Sanjay Malhotra, the current Revenue Secretary, has been appointed as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), succeeding Shaktikanta Das. This is a significant development for India’s economic landscape, especially at a time when the country is navigating various economic challenges, including high inflation and slowing growth. With his extensive experience across finance, taxation…
PhonePe Unveils ‘Credit Line on UPI’ Feature, Enabling Short-Term Credit for Merchant Transactions
PhonePe, a leading digital payments platform, has launched a groundbreaking feature called ‘Credit Line on UPI,’ expanding the capabilities of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to include short-term credit options for both consumers and merchants. This innovation follows the Reserve Bank…
CreditAccess India BV, a Netherlands-based firm with a 66.56% stake in CreditAccess Grameen, is aiming for a $2.7 billion valuation for the microfinance company, according to a report by Mint. If successful, this deal would become the largest transaction in India’s $51 billion microfinance sector.
To facilitate the sale, CreditAccess India has enlisted investment banks Jefferies, Barclays…
In a move aimed at streamlining India’s international trade processes, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has put forth a proposal to rationalize the norms governing export and import transactions. This initiative comes amidst a backdrop of increasing globalization and the need for greater efficiency in cross-border trade activities.
The current regulatory framework for export and import…
Abundance liquidity, appealing valuations and shortcoming in the US dollar moved unfamiliar speculators to rush to the Indian financial exchange amazingly with the most noteworthy ever net inflow of ₹1.4 lakh center in 2020, yet they additionally unloaded obligation protections worth a record sum in the midst of pandemic-driven pressure in the economy.
The unfamiliar portfolio speculators (FPIs)…
