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Big NBFCs join the gold loan mela (opens the original)
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The big daddies in the gold loan space, such as Muthoot Finance and Manappuram Finance, have some serious competition coming their way as diversified large non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) are entering their turf, given that lending in this space is secure, recovery easy and non-performing assets low. Diversified NBFCs such as Tata Capital, Aditya Birla Capital, L&T Finance and Godrej Capital have taken a plunge in this space either through the acquisition of smaller, specialised gold loan
India Inc taps corporate bond market amid liquidity surplus and rate hike concerns (opens the original)
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India Inc is increasingly tapping the domestic bond market to raise funds, taking advantage of surplus liquidity in the banking system following RBI’s measures to attract foreign capital. This also comes amid expectations that interest rates could rise as the RBI’s rate-setting panel may act to counter the potential imported inflationary impact of rising crude oil prices. Corporates such as Reliance Industries (which plans to mobilise up to ₹12,500 crore via 5-year bonds), Larsen & Toubro (has r
PM Modi calls for deeper UPI links with overseas payment systems (opens the original)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for the next phase of India’s UPI expansion to go beyond making the payment system available overseas and focus on linking UPI with domestic payment systems in other countries, saying such interoperability could make cross-border transactions as seamless as domestic payments. Speaking at the inaugural session of the Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai, PM said UPI was already live in 11 countries, but India needed to deepen these connections, particu
FCNR(B) deluge softens CD rates; large banks stay away (opens the original)
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Certificate of deposit (CD) rates have slipped below 6 per cent from the 7-7.25 per cent levels seen about three months ago, primarily due to the flood of liquidity generated by banks swapping Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) or FCNR(B) deposits with the Reserve Bank of India under its special concessional forex swap scheme. FCNR(B) scheme: Banks need to be prepared The sharp decline in funding costs highlights the impact of the RBI’s FCNR(B) window. By swapping $127.23 billion of FCNR(B) de
80% of FCNR (B) inflows came via the leverage route (opens the original)
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According to bankers’ estimates, about 80 per cent of the total $127.23 billion mobilised by Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) under the special Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) FCNR(B) deposits offered by banks through the RBI’s limited-period concessional swap facility came through the leverage route, while more than two-thirds of the deposits were parked in the five-year tenor. Inflows into the special FCNR(B) deposit scheme were robust during the 85-day period from June 8 to August 31, 2026, a
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