| ETBFSI Newsletter | Saturday, October 25, 2025 |
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Top Stories
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Indian Central Bank has proposed allowing banks to fund up to 70 per cent of mergers and acquisitions, capped at 10 per cent of Tier-1 capital. Who ca...
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The draft amendment introduces a principle-based framework defining "high-quality" infrastructure projects. It rewards projects with stable cash flows...
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AI, particularly agentic AI, has the potential to radically reshape banking, creating unprecedented efficiencies and new customer value. However, with...
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The bank has maintained its FY26 NIM guidance at 2.82.9% and forecast credit growth of 1112%, driven by Rs 1.8 trillion in undisbursed corporate...
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The company has realised the full impact of repo rate cuts across its bank borrowings and does not intend to pass on rate reductions to customers in t...
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Banking
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State Bank of India will conduct scheduled maintenance on Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 1:10 AM to 2:10 AM IST. During this hour, key digital servi...
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Utkarsh Small Finance Bank will raise Rs 949 crore via a rights issue, attracting top investors like Madhusudan Kela's fund, MIT, HDFC Life, and Kota...
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India's largest banks, SBI and Bank of Baroda, are spearheading a new digital payments intelligence platform. This initiative aims to detect and preve...
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In a statement, SBI Card said the interest income increased by 9 per cent at Rs 2,490 crore in Q2 FY26 from Rs 2,290 crore a year ago. Fees and commis...
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Blackstone is investing Rs 6,196.51 crore for a 9.99% stake in Federal Bank via warrants. This strategic move, approved by the bank's board, aims to b...
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Kotak Mahindra Bank is expected to report a largely flat Q2FY26 PAT amid NIM compression and margin pressure. Analysts highlight loan and deposit grow...
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Insurance
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Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has increased its shareholding in two leading FMCG companies - Tata Consumer Products and Dabur India - acco...
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SBI Life Insurance's second-quarter profit fell 7% due to increased commissions and lower investment income. Despite strong demand, higher agent payou...
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Fintech
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As per RBI's Payment Systems report, digital payments made up 99.8 per cent of all transactions in the half year ended June 2025, driven by UPI's su...
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Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath reflected on India's 15-year startup evolution, highlighting how the VC ecosystem matured from family-funded ventures to gl...
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Mumbai based CapitalXB announces that it has raised USD 15 million comprising both debt and equity financing.
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Financial Services
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The Indian financial market is buzzing with activity, witnessing an impressive wave of transactions worth $8 billion. Foreign banks are stepping up th...
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India's forex reserves surged by USD 4.496 billion to USD 702.28 billion in the week ending October 17, primarily driven by a significant rise in gold...
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Policy
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The Reserve Bank of India is proposing significant changes to lending against securities. Individuals can now borrow up to Rs 1 crore against shares a...
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Tensions have surfaced between the Reserve Bank of India and the State Bank of India as an RBI economist claims their research has been lifted in rece...
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Industry
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For banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and financial institutions, the AI question has shifted from whether to how soon and how responsibl...
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The Department of Telecommunications aims to curb cyber fraud with a new mobile number validation platform. This platform will help banks and financia...
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