Standalone health insurers in India are capturing a growing share of the non-life insurance market, widening the gap with traditional general insurers amid changing demand and increased competition. Standalone health insurers are steadily taking a bigger slice of India’s non-life…
A consumer forum in Himachal Pradesh has ordered Niva Bupa to pay a woman Rs 2.65 lakh after rejecting her claim for ovarian cyst surgery due to alleged waiting period violations, highlighting the importance of portability rules in health insurance.…
Mumbai-based fintech FatakPay announces its expansion into a comprehensive financial super app, featuring actor Vaani Kapoor in a new brand campaign that highlights responsible borrowing and a wider suite of services beyond instant credit. FatakPay has set out its latest…
Understanding common reasons for loan refusals and practical steps to strengthen your application , from improving credit scores to organising paperwork , can turn rejection into opportunity. A rejected business loan is usually less a final judgment than a warning…
India considers reintroducing merchant discount rates on large UPI transactions, prompting concerns among brokers, mutual fund distributors and the wider financial sector about potential impacts on profitability and transaction costs. India’s proposal to reintroduce merchant discount rates on selected Unified…
India adopts a tightly bounded approach to stablecoins, emphasising sovereignty and domestic payment integration amid global regulatory shifts. Stablecoins are increasingly best understood not as speculative crypto tokens but as payment infrastructure: a fast, programmable way to move value across…
India’s government assures consumers that the widely used Unified Payments Interface (UPI) will remain free for person-to-person transactions, while proposing limited, threshold-based merchant charges to sustain the platform’s growth and security. India’s government has said consumers will not be charged…
A proposed fee on high-value transactions in India’s popular UPI system aims to fund long-term sustainability, but concerns about accessibility remain limited to business payments, not consumer transfers. India’s Unified Payments Interface has become so embedded in daily life that…
India’s markets regulator, SEBI, is probing trading activity during the first two days of the newly introduced Closing Auction Session, amid concerns over potential market manipulation following sharp price swings at the close. India’s markets regulator is examining trading in…
India’s logistics and industrial property market experienced its strongest first half on record, with leasing reaching 36.2 million sq ft , driven by a shift towards manufacturing demand, electric vehicle investment, and broader occupier interest, according to Cushman & Wakefield.…
