DCOE drives, ACoE navigates

Karnataka Bank has migrated 93.17% of customer transactions to digital means. KBL Xpress cash adoption is 100%, KBL Xpress car loan is 79%, KBL Xpress home loans is 76%, KBL Xpress MSME loans is 75% and KBL Xpress SB account is 59%:

Aim is doubling business, but customer convenience is priority

Russia's VTB Bank has deployed high-end technology and its main aim is to achieve truly multi-channel customer access environment:

The Stepping Stones: Skills & Risks

Poornima Subramanian, CFO at Reliance Nippon Life Insurance, deep dives into the skills and risks that will help women accelerate their careers:

More women should become social investors

Smita Ram, CEO of Rang De, advises young girl students to use disruptive technology to build a career in banking and financial services affordable and inclusive:

Financial inclusion for 1 mn, financial literacy for 7 mn

Ananya Birla envisions ₹200 billion portfolio with 1500+ branches serving 0.1 million villages pan India and to diversify the business in individual & MSME loan (secured/ unsecured):

Venturing into Embedded Fintech

Amee Parbhoo is a Managing Partner at Accion Venture Lab (AVL), which is a part of Accion International. She has worked with AVL for almost 8 years. Accion International has been working in financial inclusion around the world for over 60 years, and believes that digital financial services are powerful tools to help reduce poverty and create economic opportunity. Edited excerpts from a free-flowing interview:

Next goal is boosting fruitful usage of financial services

The difference in inactive bank accounts between men and women is very telling:

Financial literacy will lead to empowerment of women

Women must take charge of their own investments journey and need to actively participate in their family's financial matters:

FlexiLoans offers FlexiTimings for Femployees

For all attrition cases, FlexiLoans ensures exit interview data is collected and analysed:

'Work life' balance is an oxymoron

A. Manimekhalai, MD & CEO, Union Bank of India, expects to see greater demand for investment products for long term savings, personalized products & cards, wealth management services:

BBK: Ensuring data privacy in metaverse

The Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait is in the thick of a transformation and has been experimenting with the latest tech tools:

India Grand Finale - ZSI empower 2022

Held on February 16, 2023 at International Conventional Hall, BSE, Dalal Street, Mumbai:

BAGIC boost core CX, builds peripheral services

Alpana Singh, Senior President & Head - Bancassurance - PSUS, RRBs & Co-Banks at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance shares the benefits of collaborations with fintechs, insurtechs, EV makers and others:

Asia leads in fintech evolution, finds new survey

Asia is a leader in the adoption of digital payments and the strongest interest in emerging payment experiences, says the survey:

PayU: Travel spend up 165%; OTT spend up 80%

Paulami Das sees that behaviors formed during the pandemic continue to persist

North-East: Low on banking, Average on microfinance

An article recently released by RBI, titled 'Financial Inclusion through Microfinance - An Assessment of the North-Eastern Region of India', authored by S. Chinngaihlian and Pallavi Chavan, documents the spread of microfinance in the NorthEast. Despite a smaller share in the total microfinance portfolio, the North-East scores reasonably well on most indicators of access and usage of microfinance.

American Bankers Mutual Insurance announces $3mn distribution to banks

\"This program provides the banking industry with a longterm, stable source of insurance and risk services, as well as meaningful distributions for eligible ABA member banks,\" said Gary Hemmer, chairman, ABMI and chairman of the board of First National Bank of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ill.

2gthr & Xlr8 platforms drive partnerships

Sandeep Sonpatki, Chief Business Officer at Lendingkart, reveals the company's strategies and technology approaches for deepening partnerships:

India Inc records all-time high wealth creation

Reliance Group is the largest and top wealth creator in the country:

Installing Values creates Culture

Harish Mehta is a leadership and executive coach. He is Past President at Professional Speakers Association India, Mumbai, and a former banker.

Why reviewing success generates even more success

Steven Paul is an executive leader and board director. He brings a fresh perspective to creating high-impact boards, building businesses, leadership and strategic alignment, transformation. His passion is to help companies achieve growth and develop authentic leaders.

Offer Financial Services Proactively

Michael Schlein is President & CEO of Accion, a global non-profit that helps provide financial services for those living in poverty. He has been pushing for building economic opportunity through microfinance, impact investing and social entrepreneurship.

When there is data, fikar not

Rishi Gupta is MD CEO of Fino Payments Bank. He has earlier worked at International Finance Corporation, ICICI Bank and Maruti Udyog. He was awarded CFO 100 Roll of Honor’ in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

A happy workplace A productive workplace

Asit Rath is CEO & MD of Aviva India. He has earlier worked at ICICI Bank and ICICI Prudential Life.

Six traits of inclusive leadership

Dr. Bijna Kotak Dasani is CEO at www.bijna.com. She is a board member with various firms across the globe and works passionately to drive Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).

From productivity teamwork to ESG DEI

Howden Insurance Brokers is placing abundant emphasis on technology, learning and emotional skills as it marches ahead:

Gujarat, Telangana TN lead CV finance at IKF

K. Vasumathi Devi, Managing Director at IKF Finance reveals the details about the commercial finance business in India, technology partners innovations:

BDO Unibank has CORE as its value proposition

The Philippine universal bank has an onerous task on hand as it prepares to make banking available to maximum number of citizens in the country:

Itau Unibanco where customers prefer the digital

The bank endeavours to become an ideal destination for customers to do banking totally digitally:

NeSL records ₹184 tn worth of debt

NeSL's application and data are hosted in a dedicated infrastructure with tier 4 data centre provider: