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Inbound travellers from G20 countries can now use UPI, says RBI The RBI on Tuesday said inbound travelers from G20 countries arriving at Mumbai, Delhi, and Bengaluru international airports would be able to use Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for merchant transactions. Eligible travelers would be issued Prepaid Payment Instruments wallets linked to UPI for making ...

HDFC Bank FD interest rates: HDFC Bank hikes FD interest rates: General to get 7.1%, senior citizens can earn 7.6% on this tenure [ad_1] HDFC Bank has increased interest rates of its fixed deposits (FDs) of less than Rs 2 crore on select tenures. Following the hike, HDFC Bank offers interest rates ranging from 3% to 7.10% for the general ...

RBI may set cutoff yield on 10-yr state bonds in 7.69%-7.71% band: Poll Indian states will aim to raise an aggregate of 207.37 billion rupees ($2.51 billion) on Tuesday through the sale of bonds maturing between seven years and 30 years. The Reserve Bank of India will likely set cutoff yields for the 10-year bonds ...

SBI Amrit Kalash: New FD scheme offers up to 7.60%; who are eligible, other details [ad_1] SBI Amrit Kalash: New FD scheme offers up to 7.60%; who are eligible, other details [ad_2]

Kotak Mahindra Bank takes corporate digital banking portal ‘Kotak fyn’ live Private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank on Tuesday went live with ‘Kotak fyn’, an integrated portal developed to offer comprehensive digital banking and value-added services to its business banking and corporate clients. The portal will offer services across all products, including trade & services, ...

Banks’ improving performance supports intrinsic creditworthiness: Fitch A sustained improvement in the financial performance of Indian banks bodes well for the sector’s intrinsic risk profiles, according to global rating agency Fitch. The pace of asset quality and profitability improvement has exceeded expectations, while capital buffers are broadly in line with the projections, it said in ...

EPFO Pension Circular: EPFO opens window for higher pension under EPS for eligible employees; read the full guidelines here [ad_1] The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has opened a window for eligible employees who could not opt for the higher pension under Employees Pension Scheme (EPS) earlier. The option to opt for higher pension has come after Supreme Court in ...

More insurance players required for diverse needs of citizens: Irdai chief While India’s insurance sector has greatly matured from the time it was opened up 20 years ago, the emerging needs of various sections of the populations have made it amply clear that the existing 70-odd players cannot fulfil all of them. Hence, the entry of new ...

Tax-saving FD: These banks are offering the highest interest rates on tax-saving fixed deposits [ad_1] [ad_2]

India, Singapore link systems for real-time cross-border fund transfers India and Singapore linked their systems that enable real-time money transfers between the two nations, as countries in the region seek to bring down barriers to the quick movement of funds. Reserve Bank of India’s Governor Shaktikanta Das initiated the first transaction with his counterpart Managing Director Ravi Menon, ...