India Achieves Near-Universal Banking Access with 99.92% Village Coverage
Banking Outlets Reach Almost All Inhabited Villages
New Delhi, March 30: Nearly 99.92 percent of inhabited villages across India now have access to a banking outlet within a five kilometre radius, the Parliament was...
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NABARD Projects Rs 3,723.49 Crore in Priority-Sector Credit for Arunachal Pradesh
ITANAGAR, March 30 – The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has released the State Focus Paper (SFP) 2026-27 for Arunachal Pradesh, projecting a potential of Rs 3,723.49 crore in...
SEBI Proposes Gift Cards for Mutual Fund Investments to Boost Financial Inclusion
New Delhi, March 25: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed the introduction of gift cards or gift prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) for investing in mutual funds, aiming to widen investor...
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Digital NBFCs Drive Financial Inclusion with 9.9 Crore Loans in FY26, Says FACE Report
Digital Personal Loans Dominate Volume Growth in India’s Credit Market
New Delhi, March 24: Digital non-banking finance companies have significantly expanded access to formal credit in India, sanctioning...
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Financial Access Empowering Women Across India, Says FM Nirmala Sitharaman on International Women’s Day
Women Gaining Independence Through Financial Inclusion
New Delhi, March 8: As India marks International Women’s Day on Sunday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that expanding...
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Mumbai, February 23: Bharti Airtel on Monday announced plans to invest ₹20,000 crore over the next few years to scale up its digital lending operations through its Non Banking Financial Company subsidiary, Airtel Money Limited.The capital infusion signals a major push by the telecom major into...
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Sovereign AI to Shape Design, Deployment and Governance in India
New Delhi, February 17: Sovereignty in artificial intelligence will enable India to control how AI systems are designed, deployed and governed, with a focus on solving critical challenges in healthcare, education, agriculture and...
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Transaction to Be Completed by March 31, 2026
New Delhi, February 16: BLS E-Services announced on Monday that it will acquire a 100 percent stake in Atyati Technologies for ₹154 crore in a fully cash transaction.According to a regulatory filing, the acquisition is based on the equity value of...
New Delhi, February 15 – M Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), has emphasized the need to improve the Credit-GDP ratio – making our financial institutions more agile and exploring new ways of financing on a larger scale in line with the goals of Viksit Bharat (Developed...
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