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The Central Government has appointed Janmejaya Kumar Sinha, Syed Akbaruddin and Annie George Mathew as part-time, non-official directors on the Reserve Bank of India Central Board for four years from August 24, 2026.
Vishal Rathod takes charge of AMFI’s technology function as India’s mutual fund industry expands its digital systems and investor services.
Fino Payments Bank has approved another extension for Interim CEO Ketan Merchant, allowing him to continue for up to three months from August 27, 2026, subject to RBI approval.
Shriram Group has appointed Dr Apoorva Javadekar as its Chief Economist and CEO of Shriram Research, giving him charge of the Group's macroeconomic, financial markets and policy research agenda.
Generali Central Insurance has appointed Sandeep Rathi as Senior Vice President and Head of Underwriting, bringing more than two decades of experience across property, engineering, commercial and facultative underwriting.
Zurich Kotak General Insurance has elevated Subhransu Pattnayak as Chief Underwriting Officer, expanding his role across underwriting, products, analytics and portfolio strategy.
Former ISRO Chairman S Somanath has been appointed as a part-time Non-Official Director on the Reserve Bank of India’s Central Board for four years. Anand Mahindra has also been reappointed to the board for another four-year term.
Shabnam Sinha, an independent director with more than three decades of experience in development finance and public policy, will lead the board of Airtel Payments Bank from October 1, 2026.
The former IDFC FIRST Bank executive will take charge on January 1, 2027, for a five-year term, subject to shareholder approval. The move shifts Manappuram’s day-to-day leadership from its promoter family to a professional managing director.
Former New India Assurance CMD Girija Subramanian has assumed charge as Whole-time Member (Distribution) at IRDAI from August 10, 2026, bringing nearly four decades of insurance and reinsurance experience to the regulator
RBI rules now give customers stated rights on loan prepayment, recovery calls, pledged gold, digital lending, account claims, payment checks, credit reports and complaints, but each rule has its own start date and coverage.
Life premiums rose 16.6%, retail health jumped 31.6%, and private insurers gained ground. News4Bharat breaks down India's Q1 FY27 insurance market.
From the new ₹800 crore PEPF fund to existing protections like the 5-year health moratorium, here is what policyholders must know.
RBI and NPCI have changed several UPI rules covering biometric authentication, selected transaction limits, recurring payments and security. Here is what applies in 2026, who is affected and what happens next.
UPI Lite uses money set aside from a bank account, Credit Line on UPI uses a bank-approved loan limit, and RuPay Credit Card on UPI uses a credit-card limit.
Abhinav Khanna will lead Institutional Equities, Equity Capital Markets and Asset Services at InCred Capital. He joins after serving as Managing Director and Chief Business Officer, Global at ValueQuest Investment Advisors.
Madhu Nair will succeed Sanjay Grover, who had been managing the fund house on an interim basis since Suresh Soni stepped down in July 2025.
From low-cost index funds to flexi-cap, mid-cap, small-cap and hybrid schemes, here is how investors can shortlist mutual funds without chasing recent returns.
One OTP could soon replace every KYC form you have ever filled. Banks, insurers and mutual funds are quietly preparing for a change that most customers do not know is coming yet.
India runs the world's busiest instant-payment network, yet the apps you scan with earn almost nothing on the transaction itself. The real money sits one layer down, with the companies that build the hardware, credit rails, & the fraud shields.
Everything you need to know about IRDAI's proposed commission disclosures, possible commission caps, staggered payouts, and their impact on India's insurance ecosystem.
India just crossed 5 lakh GCC jobs. But behind the celebration lies a number nobody in Delhi NCR wants to talk about, Tier 2 cities are growing twice as fast. Is the region's BFSI hiring edge quietly slipping away, or evolving into something big
Bima Sugam is usually covered as an insurance portal. Its bigger impact may be on listed companies. This analysis examines what a 15 to 20 percent premium shift could mean for PB Fintech, Policybazaar, LIC, HDFC Life, SBI Life & more.
A ₹35 lakh scam. A fake RBI Governor video. A ₹48,021 crore fraud bill. MeitY has flagged how AI is quietly rewriting bank fraud in India, and why your next call might not be who it sounds like.
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Latest BFSI news covering Indian banks, NBFCs, insurance, and fintech. In-depth analysis, RBI policy updates, and market trends from News4Bharat
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