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RBI to inject $16 billion via bonds, forex swap to boost liquidity as rupee remains weak

Delivering MPC statement Friday, RBI guv said the central bank will buy Rs 500 bn of bonds on 11 Dec & similar amount on 18 Dec. It will hold $5 billion of buy/sell swap on 16 Dec.

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.

On Camera

Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG

IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.