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Pave Bank raises $39 million led by Accel to expand corporate and institutional banking Georgia based Pave Bank announces that it has raised $39 million led by Accel to support the expansion of corporate and institutional banking offerings, integrating traditional financial services with regulated digital asset solutions. #PaveBank #Accel #DigitalBanking #CorporateBanking #InstitutionalBanking #DigitalAssets https://lnkd.in/deT8Rbgr

Federal Bank eyes sustained NIM gains, balance sheet realignment under new leadership NIM for the quarter rose 12bp sequentially to 3.06%, defying expectations of a decline, aided by better funding cost and calibrated deposit repricing. The bank expects further improvement over the next two quarters as deposit repricing benefits flow through, with CASA and current account balances showing sustained growth. #FederalBank #BankingNews #NIMGrowth #CASAGrowth #BalanceSheetManagement #DepositRepricing #AssetQuality https://lnkd.in/d3u_VAne

UPI set for record-breaking October as festival demand and GST cuts lift digital payments Average daily transaction value has already jumped 13 percent over September to Rs 94,000 crore, signalling robust momentum heading into the final days of the month. #UPI #DigitalPayments #PaymentTrends #IndiaFinance #GSTImpact #FestivalSeason #UPITransactions https://lnkd.in/d2TpV96V

No change in business model post-SMBC stake; they’re engaged shareholders, not promoters: YES BANK CEO “Nothing changes in our business model or strategy. It is too early, SMBC has only recently become the largest shareholder. I would like to reiterate, they are not promoters. Every year we have a strategy meet; this year too, SMBC, being the largest shareholder, will participate. But as of now, there is no change,” said YES Bank CEO Prashant Kumar Story by Shrishti Sharma #YESBank #SMBC #BankingLeadership #InvestorRelations #CorporateBanking #BankingStrategy https://lnkd.in/dFFwSVP3

Retail investors turn cautious on IPOs as listing gains fade, losses rise IPOs launched over the past 21 months have yielded an average return of only 4 percent excluding listing gains, with more than half trading below their issue price. #IPOMarket #RetailInvestors #StockMarketIndia #EquityMarkets #MarketVolatility #ListingGains #InvestorSentiment https://lnkd.in/dmu77wyy

HDFC Bank CFO says 20% rise in Q2 card spends reflects rising consumer demand “Card spending is one of the lead indicators of consumption. We are in the acquiring business where we have more than close to five and a half to six million merchants that we process and look at the spend levels. The spend levels are 20-plus per cent rate of growth in the September quarter,” said HDFC Bank CFO Srinivasan Vaidyanathan. Story by Shrishti Sharma #HDFCBank #CreditCards #ConsumerSpending #RetailGrowth #ConsumptionTrends #Q2Results https://lnkd.in/dMN9Enut

Why foreign lenders are eyeing stakes in Indian banks? The appeal lies in India’s combination of scale and stability. With a large under-banked population, accelerating formal credit penetration, and robust supervisory oversight by the Reserve Bank of India, the sector offers a unique blend of growth and safety rarely found in other major economies. #ForeignInvestment #RBI #GlobalInvestors #FDI #EmergingMarkets https://lnkd.in/dxJFRf4A

In this episode of The BFSI Show, Amol Dethe, Editor, ETBFSI, breaks down RBI’s new FREE-AI framework, how it brings fairness, transparency, and accountability to AI-driven financial decisions. He explains why this “rulebook for responsible AI” could make India a global benchmark for ethical innovation in banking and fintech. #RBI #FREEAI #ArtificialIntelligence #BFSIShow #AIinBanking #TechInFinance

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ICICI Bank set to sustain profitability amid margin pressure, rate cycle shift Despite a normalising credit demand environment and the pressure from deposit repricing, ICICI Bank’s consistent execution and strong capital adequacy is likely to keep it among the best-positioned large private sector banks to navigate the softening rate cycle. #ICICIBank #Profitability #NetInterestMargin #RateCycle #CreditGrowth https://lnkd.in/dEd8h2GW