Banks & FIs

Shriram City Union Finance (merged into Shriram Finance)

RBI supersedes Srei’s Board. Appoints administrator.

RBI on October 4, 2021 superseded the struggling NBFC, Srei’s board, appointed an administrator (ex CGM of Bank of Baroda) and intends to shortly put it under the insolvency process (ICBC). Action has covered both Srei Infrastructure Finance and it’s wholly owned subsidiary Srei Equipment finance Ltd. Key points to note – The action came … Read more

tcs mcx deal: TCS wins large deal from MCX to build new trading platform

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. has won a large deal from the country’s largest commodity exchange Multi Commodity Exchange () to build a new technology platform for trading as well as post-trade functions. The project, dubbed Udaan, is among the largest and most complex projects that is currently undertaking in India, bringing low-latency, high volumes and … Read more

We’re looking to onboard 20-25 mn wallets by March 2023: Bajaj Finance MD

Consumer financier Bajaj Finance, which launched its wallet business this July, is aiming to onboard 20-25 million wallets onto its fold by March 2023. The company is currently onboarding 800,000 to 1 million new wallets every month, managing director (MD) Rajeev Jain said. Addressing an analyst call organised by Morgan Stanley, Jain said, “We are … Read more

Kotak Mahindra Bank to acquire 9.9% in KFin

Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) has agreed to acquire 9.98% in KFin Technologies Private Limited (KFin) for a cash consideration of Rs 310 crore. Funds will be infused directly into the company via fresh share issue. Key points to note – KFin was earlier known as Karvy Fintech. However, in December 2019 it renamed itself to … Read more

To comply with updated regulations, Vishal Kampani vacates MD’s office

Vishal Kampani, son of Nimesh Kampani (Indian securities market veteran) decides not to seek re-appointment as MD of JM Financial (JMF) and instead decides to take the position of Non-Executive Vice Chairman w.e.f. October 1, 2021. Key points to note – Kampanis (promoter family) own 54.75% of JMF. Decision to give up MD post is … Read more