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West Bengal Assembly Elections: BJP Likely to Announce First List of Candidates This Week More than ₹40 lakh crore in collateral-free loans have been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana over the past eleven years, marking a major expansion of formal credit access for India's small businesses and micro entrepreneurs. The flagship micro-credit programme, launched on April 8, 2015, has issued over 58 crore loans so far, helping individuals start or expand small enterprises across sec ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 26: In times of financial emergencies or when immediate funds are required, individuals often find themselves searching for convenient and reliable sources of financing. Bajaj Finance Gold Loan emerges as an ideal solution, providing quick access to funds against the security of gold jewellery. Gold loans help borrowers meet their immediate funding requirements without compromising their overall financial well-being. Applying for an instant gold loan is much eas ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A structural shift is reshaping India's microfinance sector, with regulated lenders displacing informal sources as borrowing from moneylenders fell to 1% in 2024-25 from 46% in 2011, according to a survey by Microfinance Industry Network and National Council of Applied Economic Research.The survey, which covered 10,342 borrowers across 10 states, shows a maturing market where formal credit has become the primary source of finance for rural and semi-urban households. According to the repo ...Read More >
Managing an education loan is a major financial responsibility, but unexpected expenses or tight budgets can call for extra support. That is where a personal loan often comes in. For many young professionals, taking a personal loan while repaying an education loan is common. Here is a look at how the two interact and what you should keep in mind. An education loan is money borrowed specifically to pay for higher studies like college, university, or professional courses. It covers tuition fees, ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 3: Bajaj Finance has enhanced its personal loan offering by introducing an extended repayment tenure of up to 108 months (9 years). This move is designed to give customers greater flexibility in managing their finances. With longer tenures, borrowers can opt for lower monthly instalments that align better with their budget. Also Read | Kerala Lottery Result Today 3 PM Live: Suvarna Keralam SK-47 Lottery Result of April 3, 2026, Watch Lucky Draw Winner List. A ...Read More >
NewsVoir Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 3: Bajaj Finance has enhanced its personal loan offering by introducing an extended repayment tenure of up to 108 months (9 years). This move is designed to give customers greater flexibility in managing their finances. With longer tenures, borrowers can opt for lower monthly instalments that align better with their budget. A personal loan from Bajaj Finance is designed to help people manage both planned and urgent expenses. Whether it is a medical em ...Read More >
Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Tokenized Brent oil futures on Hyperliquid generated about $46.6 million in liquidations in 24 hours, making oil the third‑most liquidated asset after ether at $104.5 million, and Bitcoin at $98.3 million. The single largest liquidation across all assets in the past 24 hours was not Bitcoin or Ethereum, but a $17.17 million Brent oil position on Hyperliquid, according to Binance ...Read More >
Mumbai: Shares of capital market companies soared Wednesday after the banking regulator deferred by a quarter the implementation of new lender exposure norms that would have raised capital costs for brokers and reduced leverage for proprietary traders. "The Reserve Bank of India has since received representations from banks, capital market intermediaries, and various industry associations seeking an extension of the effective date, and also flagging certain operational and interpretational issu ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has deferred the implementation of its revised capital market exposure framework by three months, changing the effective date to July 1, 2026, from the earlier April 1 deadline. The decision comes after feedback from banks, capital market intermediaries (CMIs), and industry bodies, which highlighted operational and interpretational challenges in implementing the new norms. The central bank had initially issued the amendment d ...Read More >
Mumbai, Mar 30 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India on Monday deferred the implementation of acquisition finance guidelines by another three months to July 1 this year, following stakeholder feedback. The central bank stated that it has also revised the "Amendment Directions on Capital Market Exposures" framework, first announced on February 13. The RBI had come out with the guidelines after a consultative process, allowing domestic lenders to fund acquisitions. "On a review, based on further disc ...Read More >
Mumbai: Trading in equity derivatives is set to become more expensive from April 1, as a set of measures by the government and the central bank aimed at moderating speculation are set to kick in. The steps - including higher taxes on futures and options trading and tighter lending norms for brokers - will raise trading costs and squeeze volumes. The government, in its Budget 2026-27, has raised the securities transaction tax (STT) on futures to 0.05% from 0.02%, a 150% increase. On options, STT ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The Union government has taken various steps to support farmers, including small and marginal, through increasing access to Kisan Credit Cards (KCC), and promoting their digital issuance in all States/UT. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Finance, "the Priority Sector Guidelines of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued to banks, and Ground Level Agriculture Credit (GLC) Target by the Government to banks act as key policy instruments in scaling ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): A recent report by Fitch Ratings has flagged heightened risks in India's gold-loan segment following a decline in gold prices, underscoring the need for robust risk controls among non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs). In its latest assessment, Fitch said that falling gold prices could erode the value of collateral backing gold loans, potentially weakening lenders' recovery prospects in the event of borrower defaults. "A decline in gold prices puts pressure ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): A recent report by Fitch Ratings has flagged heightened risks in India's gold-loan segment following a decline in gold prices, underscoring the need for robust risk controls among non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs). In its latest assessment, Fitch said that falling gold prices could erode the value of collateral backing gold loans, potentially weakening lenders' recovery prospects in the event of borrower defaults. "A decline in gold prices puts pressure ...Read More >
Gurugram : Women borrowers are emerging as some of the most reliable participants in India's credit ecosystem, according to behavioral insights from the financial empowerment platform Zavo. Drawing on activity across more than 3 million users on its platform, Zavo's data indicates that women borrowers consistently show stronger repayment discipline and higher engagement with their financial obligations than male borrowers. Within the platform, 948,000 users are women, accounting for 31.6% of t ...Read More >
MUMBAI : Proprietary traders, whose cost of capital is set to rise sharply under the banking regulator's new funding directives on capital market exposure, posted a significant increase in market share in the popular index options space. Their gross market share based on premium turnover jumped by 230 basis points (bps) year-on-year to 49.5% in the nine months through 2025-26, according to data sourced from the country's largest stock exchange, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE). A basi ...Read More >
Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. According to a Grayscale outlook released Monday, the asset manager expects rising demand for alternatives and clearer rules in the US to push Bitcoin to a new all-time high in the first half of 2026. The report lays out 10 key investing themes for 2026 and ties the Bitcoin call to two main forces: growing portfolio demand for stores of value and what Grayscale describes as impro ...Read More >
Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. According to VanEck's Mid-October 2025 ChainCheck, Bitcoin could climb much higher if several big pieces line up. The firm ties Bitcoin's long-run gains to broad money growth and futures market flows, and it lays out a path that reaches as high as $180,000 before the current bull market ends. Reports have disclosed a roughly 0.5 correlation between Bitcoin and total global M2 gro ...Read More >
A GROUP of U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, is hesitant to lend $20 billion to Argentina without guarantees or collateral, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said last week that the department was working with banks and investment funds to create a $20 billion facility to invest in the South American country's sovereign debt. Bankers are waiting on guidance from the Treasury Department on what collateral Arg ...Read More >
NewsVoirPune (Maharashtra) [India], October 16: As Diwali approaches, households across India are preparing for the festival of lights, with celebrations that include decorating homes, buying gifts, shopping for new clothes, and planning family trips. To help individuals manage these festive expenses efficiently, with Bajaj Finserv Personal Loan, a reliable financial solution providing quick access to funds, flexible repayment options, and a fully digital application process.Meeting festive fina ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 16: Infosys (NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY) (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, delivered $5,076 million in Q2 revenues, year on year growth of 2.9 and sequential growth of 2.2 in constant currency. Operating margin was at 21.0. Free cash flow generation was strong at $1.1 billion, 131.1 of net profit. TCV of large deal wins was $3.1 billion, with net new of 67. Employee headcount increased by 8,203. Second consecutive ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised its existing rules to make retail loans more flexible, widened the scope for lending against gold and silver collateral, and provide easier capital-raising avenues for banks besides improving credit information systems. Announced through seven directions and circulars on Monday evening, three of these changes will take effect from October 1, while four others have been released for public consultation until October 20, 2025. Draft proposals, me ...Read More >
Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. In a week dominated by deleveraging headlines, two interoperability- and DeFi-focused initiatives are attempting something far more structural in the XRP market: programmatic lock-ups of sizable chunks of circulating supply. Axelar's new "mXRP" yield product has launched with the stated ambition -- voiced by co-founder Georgios Vlachos in a recent X Space -- of absorbing "$10 bil ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 12 (PTI) The Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC), India, has urged the government to provide support to absorb a part of the punitive tariff imposed by the US on engineering exports. It also requested the Centre to reinstate the Interest Equalisation Scheme (IES) and ensure affordable export finance. During a meeting with Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra, EEPC India Chairman Pankaj Chadha stated that the engineering sector was under pressure due to the recent ...Read More >
Chennai: MSME exports who have been hit by the high US tariffs, are also facing challenges with their bank credit. MSMEs with US exposure are witnessing a downgrade in their credit rating after the 50 per cent tariff came into effect. As a result, MSMEs will end up paying higher interest rates besides providing substantial collateral. Several companies, especially MSMEs in the sectors which have a high exposure to the US, are currently facing a threat of credit rating downgrade. The external cr ...Read More >
New Delhi: The sales volume of used cars in India is expected to cross 6 million units this fiscal, driven by value-conscious demand, rising digital adoption, and better access to finance, credit rating agency Crisil Ratings said in a report. This growth has pushed the used-to-new car sales ratio to 1.4, up from less than 1 five years ago, with used car volumes growing more than twice as fast as new car sales. After a tepid 5% volume growth between fiscal 2017 and 2024, used vehicle sales grew ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The sales volume of used cars in India is expected to cross 6 million units this fiscal driven by value-conscious demand, rising digital adoption and better access to finance, the credit rating agency Crisil Rating said in a report. This has lifted the used-to-new ratio in car sales to 1.4 from less than 1 five years ago, with the volume growing more than twice as fast. Also Read | On Which Channel Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series 2025 Live Telecast in India Will Be A ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 11: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday highlighted the significant increase in central financial support to Meghalaya over the past decade, particularly in tax devolution. Speaking to the media here, Sitharaman stated that between 2014 and 2024, Meghalaya received Rs 48,883 crore in tax devolution -- a remarkable 572% increase from the Rs 7,273 crore it received during the previous decade (2004-2014). Similarly, grants-in-aid to the state more than doubled, risi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 11: A business loan can help fund daily operations, growth plans, or asset purchases for new or established businesses. Lenders assess eligibility based on business age, credit score, financials, and documentation. Strong credit history, stable income, and proper documentation increase your chances of loan approval. Understanding these requirements helps you prepare effectively for a business loan and avoid rejections. This article explains the key criteria Indian lenders ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], July 11: A business loan can help fund daily operations, growth plans, or asset purchases for new or established businesses. Lenders assess eligibility based on business age, credit score, financials, and documentation. Strong credit history, stable income, and proper documentation increase your chances of loan approval. Understanding these requirements helps you prepare effectively for a business loan and avoid rejections. This article explains the key criteria Indian l ...Read More >
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