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India, UAE inks 5 MoUs

India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed five Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) in key areas of energy sector, railways, manpower and financial services. These agreements were signed...

February 13, 2018

Biswamohan Mahapatra appointed as non-executive chairman of National Payments Corporation of India

Biswamohan Mahapatra has been appointed as non-executive chairman of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for a period of two years, with effect from February 8, 2018....

February 10, 2018

Dilip Asbe appointed as new Managing Director and CEO of NPCI

Dilip Asbe has been appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Prior to this, Asbe was CEO-in-charge of NPCI. He...

January 11, 2018

RBI initiates PCA against Allahabad Bank over its high bad loans

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has initiated Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) against public sector lender Allahabad Bank, owing to its high net Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and negative...

January 5, 2018

IICA signs MoU with India Post Payments Bank to provide training on payment banking

The India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) to offer relevant training to the employees on...

January 4, 2018

Uma Shankar appointed as new Executive Director of RBI

Uma Shankar has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). She has been elevated after Meena Hemchandra the executive director in charge...

December 13, 2017

Axis Bank launches ripple-powered instant payment service for retail and corporate customers

Private sector lender Axis Bank has recently launched instant international payment services using Ripple’s enterprise blockchain technology solution for retail and corporate customers. The bank has launched a...

November 27, 2017

Urjit Patel appointed as advisory board member of Financial Stability Institute (FSI) of BIS

RBI Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as advisory board member of the Financial Stability Institute (FSI) of the Bank of International Settlement (BIS). The FSI assists financial...

November 16, 2017

RBI to make LEI compulsory for companies with over Rs 5 crore exposure

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon make Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) compulsory for companies having aggregate fund-based and non-fund based exposure over Rs 5 crore. Before...

October 25, 2017

Suresh Sethi appointed as new MD & CEO of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)

Suresh Sethi, the former MD of Vodafone M-Pesa Ltd., has been appointed as the new Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of India Post Payments...

October 25, 2017

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