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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Topic: Bank

SubscriberWrites: Bank Account Number Portability: If not now, then when?

The sheer number of calls that you receive every day from your branch, relationship manager or call center is the topic of many lamentations and probably as many hilarious memes. 

Savings Account Fees and Charges: What You Need to Know

Let's discuss the most common bank fees and charges associated with a savings account. This will help you stay informed and identify unnecessary deductions or outgoing transactions. 

Why RBI, SEBI have cracked whip on JM Financial & what investment bank said in its defence

RBI has barred JM Financial's NBFC subsidiary from issuing loans against shares & debentures, while SEBI has barred parent firm from being lead manager for any fresh IPO or debt issue.

J&K Bank was ‘victim of nepotism’ but govt reforms turned it profitable, says Modi

At 'Viksit Bharat, Viksit Jammu Kashmir' event in Srinagar, Modi rebuked previous governments for corrupt practices that destroyed bank & risked thousands of crores of depositors' money.

Banks among top performing shares in India as HDFC releases first results after merger

The private lender, which has the highest weightage in Nifty 50, was among the top gainers in the session, rising as much as 1.71%.

Bank of Baroda shares fall by 4% as RBI suspends onboarding of new app customers

Bob World app has 8.1 million daily transactions, while 43% of time deposits are obtained through the app, the bank had said in its quarterly presentation in August.

Central banks in Asia spend billions to bolster weakening currencies against rising US dollar

Learning from the 1997 Asian financial crisis, central banks have been accumulating dollars to help defend their currencies during periods of wild market swings.

Asia’s virtual banks need oversight to guard data, India could offer model, BIS says

Along with Singapore, India may offer a model for creating a platform under central bank supervision that allows personal data sharing, with customer consent, says BIS.

Billionaires for minutes: How goof-up left 2 Bihar Class 6 students with Rs 906 cr in accounts

While Guruchandra Vishwas got Rs 900 crore in his account, Asit Kumar got Rs 6 crore. Bank noticed and corrected the mistake soon, but now there are calls for inquiry.

Trust between govt & industry crucial in using opportunities created by Covid: FM Sitharaman

While addressing members of the Confederation of Indian Industry, FM Nirmala Sitharaman also assured that the proposed Development Financial institution will become functional soon.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.