HDFC Bank, on Tuesday, announced the launch of Pixel, its first end-to-end mobile app-based customisable, DIY digital card range. The card, it said, is designed for digital natives who are fluent with digital assets, have unique preferences and distinct financial behaviour. The digital card series also offers seamless app-based issuance, complete digital management, user engagement … Read more
The Nifty Bank fell over 1% on Thursday tracking weak global cues to close below its crucial psychological support of 48,000. The banking index fell 533 points to close at 47,487 while the Nifty50 saw a decline of 345 points to close below the 22000 mark. IDFC First Bank, PNB, HDFC Bank, and IndusInd Bank … Read more
Robust capital expenditure by the government and improvement in business confidence will push the country’s economic growth in 2024-25, an official said on Tuesday. Chief Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Rural Development Kuntal Sensarma said that the focus areas in 2024-25 should be infrastructure growth, inclusive development and harnessing demographic dividend, among others. “The … Read more
Bajaj Finance-RBI: The Reserve Bank of India has lifted the restrictions it had imposed on the sanction and disbursal of new loans on Bajaj Finance’s ‘eCOM’ and online/digital Insta EMI card segments. On November 15, 2023, the RBI ordered Bajaj Finance to stop sanction and disbursal of loans under its two lending products ‘eCOM’ and … Read more
On a sequential basis, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Axis Bank reported a faster growth in deposits for the March quarter compared with the credit growth while IndusInd Bank and Yes Bank showed marginally lower growth in deposits than advances. Synopsis While these lenders were able to increase deposits at a faster clip during the … Read more
Rallies in the markets may not present a clear picture of certain key developments. This is the very nature of the markets. A little bit of digging helps reveal stories which may not be apparent in the broad sentiment which engulfs the markets. Take for instance, the banking index. In the past one year ended … Read more
Paytm has completed the migration of merchant customer accounts from its payment bank to other unified payments interface (UPI) after it received a go-ahead from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). On April 17, One97 Communications Limited (OCL), which runs Paytm, started the customer migration to partner with payment service provider (PSP) banks Axis … Read more
India’s leading private sector bank HDFC Bank will release its fourth quarter numbers today along with a few other companies, closing what was a hectic week of corporate earnings. The numbers were mixed for IT companies as TCS Q4 results beat the estimates, while Infosys struggled with softer FY25 and revenue miss. Other companies which … Read more
Paytm recently said that the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has allowed One97 Communications (OCL) to kick-start the migration of users to a new payment service provider (PSP) the bank handles. For this, four major banks — State Bank of India (SBI), Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, and YES Bank — will act as PSPs … Read more
Brokerage firm Bernstein maintained an outperform rating on Maruti Suzuki and HDFC Bank. Macquarie recommended an outperform rating on LTI MindTree and HSBC has a buy rating on ICICI Lombard. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: Bernstein on Maruti Suzuki: Outperform| Target Rs 14,400 Bernstein … Read more