SENSEX
NIFTY
GOLD
USD/INR

Weather

image 30    C

The Hindu Businessline

Personal Finance / The Hindu Businessline

ICICI Prudential Life reports 99.31% claim settlement ratio in Q1FY27

The insurer said its digital processes helped accelerate claim settlements, with non-investigated claims taking an average of one day

16 Sep 2026 9:30 pm
Satin Finserv launches programme to back next gen climate innovators

The initiative will connect young innovators with mentors, investors and industry experts to help climate-focused ideas move towards real-world application

16 Sep 2026 8:30 pm
Urban Infra to drive Indias next growth cycle, says NaBFID MD Rajkiran Rai

India must mobilise private capital for future infrastructure needs, says NaBFID MD

16 Sep 2026 7:18 pm
Aditya Birla Group entity seeks GIFT City nod to enter aircraft leasing

The proposed venture comes as GIFT Citys aircraft-leasing ecosystem expands, with 37 entities operating and 412 aviation assets as of June 2026

16 Sep 2026 6:00 pm
GIFT City jumps nine places to 37th in global financial centres ranking

The report highlighted GIFT City as one of 15 international centres expected to grow significantly in importance over the next two to three years

16 Sep 2026 5:59 pm
IndusInd Bank expands HYROX India tie-up to Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Noida

IndusInd Bank customers to get cashback offers and race-day benefits including priority check-in, dedicated access lanes and curated on-ground experiences at HYROX events

16 Sep 2026 5:08 pm
Equitas Small Finance Bank approves 500-crore fundraise through non-convertible debenture issue

The issuance will be on private placement basis to one or more prospective eligible investors

16 Sep 2026 2:30 pm
UPI MDR opens new revenue pool for PSPs; sharing formula key

Step towards a sustainable payments ecosystem, says a market player

16 Sep 2026 2:18 pm
RBI absorbs 2.90 lakh crore via two VRRR auctions amid huge surplus liquidity

First auction sees strong bids for 2.50 lakh crore; second draw is tepid at 40,302 crore

16 Sep 2026 1:58 pm
US Senate fails to advance sweeping cryptocurrency bill in blow for industry

Bill falls 10 votes short of the needed 60 in the Senate; Republican Senators Moran, Collins, Hawley, Tillis vote no; Bill is on ice, Congress set for recess before election

16 Sep 2026 8:11 am
MDR on UPI: What consumers and merchants need to know?

The proposed MDR (merchant discount rate) regime for UPI transactions aims to make the UPI ecosystem, a self-sustaining platform, while ensuring the impact on users is negligible

15 Sep 2026 9:58 pm
RBI files caveat in Bombay HC on Tata Sons listing issue

The pre-emptive move is designed to ensure that the RBI gets an opportunity to present its arguments before any court grants interim relief to Tata Sons

15 Sep 2026 8:18 pm
Valmiki Leela Capital builds 3,000 crore IPO pipeline after maiden mainboard mandate

The SEBI-registered Category I merchant banker completed its first mainboard assignment with the 460 crore IPO of Deepa Jewellers

15 Sep 2026 7:52 pm
Reliance Communications Creditors request ED to release real estate properties worth 7,000 crore

The committee is expected to meet this Friday to evaluate the available options in light of the Supreme Courts spectrum judgment and the subsequent dismissal of the review petition

15 Sep 2026 7:52 pm
Mahindra Manulife Insurance appoints Ruchika Varma as Chief Marketing & Customer Officer

Varma to lead brand, digital, customer experience and AI enablement

15 Sep 2026 7:38 pm
96% of UPI merchant transactions below 2,000 remain free; panel to decide higher-value MDR

The clarification comes after Parliament amended the Payment and Settlement Systems Act to enable MDR on UPI and other electronic payments

15 Sep 2026 7:28 pm
Analysts expect RBI to hike rates by 25 bps each in Oct, Dec policy meetings

The expectations came a day after official data showed consumer price inflation rising to 4.82% in August from July's 4.45%

15 Sep 2026 4:45 pm
Mahindra Manulife Life Insurance appoints Ruchika Varma as Chief Marketing & Customer Officer

Varma to lead brand, digital, customer experience and AI enablement

15 Sep 2026 1:35 pm
India consults banks, payment firms on fees for large UPI payments, sources say

The consultations come after India changed its payments legislation on Monday, allowing firms to charge transactions of more than 2,000

15 Sep 2026 1:30 pm
RBI absorbs 3.93 lakh crore from banking system via VRRR auction

The central bank received bids worth 3,93,352 crore, for a notified amount of 5 lakh crore. It accepted all bids at a cut-off and weighted average rate of 5.24 per cent

15 Sep 2026 12:18 pm
Indian bonds sink as RBI plans 1 lakh crore sales to drain liquidity

2031 yield jumps 16 bps; Citi sees 50-75 bps of rate hikes starting in October amid oil and inflation risks

15 Sep 2026 10:17 am
RBI may deliver shallow rate hike in October, says Emkay

RBIs broader policy focus likely to remain on managing domestic liquidity and foreign exchange conditions

15 Sep 2026 9:55 am
India bars bank charges on UPI payments up to 2,000

A government gazette notification specifies that no bank or system provider shall impose any direct or indirect charge on a person making or receiving payments through RuPay-powered debit cards and UPI transactions of up to 2,000

14 Sep 2026 10:01 pm
RBI Governor Malhotra calls on Finance Minister Sitharaman

The next meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the RBI's rate-setting panel, is scheduled for October 5-7, 2026

14 Sep 2026 4:08 pm
Related parties of a personal guarantor would be assigned zero voting share on repayment plan: IBBI proposal

In the wake of the aforementioned development, IBBI has planned four amendments, includingexclusion of related parties of the guarantor from voting on the repayment plan;and recording of creditors deliberations on the repayment plan

13 Sep 2026 10:15 pm
Bharucha, Balasubramanian believed to be in race for top position at HDFC Bank

The Boards move to find a replacement for Jagdishan follows his late August decision to not seek his re-appointment as the MD & CEO of the Bank.

13 Sep 2026 10:08 pm
Supreme Court rejects Reliance Communications creditors plea to consider spectrum for insolvency

The petitioners argued that the asset under consideration was not the spectrum itself but the legally enforceable right to use spectrum

13 Sep 2026 8:34 pm
Jio Financial says BoFA's 18,268 cr to come by Dec; Jio Credit's product plans, strategy to be redrawn

The 18,268 crore infusion for a stake of a little less than 50% will come in by December once all regulatory approvals from the RBI and the Competition Commission of India are in place

13 Sep 2026 3:17 pm
Indian Bank MD says plan to enter life insurance, MF businesses on track; soon to seek board nod

The lender is currently in the process of seeking approval from its board for the proposed subsidiaries or joint ventures, following which other necessary processes will be initiated

13 Sep 2026 12:04 pm
Subbarao for charging for UPI transactions

UPI is free, but not costless: Subbarao

13 Sep 2026 9:10 am
Tata Sons faces pressure to list after RBI rejects its de-registration as CIC

The RBIs decision, announced recently, means that Tata Sons will remain classified as a NBFC in the Upper Layer, which mandates a listing within three years.

12 Sep 2026 9:21 pm
HDFC Banks board shortlists 'two candidates' for top position

This decision comes after Jagdishan announced he would not seek a third term amid ongoing controversies surrounding the banks leadership.

12 Sep 2026 8:37 pm
RBI issues draft SOP for temporary debit holds on money-mule, cyber fraud accounts

The proposed framework sets out timelines for banks to identify suspicious transactions, notify customers, examine explanations and remove debit holds

11 Sep 2026 10:49 pm
Lyra Network, plutos ONE join hands for AI-enabled payment solutions

Collaboration aims to support a more integrated and customer-centric digital payments environment

11 Sep 2026 9:51 pm
UPIs Tap & Pay, MYUPI shifts focus from payments to experience

For fintechs, the developments could mean that competition will increasingly move beyond payment processing and towards the quality of the overall customer and merchant experience

11 Sep 2026 9:29 pm
SBIs ERD expects 25 bps repo rate hike each in Oct and Dec due to hardening crude oil prices, CPI inflation

CPI inflation showing incipient signs of generalisation and global bond yields inching past decadal highs.

11 Sep 2026 9:29 pm
UPIs success in becoming integral to commerce and daily life creates new responsibilities, says RBI Dy Guv Murmu

In FY 2025-26, UPI processed about 24,162 crore transactions worth about 314 lakh crore around 85 per cent of Indias digital payment transactions by volume

11 Sep 2026 9:05 pm
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman calls for soft-touch regulation of AI, warns of risks from Agentic AI

Finance Minister calls for stronger global safeguards and greater accountability as agentic AI systems gain real-world influence

11 Sep 2026 8:53 pm
RBI opts for sharp liquidity drain through $10.5 billion debt sale

India's banking system is flush with surplus cash after lenders raised a much larger-than-expected $127 billion under the RBI's special forex mobilisation scheme

11 Sep 2026 7:29 pm
The Latest Fixed Deposit Interest Rates: Sep 11, 2026

The Latest Fixed Deposit Interest Rates: Sep 11, 2026

11 Sep 2026 7:00 pm
The Latest Home Loan Interest Rates: Sep 11, 2026

The Latest Home Loan Interest Rates: Sep 11, 2026

11 Sep 2026 7:00 pm
ATMs turn into FD booking counters as Suryoday SFB, SprintMoney and Hitachi join forces

The three-way integration connects Suryodays deposit products, SprintMoneys Financial Marketplace technology, and Hitachis ATM infrastructure

11 Sep 2026 6:24 pm
From zero-balance to 5,000: SBI says Jan Dhan customers are graduating into mainstream banking

The shift comes against the backdrop of nearly 590 million PMJDY accounts , more than 54% per cent of which are held by women, with a large proportion of customers coming from Tier-3 tier 3 and tier 4 Tier-4 areas, according Rama Mohan Rao Amara, while speaking at the Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai on Friday

11 Sep 2026 6:20 pm
Razorpay, Regulus Pay, EbixCash among 15 payment firms lining up for GIFT City licences

The growing interest is partly driven by GIFT Citys unified regulatory architecture, which allows payment companies to serve multiple financial-services businesses without having to navigate separate regulators, said IFSCA executive director Dipesh Shah

11 Sep 2026 6:02 pm
Zeta, Pluxee launch passkey authentication for RuPay card payments

Launch comes against backdrop of rising digital payment fraud in India, which crossed 21,367 crore in FY2025

11 Sep 2026 5:55 pm
RBI has bond sales, FX swaps to manage liquidity: RBI Governor

Some of the surplus liquidity in the banking system would be withdrawn over time through foreign exchange interventions and banks' reserve requirements

11 Sep 2026 4:57 pm
Paramotor Digital inks four fintech deals at GFF 2026

Paramotor operates platforms including SpendPro, yayyy.shop, RewardOn and DevStack

11 Sep 2026 4:57 pm
IndusInd Bank links corporate credit card to working capital accounts

The card, available nationwide to eligible IndusInd Bank business customers, draws real-time from OD or CC accounts for both online and offline payments

11 Sep 2026 4:37 pm
RBI partially cancels debt sale for first time in a year as rates spike

Central banks decision to limit bond sales amid rising yields signals potential shifts in monetary policy, as geopolitical tensions and U.S. economic data influence global market dynamics.

11 Sep 2026 3:33 pm
Major scope for India-Russia CBDC trade settlements, says Russias Sberbank

Sberbank has been using surplus rupees to support liquidity, including investments in Indian government securities. Talking about bilateral trade settlement in rupee terms

11 Sep 2026 3:26 pm