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India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) ties up with FSS to create payments network for unorganized retail

The India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has partnered with Financial Software and Systems (FSS) to create payments network for unorganized retail. FSS is a payments technology company that...

September 12, 2018

Sunil Mehta elected as new chairman of Indian Banks Association

Sunil Mehta, the MD &chief executive of Punjab National Bank (PNB), has been elected as the new chairman of the Indian Banks Association (IBA) for 2018-19. Apart from...

September 2, 2018

Lok Sabha passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 on cheque bounce cases

On July 23, the Lok Sabha passed the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 that allows a court hearing a cheque bounce case to direct the drawer — the...

July 24, 2018

ADB approves $352 million amount for lining project of Son canal in Shahabad – Bhojpur region of Bihar

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved Lining Project of Son Canal in Shahbad-Bhojpur region of Bihar, which would benefit the agriculture sector immensely in the region. The...

July 10, 2018

Vishwas Patel appointed as new Chairman of Payments Council of India (PCI)

Vishwas Patel, who is Director at Infibeam Avenues, has been appointed as new Chairman of Payments Council of India (PCI), the apex body representing the companies in the...

July 6, 2018

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launches 2018 Financial Literacy Week

On June 4, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched Financial Literacy Week (FLW-2018) across the country with Customer Protection as its main theme. The event will...

June 5, 2018

Sudha Balakrishnan appointed as first-ever Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of RBI

Sudha Balakrishnan, the Vice-President of National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL), has been appointed the first-ever Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). She will...

May 30, 2018

Global Findex database, 2017 [Key Findings]

At the time the governments pet project Aadhaar is facing huge criticisms, a respite has come from the World Bank in its global Finindex database 2017. The World...

May 21, 2018

ADB projects India’s growth to 7.3% in 2018-19

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected India to remain the fastest growing Asian nation with 7.3% growth in 2018-19, and 7.6% in 2019-20. ADB Chief Economist Yasuyuki...

May 7, 2018

Philippines hosts 12th informal meeting of SAARC finance Ministers

The 12th informal meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers was held in Manila, Philippines on May 4, on the sidelines of the 51st Annual Meeting of Asian Development Bank...

May 6, 2018

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