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‘100 Days 100 Pays’ Campaign

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently announced the launch of the ‘100 Days 100 Pays’ campaign on June 1. This campaign aims to trace and settle the...

May 13, 2023

Banking on Climate Chaos Report

On April 12, 2023, environmental organizations released the “Banking on Climate Chaos” report, which details the world’s largest banks’ spending on fossil fuel project financing since the Paris...

April 17, 2023

Airtel-IPPB WhatsApp Banking Services

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) and Bharti Airtel have partnered to launch banking services through WhatsApp for their customers in India. This joint statement was released on March...

April 1, 2023

UBS

UBS, Switzerland’s biggest bank, recently agreed to purchase Credit Suisse in a move that aims to contain the panic that ensued after two American banks collapsed earlier this...

March 21, 2023

RBI Framework on Indian Banks’ Foreign Businesses

On December 1, the Reserve Bank of India has unveiled a framework allowing overseas subsidiaries and branches of Indian banks and financial institutions to undertake activities that are...

December 5, 2022

2022 Nobel Prize for Economics

This year, the Nobel Prize for Economics was conferred to Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig. Key facts The 2022 Nobel Prize for Economics recognized the works...

October 11, 2022

Government Declares Banking Services as Public Utility Service

The government recently notified that the banking services would be categorised as a public utility service for the next 6 months. About Banking services are to be categorised...

April 28, 2020

ICICI Bank launches self-service delivery facility

Leading Private lender of India, ICICI Bank recently launched a unique self-service delivery facility called ‘iBox’. Using this facility, the customers of the bank can avail various banking...

February 3, 2020

NPIC to export UPI, sets up subsidiary: RBI Governor

The Unified Payment Interface was introduced in India in 2016. Based on its performance, Google has recommended similar service called FedNow to the US Federal Reserve Board. With...

December 17, 2019

Government announces Bank Recapitalisation Plan to infuse Rs. 2.11 lakh crore capital in PSBs

The Union Government has announced Bank Recapitalisation Plan to infuse Rs. 2.11 lakh crore ( $32.4 billion) capital over next two years into public sector banks (PSBs) and...

October 25, 2017

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