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 "Raghu Mohan")
Raghu Mohan has been a journalist since 1993, with a distinguished career spanning over three decades. His past experiences include notable stints at The Financial Express, Business India, and Businessworld. He specialises in banking and finance, with a particular emphasis on the regulatory aspects of these fields. In addition to his reporting expertise, he has also successfully managed special projects and events for the publications he has worked with, showcasing his versatility and skill as a journalist.
It is also expected that the Union Budget for FY26 may have more measures for MSME financing, with a bigger role for TReDS
Mint Road saw a new incumbent at the helm, followed through on its regulatory and governance initiatives even as the wait continues on a few fronts
It's been an eventful six year for Shaktikanta Das as Mint Road's helmsman. Here's a look at some of the significant moves during his watch
The business correspondents' representative body has asked IRDAI to allow them to sell insurance products, particularly weather-indexed schemes to provide a safety net for rural buyers
In European banks, you have a supervisory board for governance, another for management of business
Faced with a jump in costs and transaction failures, bank agents are demanding an upward revision of per-transaction charges to 1 per cent or Rs 21, whichever is lower
BCs have of late been sounding off to the Ministry of Finance, warning that the channel is becoming increasingly unviable
The stress in parts of retail lending is leading to business opportunities for those associated with the ecosystem
The central bank's communication to private banks' board secretariats has not listed the agenda for the meeting, but has only given the event flow
NBFCs may have to rework credit service typically used by small businesses
Business correspondents have helped deepen banking penetration in the nearly two decades they have been around. Can they play a role on the field for MFIs?
Self-regulatory organisation status for business correspondents will improve governance, bring in investments
This will be 2nd meeting of its kind
Lender to issue proposal in 45 days, had 63,580 such machines in FY24
Central bank called for industry to have forex correspondents but there has been no progress
The focus is on unsecured retail lending by shadow banks, according to experts
Model is critical for financial inclusion but commissions have not been revised 'in a decade'
Indians are flocking to invest in stocks, putting pressure on banks which need to strike a balance between deposits and loans
FACE's membership may expand to 180 from 80 as it diversifies and becomes more inclusive
The business correspondent channel for financial inclusion is calling for a pay raise, investments and an end to penalties
