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OUTSOURCING


Bank unions to protest outsourcing
The All-India Banks Employees Association (AIBEA) and All-India Bank officers association (AIBOC) have planned a massive campaign including strike actions to protest the outsourcing of normal banking services by banks. In a circular to its ... More

FOREX


Forex reserves up $773 m
FII inflows buoy accretion More

SOFTWARE


Cosmos ties up with Electra Card
The Pune-based Cosmos Cooperative Bank, has signed up Electra Card Solutions, a fully-owned subsidiary of Opus Software Solutions, to deploy Electra EFT Switch to drive the banks ATM & POS Network. Electra financial transaction switch will ... More

Nucleus in pact with UAE bank
Nucleus Software Exports has announced an agreement with the UAE's leading retail bank, Rakbank, to install FinnOne software to power the bank's retail assets division across all its branches. "With the help of FinnOne, the ... More

NBFCS


StanChart arms picks 16% stake in GTL
Standard Chartered Investments and Loans (India) Ltd has acquired 16.06 per cent of the total share capital of GTL Ltd. It acquired 1,31,86,717 shares in GTL on March 10 said GTL in a statement to the stock exchanges. Standard Chartered ... More

CONSUMER FINANCE


Andhra Bank loan for Cynosure bikes
Andhra Bank has entered into a pact with Cynosure Enterprises Ltd for financing the purchase of latter's battery-operated bikes.. Under the pact, the bank would finance up to 90 per cent of the bike's road price an interest rate of 9.75 per ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


UTI Bank opens branch at Alamuru in AP
UTI Bank, has opened a branch at Alamuru in East Godavari district. The Bank President, Mr S.K. Chakrabarti, inaugurated it on Friday according to a press release. The private sector UTI bank has a network of 341 branches, 95 ... More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


PNB opts for status quo on statutory auditors
Other PSBs may follow suit, let RBI make appointment More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


Exim Bank to lend $5 m to Ucal Fuel arm
Exim Bank of India has agreed to lend $5 million to Amtec Precision Products of USA, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Ucal Fuel Systems Ltd. The bank has been an active participant right through the takeover of Amtec by Ucal. It lent ... More

AP plans strict action against errant MFIs
Constitutes small working group to study the issue More

EVENTS


`Asia needs to focus on consolidation of banks'
Regulators should play a facilitating role: Stanchart official More

CO-OPERATIVES


Coop banks told to improve efficiency
Co-op sector crisis of its own making, says AP CM More

OUTLOOK


ING eyes €100 m profits
ING Group is targeting a profit of €100 million from its India operations, said Mr Michel Tilmant, Group Chief Executive Officer, on Friday. The group is present in India through a joint venture with Vysya Group with banking, insurance and ... More



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