India

Indian government eyes reforms unleashing $8.72b in banking capital

Lowering the CET Tier-I ratio from 5.5% to 4.5% is expected to boost lending.

Indian government eyes reforms unleashing $8.72b in banking capital

Lowering the CET Tier-I ratio from 5.5% to 4.5% is expected to boost lending.

Ailing Indian banks shore up on fees from non-maintenance of minimum balance

State Bank of India led the pack in collecting customer penalties.

HDFC loan growth beat industry average at 22% in Q1

Personal, credit card, two-wheeler and business lending performed strongly.

Overdue property loans deals another blow to weakened Indian banks

Banks are struggling to recover around $20b of loans from developers.

India to close a third of overseas public sector bank branches

Around 70 foreign branches may be shuttered by end 2018.

India set to inject $2b into ailing state banks

The latest capital infusion aims to enable banks to build capital buffers.

India needs to trim its bloated banking sector: CEA Subramanian

A healthy system has between three to five public and private sector banks.

Indian ATMs and bank branches are falling short of hot demand

Rajasthan village has no banking infrastructure to serve its 5,500 residents.

India's PNB aims to reverse steep downfall with one-off share sale

The bank reportedly plans on selling its stake in its housing finance unit.

Korean banks secure clearance to expand foothold in India

KEB Hana Bank and KB Kookmin Bank are looking to tap into India's growing wealth.

Indian banks' loan growth up 12.84% in June

Lending to retail and SME buoyed embattled banking sector.

Indian court affirms ruling banning bank dealings in virtual currencies

The regulator gave banks three months to cease all crypto operations.

Punjab National Bank shuts down nearly all operations in fraud-hit Mumbai branch

Only retail operations are said to remain operational at the Brady House branch.

Deutsche Bank zeroes in on India's bad loans

The German lender is hoping to generate massive returns by refinancing and trading debt.

Indian banks embrace AI to drive costs down

SBI has deployed a virtual assistant to resolve customer queries.