| ETBFSI Newsletter | Thursday, August 21, 2025 |
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Top Stories
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What is the most differentiating factor between small finance banks and universal banks? Should payment banks upgrade to small finance banks?The idea ...
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As embedded finance is at the cusp of changing the rules of how India pays, borrows, and insures, ETBFSI bring the 7th edition of CXO Conclave 2025 wi...
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While the headline revenue losses appear steep Rs 1.1 lakh crore under scenario one, Rs 60,000 crore under scenario two SBI Research argues th...
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The government's plan to rationalise the GST structure from the current five slabs to a simplified 5 per cent and 18 per cent, alongside a demerit ra...
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With profitability now taking precedence over topline growth, the next few quarters will likely see insurers consolidating product portfolios, tighten...
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CreditAccess Grameen has the highest at 31%, followed by Fedfina (14%), Equitas and Ujjivan (13% each), SBFC and Jana (12% each), Bajaj Finance (11%),...
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In July 2025, India's economy showed both strain and strength. Global trade worries and the shadow of upcoming U.S. tariffs kept external pressures h...
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Banking
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An investigation into loan irregularities at the Andaman and Nicobar State Cooperative Bank implicates Congress leader Kuldeep Rai Sharma. Loans excee...
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IndusInd Bank addresses legacy issues in treasury and microfinance following past frauds, reporting a net profit of Rs 604 crore this quarter. The ban...
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The finance ministry convened a meeting with public sector bank heads to assess their Q1 FY26 financial performance, revealing a collective record pro...
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Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds, a panel to examine role of top bank officials or financial institutions in fraud cases, has been reco...
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Uday Kotak urges Modi's government to bolster SMEs with fiscal support amidst US tariff concerns, viewing it as an opportunity for economic transforma...
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Insurance
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The Centre has proposed exempting individual life and health insurance policies from GST, according to Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary. Currently, in...
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday submitted a Zero Hour Notice in the Rajya Sabha to discuss the widespread mis-selling of financial pr...
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NBFC
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Indian microfinance companies are focusing on cleaning up their balance sheets. They are writing off bad loans earlier to improve their financial heal...
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JioFinance's Rs 24 digital tax filing module is stirring a storm in India's tax ecosystem, putting spotlight over filing accuracy, data privacy risk...
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Fintech
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Cedar-IBSi Capital secures â¹100 crore, reaching 60% of its â¹175 crore target corpus, with commitments from Muthoot Finance, IIFL Capital, Middle E...
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These ex-UBS, Barclays, Kotak, and ICICI Securities bankers will manage over 135 ultra-high-net-worth individual (UHNI) and single-family office clien...
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Financial Services
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India's mutual fund industry saw record inflows in July 2025, rising 264% MoM to Rs 1.79 lakh crore. Equity funds grew 81%, debt inflows strengthened...
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The Association of Mutual Funds of India (Amfi) collaborates with India Post to train one lakh postmen as distributors, aiming to expand its investor ...
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Policy
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However, coupled with income-tax cuts, it may boost annual consumption by â¹5.31 lakh crore, reduce retail inflation by 25 basis points.
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Reserve Bank of India is adopting principle-based regulations. This gives flexibility to regulated entities. M Rajeshwar Rao addressed IIM-K on financ...
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