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Friday, August 31, 2018

Rotate employees in sensitive posts: CVC directs banks, insurance companies

The CVC had in May this year asked banks and insurance companies to effect rotational transfers in respect of those officers in sensitive posts who are continuing beyond three years.

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Banks to remain open in September first week: Finance Ministry

The Ministry said banks will remain open during the week, observing holidays only on Sunday, September 2, and second Saturday, September 8.

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IPPB to start operations with 650 branches

IPPB will offer savings and current accounts with a maximum permitted balance of Rs 1 lakh.

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Government expects India post payments bank to be profitable after 2 years: Communications minister Manoj Sinha

With smartphone and biometrics, we can open accounts within a minute, which is in line with the PM’s aim to make India a cashless Digital economy, says Sinha

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UIDAI cracks down on banks missing targets to update Aadhaar data

The authority suspended electronic customer verification services for 13 banks and Aadhaar authentication agencies (AUA) last week after it found them performing dismally on their targets.

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RBI to finalise banks' interchange fee for Aadhaar based payments

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) had proposed the interchange fee at 1% of the transaction amount subjected to a maximum of Rs 12 while no fee for transactions up to Rs 100.

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Irdai makes long-term 3rd-party insurance must; car, bike purchase to cost more from Sep 1

The three-year third-party insurance will cost Rs 5,286 for cars with engine capacity of less than 1,000 cc, Rs 9,534 (1,000 - 1,500 cc) and Rs 24,305 for cars with engine capacity of 1,500 cc and more.

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HDFC offers home improvement loans for Kerala flood victims

Home improvement loans are for properties located in Kerala, even if the customer is stationed somewhere else, and will be valid only for loan applications submitted till October 31.

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Son't trust rumours, banks will remain open in first week of September

The WhatsApp message on bank holidays, which went viral, claimed that banks would remain closed from September 2 to 5 and then from September 8 to 9 for the weekend, a total of six days in the first week of September.

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Thursday, August 30, 2018

View: By a 99.3% verdict, India's cash ban was a farce

A damning verdict on demonetization hasn’t been Patel’s only assertion of independence this week.

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Sashidhar Jagdishan likely to be executive director of HDFC Bank

Jagdishan, who has been with the bank since 1996, is responsible for finance, business strategy, general & personnel, administration, investor relations and strategic initiatives.

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FedEx'd diamonds fueled Nirav Modi PNB fraud, says report

The three-carat gem was shipped at least four times between shadowy cos allegedly controlled by Nirav Modi.

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India Post Payments Bank to be launched in Telangana on September 1

The nationwide launch would take place in 650 branches and 3,250 access points on September 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi would launch IPPB in Delhi.

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Fake Rs 50, Rs 100 notes' detection record high in 2017-18: RBI

However, the detection of counterfeit notes was 31.4 per cent lower in 2017-18 compared with the previous year.

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Public sector banks were much easier to defraud than private sector ones: Here's why

No. of frauds reported by banks has been around 4500 in the last 10 years before increasing to 5835 in 2017-18.

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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

PSBs reduce Rs 64,106-cr NPAs via recoveries in FY18: RTI

There are 21 public sector banks in the country. However, the apex bank did not not provide bank-wise details of the NPAs.

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India is said to ask RBI to identify banks that can be merged

India has been battling for years to clean up its banks, which have a very high bad-loan ratio.

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Bank body asks lenders to get cyber insurance

While the larger lenders have cyber insurance covers ranging from Rs 350 crore to Rs 500 crore, many of the smaller players have only the Banker’s Blanket Bond.

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Gold loan NBFCs may offer respite to Kerala borrowers

Firms are working on initiatives like offering a grace period to those who failed to pay up their EMIs during the floods.

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From defence to defiance: The evolution of Urjit Patel

As he ends his second year as the RBI governor, Urjit Patel may be winning the perception battle.

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