AU Small Finance Bank (AU) is acquiring Fincare Small Finance Bank (Fincare) in a 100% share swap transaction. Fincare is a rural microfinance focused business with 15+ years of experience Microfinance is 53.9% of advances, followed by 18.9% Small Business Loans, 14.2% Home Loans, 10.2% Gold Loans and 2.6% others It’s majorly focused on South … Read more
In a move to simplify and streamline bank account transfers, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is set to facilitate hassle-free fund transfers of up to Rs 5 lakh without the need to add a beneficiary, states an ET report. The revised Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) will soon allow users to make secure and … Read more
The app in question is Bob World. “This action is based on certain material supervisory concerns observed in the manner of onboarding their customers onto this mobile application,” the RBI said. “Any further onboarding of customers of the bank on the ‘bob World’ application will be subject to rectification of the deficiencies observed and strengthening … Read more
The RBI is concerned about the strong growth in some personal loans and is watching out for any stress in that segment, asking banks, NBFCs and fintechs to strengthen their surveillance mechanisms. “Certain components of personal loans are recording very high growth… These are being closely monitored by RBI for any signs of incipient stress,” … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said regulated entities have to release original property documents to retail loan borrowers within 30 days of full repayment, and any delay would attract a penalty. This would include consumer credit, education loans, loans given to create or enhance immovable assets and loans for investment in financial … Read more
Uday Kotak, Asia’s richest banker by virtue of being the founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank, which he led for nearly two decades, on Saturday announced that he was stepping down as its managing director and CEO four months before the end of his term. The high-profile banker’s decision to become a non-executive director came as … Read more
Moody’s, the credit ratings agency, recently issued a new cautionary message concerning the U.S. banking system. What Happened: Moody’s shared in a note its decision to lower the ratings of 10 regional banks and that it is contemplating whether to downgrade several major lenders, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp (NYSE:BK), U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), State Street Corp (NYSE:STT), Truist Financial Corp (NYSE:TFC), Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc (NYSE:CFR) and Northern Trust Corp (NASDAQ:NTRS). … Read more
In a sudden announcement, M&M has informed to have acquired 3.53% stake into RBL Bank. Stake has been acquired from secondary market at a total value of Rs 417 cr. Average acquisition price is estimated at around Rs 199 per share as against RBL’s current trading price of Rs 239/ share. M&M has informed that … Read more