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New Vistas In Credit Growth

Banking Frontiers organized an unconference to brainstorm and explore growth vistas among NBFCs and HFCs. Encore Theme was the knowledge partner for this program.

Ageing Infrastructure - Creating The Elixir Of Youth - Digital Transformation Series

Banking Frontiers organized an unconference on infrastructure and digital transformation in the BFSI industry, with Nutanix as the Knowledge Partner. Highlights of the discussions:

₹4.02 TN Committed By India Inc In Gujarat, With 28,360 Mous

The Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019 brings substantial investments:

ATMs & The Economics Of Compliance

The ATM, which is a critical service delivery channel of any Bank, has come under a lot of pressure, ever since demonetization dried up the cash in the channel and shook its very fundamentals.

Risk Management For The Digital Economy

13 Chief Risk Officers from the BFSI industry share their perspectives on shaping risk management for the digital economy:

Municipal Cooperative Bank Shifts Focus To Alternate Channels

While the bank has operational constraints, it is effectively utilizing its available resources:

CRAR Of 4 SUCBs Below The Minimum Level Of 9%

A discussion on CRAR, GNPAS and PCR in scheduled urban cooperative banks in the context of RBI’s latest FSR:

Spanish Fintech Startups Need Funding To Flourish

While Spain has one of the largest fintech ecosystems in the world, there is no organized way of funding them:

Merger Of 3 NBFC Categories Leads To Harmonization

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) through a notification in February 2019 effected the merger of 3 existing categories of NBFCs into a single category. Akshay Bhargav, partner at corporate law firm Khaitan & Co, outlines the benefits of the decision:

Corporation Bank Improves Women Representation In Workforce

The ratio of women workforce improves to 31.27% in the last 3 years:

Clicking Sports Celebrities

Generally, BFSI industry’s marketing campaigns are promoted with a serious tone that is often boring, and sometimes depressing.

Cyber Insurance: Baby Steps For A Big Leap?

Cyber insurance in India is at a nascent stage and there is an effort required to create an awareness about its critical role in countering cyberattacks:

NAFCUB To Target Increasing UCBs' Market Share

Jyotindra Mehta, the newly elected president of NAFCUB, aims to adopt new technology:

ANSCB's Digital Initiatives Aim At FI

Only cooperative bank in the region to achieve 100% DBT target:

Innovation is all about solving problems

Kevin Johnson is head, Innotribe Innovation Programs, SWIFT. Innotribe was created to identify emerging trends in financial services innovation and generate discussions about how these trends could impact the industry going forward. He speaks to Banking Frontiers at SIBOS 2016 in Geneva.

The man behind Sibos

Sven Bossu heads Sibos, undertaking the responsibility of organizing the highly successful financial services mega-event. He speaks to Banking Frontiers at the recently concluded Sibos 2016 at Geneva on what goes in making the event:

Samsung Pay vs Apple Pay

While Samsung Pay has just become available in India, Apple Pay is about to make its debut. Here is a comparison of the features of the two services.

DishaMicrofin's SFB Will Focus On Women

Fincare Small Finance Bank is the name that DishaMicrofin’s venture has. It is about to launch operations and intends to be a fintech company with a banking license.

Universal Sompo Sees Prospects In Crop Insurance

Rajiv Kumar, MD and CEO, Universal Sompo General Insurance Co, is bullish about the company’s performance, especially in crop, motor and health insurance segments.

All Set For The Launch Of Kerala Cooperative Bank

Kerala is setting a new trend. The state is going to have an apex Kerala Cooperative Bank under a two-tier system, eliminating district cooperative banks.

Fraud & Risk Management In Banks Today

Fraud & Risk Management In Banks Today

DBS Bank - Innovation Is Part Of The Culture

DBS Bank - Innovation Is Part Of The Culture

Affordable Housing Becoming Mainstay For HFCs

HFCs are benefiting from the three major reform measures – demonetization, RERA and GST:

Singapore Leads The Way In Promoting Fintechs

It’s the government’s enthusiasm to promote innovation that makes a difference:

Innovate > Captivate > Celebrate

Banking Frontiers organized a conference on the theme ‘Innovate, Captivate, Celebrate’ in Mumbai. Highlights of the deliberations at the conference:

MFs Growing; Face Shortage Of Advisors

Digital initiatives spur growth:

Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank Reaches Out To The Remotest Corners Of The State

It is the largest RRB in Andhra Pradesh:

Using Pos & Micro-atms To Boost Business

Andhra Pragati Grameena Bank received ‘IBA Banking Technology Award2018’ for its use of technology to improve operations. The bank’s chairman A. Venkata Reddy outlines the bank’s successful technology initiatives:

Correspondent Banking System Is Fast Giving Way

Earthport Payment Network, now in India, enables low value cross border payments without the outdated correspondent banking model.

Bangladesh Bank Is Yet To Get Its Money Back

The February 2016 cyber heist in which Bangladesh’s central bank lost $81 billion still remains unsolved: