HDFC Current Affairs, GK & News
SEBI Advisory Committee on ESG-related Matters
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently set up an advisory committee for advising on Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) related matters in India’s securities market. Who will be the head of the advisory committee? The advisory committee on ESG-related matters will be headed by Navneet Munot, CEO of HDFC Mutual Fund. How ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Environmental Sustainability • ESG • HDFC • SEBI
RBI List of Scheduled Banks – Update
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently included Airtel Payment Bank in the second schedule of RBI Act, 1934. And HDFC, ICICI and SBI are to remain as D – SIB. D – SIB is Domestic Systematically Important Banks. Criteria for a D – SIB The bank should belong to the category of CET 1. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Basel III • CET 1 • Common equity • Common Equity Tier • CRAR • CRR • DTL • HDFC • Icici • NPA • RBI • SBI • Scheduled Banks • SLR
HDFC Bank SmartUp Grants to 21 Social Sector Start Ups
The HDFC Bank recently announced the winners of the SmartUp Grants, 2021. This is the fourth edition of the SmartUp Grants of HDFC. Key Highlights Around twenty-one startups that are working in the social sector have been selected to receive the grants. The startups were selected through rigorous screening of three hundred applications received from ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: HDFC • HDFC Bank • SmartUp Programme • Social Sector • Startups
Digital Payment Security Controls Direction
The RBI is to introduce digital payment security control directions for regulated entities to improve the security of digital payment channels and also to improve the consumer service. This announcement comes after the central bank temporarily barred the largest private bank, HDFC, from selling new credit cards or launching new digital banking initiatives due to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: HDFC • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) • SBI • Unified Payment Interface
Why did RBI direct HDFC bank to stop its Digital Launches?
The Reserve Bank of India recently asked the HDFC bank to temporarily stop all its launches under its Digital 2.0 programme. Why did RBI take action against HDFC bank? The RBI issued the order with regard to outrages against the bank. The order were issued with regard to incidents of outrages in mobile banking, internet ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Banking • Banking Regulation Act • HDFC • Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
IndiGo launches its first co-branded credit card
India’s leading airline IndiGo recently launched its first co-branded credit card named ‘Ka-Ching’ in collaboration with HDFC Bank and MasterCard. The card is available in basic and premium version. The card vouches several benefits such as lounge access, priority check-in at airports, discounted convenience fee and fuel charge waivers.
Topics: Credit card • HDFC • Mastercard