down guidelines allowing individual borrowers of home, car and other loans to switch over from floating to a fixed interest rate system.

RBI issues guidelines to regulate penal charges on loans

RBI issues guidelines to regulate penal charges on loans

RBI directs banks and NBFCs not to levy penal interest that is added to the rate of interest rate charged on the loans; new guidelines to come into effect from 1 January 2024.


RBI approves former Citibank MD as head of South Indian Bank

RBI approves former Citibank MD as head of South Indian Bank

RBI approves PR Seshadri to be MD & CEO of South Indian Bank for a period of three years from 1 October; he was earlier CEO of Karur Vysya Bank and MD of Citibank, Asia Pacific.

Inflation gallops to 15-month high of 7.4% in July

Inflation gallops to 15-month high of 7.4% in July

Higher-than-expected CPI inflation at 7.44% in July from 4.87% in preceding month will not force a rate hike; inflation needs to persist above 6% for at least two quarters for RBI to act, analysts said.

Bank of Maharashtra drops home, car loan rates by up to 20 bps

Bank of Maharashtra drops home, car loan rates by up to 20 bps

Bank of Maharashtra cuts interest rate on home and car loans by up to 20 bps; new rates effective from 14 August.