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Vishwanath Nair

ARTICLES BY VISHWANATH NAIR

RBI governor Urjit Patel stressed the need to keep a close watch on the way inflation was progressing and highlighted its volatility, according to the minutes of the monetary policy committee’s 6 April meeting. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

One MPC member mulled a repo rate hike, say RBI’s monetary policy minutes

2 min read . 21 Apr 2017

The PhonePe fiasco was the first serious manifestation of turf battles and insecurities that emerged in India’s financial technology sector after it withdrew high-value bank notes in November. Photo: iStockphoto

Fintech friction takes root in India’s banking landscape

9 min read . 21 Apr 2017

RBI on Tuesday had advised banks to consider setting aside higher provisions for good loans, apart from bad loans, in stressed sectors. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

New RBI rules on provisioning, bad loans seen taking a toll on banks

2 min read . 20 Apr 2017

Yes Bank reported a doubling of gross non-performing assets (NPAs) to Rs2,018 crore in the March quarter, courtesy exposure to Jaiprakash Associates, which is selling its cement assets to UltraTech Cement. Photo: Bloomberg

Yes Bank, IndusInd bad loan provisions rise on exposure to Jaiprakash Associates

3 min read . 20 Apr 2017

Vijay Mallya’s extradition process has started in London, and the UK courts will take a decision after India present adequate proof of financial fraud against him. Photo: PTI

Recovering Vijay Mallya loans a long way off for banks

2 min read . 19 Apr 2017

Banks should subject the exposure to the telecom sector to closer monitoring, the RBI said. Photo: Rajkumar/Mint

RBI asks banks to closely monitor telecom loans as debt mounts

3 min read . 19 Apr 2017

In the monetary policy review meeting earlier this month, RBI governor Urjit Patel had said that the regulator will come out with new guidelines to deal with stressed assets. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Banks want RBI, finance ministry to tweak CDR norms

2 min read . 17 Apr 2017

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) continues to push new means of digital payment systems even after demonetisation, in an attempt towards a less-cash economy. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

A lot of new adopters of digital payments have returned to cash: NPCI official

2 min read . 13 Apr 2017

RBI deputy governor S.S. Mundra. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

RBI to allow banks to substitute collateral under LAF window

2 min read . 07 Apr 2017

For the new financial year, the RBI has estimated a growth rate of 7.4%, which is only 50 bps higher than what it had estimated earlier, despite the central bank expecting a bounceback in growth as the impact of demonetisation wears off. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

RBI monetary policy: Five things to watch out for

3 min read . 06 Apr 2017

The Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme was floated by the government to bailout debt-ridden power utilities in states. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Banks may cut funding to Rajasthan discoms missing UDAY targets

2 min read . 31 Mar 2017

According to the RBI’s December instructions, transactions worth up to Rs1,000 would be charged an MDR of 0.25%, while those between Rs1,000 to Rs2,000 would be charged an MDR of 0.5%. For transactions worth more than Rs2,000, the MDR has been set at 1%. Photo: Mint

RBI says caps on merchant discount rate to continue for low value transactions

1 min read . 30 Mar 2017

Uday Kotak, vice chairman and managing director at Kotak Mahindra Bank at the launch at the launch of the bank’s new paperless zero-balance savings account, in Mumbai on Wednesday. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Kotak Mahindra Bank to focus on building stressed asset business

2 min read . 30 Mar 2017

To finance the fiscal deficit, Union Budget 2017 had pegged gross government borrowing at Rs5.8 trillion and net government borrowing at Rs4.25 trillion. Photo: Mint

Government to borrow Rs3.72 trillion in first half of 2017-18

1 min read . 29 Mar 2017

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) offices in Mumbai. The Indian banking system is currently reeling under Rs7 trillion of bad loans. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

Banks bat for relaxed RBI norms on bad loan resolution as deadline looms

2 min read . 27 Mar 2017

Air India chairman Ashwani Lohani. Air India hopes to become cash positive by 2018-19 as against the earlier plan of 2020-21. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Air India says SBI Capital’s plan to help it turn profitable 2 years ahead of schedule

3 min read . 27 Mar 2017

On 7 September, Yes Bank launched a $1 billion QIP only to withdraw it a day later. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Yes Bank revives QIP, looks to raise up to $750 million

2 min read . 24 Mar 2017

Finance minister Arun Jaitley. The government, Reserve Bank of India and banks have had a series of meetings over the past couple of months to look at ways to address the issue of bad loans estimated at Rs7 trillion. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Resolution of NPAs set for radical overhaul: FM Arun Jaitley

2 min read . 24 Mar 2017

Under the insolvency and bankruptcy code procedures, there is a higher chance of a bad loan case turning around, says an ARC official. Photo: Mint

Two ARCs seek RBI nod for priority funding for cases under bankruptcy law

2 min read . 23 Mar 2017

Existing non-bank PPI issuers shall also have to comply with the enhanced capital requirements by 30 September 2020, according to RBI’s draft guidelines. Photo: Bloomberg

RBI seeks to raise entry barriers, tighten controls for mobile wallets, gift cards

2 min read . 21 Mar 2017