The Bengaluru start-up is building a compliance platform for banks, insurers and market firms that maps personal data across India’s overlapping privacy and financial regulations without copying customer information into its systems. Vipul Abhishek, co-founder and chief technology officer of…
The agreement takes effect on 20 October, giving Indian exporters improved access to New Zealand while opening 70% of India’s tariff lines and including a pledged $20 billion investment inflow. India’s free trade agreement with New Zealand will take effect…
A Rs. 1 lakh deposit can earn substantially more at small finance banks than at major lenders, although savers must weigh higher returns against bank size and risk. For senior citizens looking for a relatively stable place to park money,…
ICICI Bank delivered stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings, with broad-based loan growth, rising fee income and improved asset quality offsetting pressure on margins. ICICI Bank delivered another strong quarter, reinforcing its reputation as one of India’s fastest-growing large private lenders. The bank…
First-time formal-sector workers can receive up to Rs 15,000 under the government’s employment scheme, but eligibility depends on EPF status, salary, continuous service and completion of a financial literacy course. First-time workers entering India’s formal job market may be eligible…
Financial and technology stocks drove a broad sell-off, pushing the Sensex below 74,000 and the Nifty 50 beneath 22,900 as volatility rose. Indian shares fell sharply on Monday, reversing the previous week’s gains as selling in financial and technology stocks…
CoinDCX co-founder Sumit Gupta has called for India’s 1% crypto transaction tax to be reduced to 0.01%, warning that the current regime is driving trading offshore and costing the government revenue. Sumit Gupta, co-founder of CoinDCX, has renewed pressure on…
India has revised the customs valuation benchmarks for a narrow range of imports, lowering notified values for gold, silver, palm oils and areca nuts while increasing those for crude soybean oil and brass scrap. India’s customs authorities have updated tariff…
Banks are turning to AI-guided exception handling to cut the labour and cost of failed payments, while adapting to real-time rails and changing messaging standards. Payment errors and exception handling remain one of the least visible but most expensive frictions…
The Tata retail company will announce its September-quarter results on 29 October, with investors watching whether Westside and Zudio can sustain their rapid growth. Harish Bhat has stepped down from the board of Trent, the Tata Group retail company behind…
