NOMURA sees loan growth falling to 7-8% by March 2026

Dozens of victims of courier fraud have been conned out of an average of £16,000 in the past year across Bristol and Somerset, according to police.

Moody's upgrades State Bank of India's baseline credit rating to "Baa3", citing expected improvement in capitalization. Profitability may moderate due to lending rate cuts in the near term

Scams that trick people into transferring funds fall outside most current fraud protections. Some victims want banks to take responsibility.

International auditors KPMG and Ernst & Young conduct asset quality reviews

Baramati suicide note cites unbearable workload, reigniting urgent calls for mental health reform in India’s banking sector

NBFC credit to GDP increased to 26 per cent in FY25, up from 16 per cent in FY19, according to a report by Ionic Wealth.

The draft is open for public feedback until August 11.

Five Lessons from Fintech-Bank Mergers

Indian lenders are finding it increasingly difficult to bring large corporates back into the traditional banking fold as overall credit growth slows and capital markets find favour instead.

According to the draft circular, banks will now require prior approval from the RBI before launching full-scale transactional digital banking services.

The long-running rivalry between the country’s top premium credit cards is about to heat up again.

The outreach follows a volatile week in India’s bond market, where five-year sovereign bond yields jumped by 25 basis points

PSBs, over the last one and a half to 2 years, have built up strong financial cushions.

The Reserve Bank of India has introduced a new framework allowing banks and NBFCs to directly sell stressed assets to investors through special purpose entities, aiming to broaden the distressed debt market.

RBI’s draft guidelines on gold loans are poised to impact non-banking financial companies and mid-tier banks more than larger banks.

e European Central Bank is particularly concerned about financial stress spreading from non-bank financial firms to regular lenders in periods of market stress

FinTech Futures examines how the bank of the future can adapt to evolving technologies and consumer demands.

While leveraged trades blowing up may have played a small role, traders’ search for a boogeyman ignores the obvious.

Leading NBFCs anticipate another year of subdued growth in disbursements and Assets Under Management (AUM) for FY26.

5 thoughts on the market’s tariff tantrum

Despite UPI's dominance, frequent outages are frustrating users and slowing its rapid growth trajectory.

The central bank will roll-out an updated platform for banks to exchange information.

Private sector banks spearheaded loan pool sales in fiscal year 2024-25, driving securitization volume to a record high of Rs 2.35 lakh crore. This surge represents a 24% year-on-year increase. While overall performance was strong, the fourth quarter saw a dip due to reduced NBFC disbursements amid unsecured loan segment stress.