The New Face of Bank Leadership

Banking isn't just business—it’s algorithms, accountability, and balance sheet acrobatics. So who belongs at the top?

Rahul Ghosh

November 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM IST

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The Paradox of Victory: The Winner’s Curse in India’s Bond Auctions

How India’s government bond auctions reveal the winner’s curse, where success can conceal costly misjudgements and shape financial market behaviour.

Babuji K

November 4, 2025 at 7:14 AM IST

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Where Have All the Bankers Gone? India’s De-Risked Banking Paradox

In saving its banks from collapse, India has saved them from competition. In shielding them from loss, it may have shielded them from relevance.

R. Gurumurthy

November 4, 2025 at 6:34 AM IST

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SEBI Wants to Wake Up India’s Sleeping Public Issue Bond Market

Can SEBI’s incentives revive India’s quiet public bond market? Will retail investors return if bonds feel safer, simpler—and just a bit more rewarding?

Venkatakrishnan Srinivasan

November 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM IST

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Central Bank Ombudsman Faces its Own Test

A Bombay High Court case revives questions about the limits, fairness, and future of RBI’s redress architecture

Anupam Sonal

November 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM IST

RBI’s Auction Rebuff Calms Bonds, but Upside Risks to Yields Remain

India’s central bank’s surprise rejection of bids in a seven-year bond sale soothed markets briefly, yet underlying demand-supply tensions remain entrenched.

Yield Scribe

November 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM IST

Private Credit Is Completing India’s Financial Architecture

Private credit funds are fast becoming India’s third pillar of capital—flexible, disciplined, and the quiet architects of its next growth cycle.

Chandrika Soyantar

October 30, 2025 at 6:32 AM IST

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Building New Financial Institutions for Sustained Growth

To achieve 8–9% sustained GDP growth, India must build new banks, deepen NBFC capacity, and widen credit access beyond the current few institutions.

K. Srinivasa Rao

October 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM IST

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Why RBI’s ECL Mandate Puts Banks on a New Prudential Frontier

The new expected credit loss framework signals a shift in RBI’s supervisory philosophy, from reactive cleanup to forward-looking prudential control.

Babuji K

October 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM IST

Private Talent in PSBs Will Need Open Minds on Both Sides

Leaders supporting top management must be exposed to stronger risk appetite and sharpened marketing skills.

K. Srinivasa Rao

October 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM IST

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India’s Banking Future Lies in Embracing Foreign Capital

India’s central bank and government are striking the right balance by allowing foreign capital into the banking sector while safeguarding stability.

Mint Owl

October 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM IST

Too Much Paper, Too Little Appetite: State Bond Strains Persist

BasisPoint Insight

October 14, 2025 at 4:50 AM IST

Money & Banking

RBI’s Silence Makes its Cheque Reform Harder to Clear

The central bank’s ambitious same-day cheque clearing plan has stumbled at launch. The real problem isn’t just about technology; it’s about communication, too.

Mint Owl

October 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM IST

RBI Loosens the Leash, Banks Must Tighten Risk

India’s new credit freedoms mark a turning point for banks, but the real reform lies in how they recalibrate risk, governance, and talent.

K. Srinivasa Rao

October 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM IST

Provisioning for Appearances: RBI’s Half-Hearted Tryst with ECL

Has the RBI truly embraced global best practices, or just adopted them for appearances? India’s half-hearted ECL rollout exposes a deeper discomfort with accountability.

R. Gurumurthy

October 6, 2025 at 4:37 AM IST

Guardrails Key as India Pushes Rupee Abroad

India’s rupee push is bold—but trade gaps, credit risks, and shallow liquidity mean guardrails are key for lasting internationalisation.

Quixotic Banker

October 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM IST

Monetary Policy

Risk-Based Premiums Must Lead to Higher Bank Deposit Insurance Coverage

RBI’s move to risk-based deposit insurance aligns premiums with bank risk, rewarding good banks and enabling higher protection for depositors.

Mint Owl

October 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM IST

Monetary Policy

Unguarded Lending Won’t Fix Investment Demand

RBI holds rates but eases bank lending curbs—IPO, M&A, securities finance. Yet without investment demand or PPP reforms, such a leeway won’t fix growth.

TK Arun

October 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM IST

Monetary Policy

RBI’s Baby Steps on Rupee Globalisation: Useful Nudges, But…

Recent announcements set the stage for rupee globalisation, but true scale awaits deeper trade and market adoption.

R. Gurumurthy

October 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM IST

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Monetary Policy

RBI Breaks Old Orthodoxy with Regulatory Measures

By dismantling outdated restrictions and aligning banks with global norms, the RBI signals a bold break from decades of financial orthodoxy.

Sachin Malhotra

October 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM IST

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Bitcoin Inside - Are We Smelling a Super-Prime Crisis?

Strive’s $1.3 billion deal shows how Bitcoin inside corporate wrappers creates systemic risk

R. Gurumurthy

September 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM IST

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Customer Service: The Missing Core of Survival in Indian Banking

India wants global banking giants by 2047, but without fixing everyday service failures, trust may erode faster than balance sheets grow.

Anupam Sonal

September 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM IST

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Why Indian Banks Need Risk-Based Capital Charge Mechanism

The three largest banks worldwide, excluding China, consume significantly lower levels of capital than India’s three largest banks.*

Rahul Ghosh

September 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM IST

PSU Bank Mergers Without Deal-Making Skills Will Have Little Global Impact

India's state-owned banks excel at lending but lose billion-dollar deals to global rivals. Why PSU banks need deal-making DNA for Viksit Bharat 2047.

Krishnadevan V

September 18, 2025 at 5:54 AM IST

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India’s Bank Mergers: The Folly of Mistaking Size for Strength

Consolidation of India’s public banks offers scale without substance. Without governance reform and adjustments to their business models, they risk global irrelevance despite their domestic strength.

R. Gurumurthy

September 12, 2025 at 6:05 AM IST

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Why Indian Banks Are Piling Capital Faster Than Assets Can Keep Up

Indian banks are stockpiling capital at a breakneck pace. Strong profits help, but can this momentum sustain if India aims to double its credit-to-GDP?*

Rahul Ghosh

September 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM IST

RBI Must Not Outsource the Craft of Supervision

Outsourcing bank supervision to consultants risks turning judgment into checklists. RBI should modernise without losing its supervisory wisdom.

R. Gurumurthy

September 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM IST

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Compliance, the Competitive Edge in Modern Banking

As banking embraces AI, fintech and speed-of-swipe risks, compliance must evolve from a back-office ritual into the circulatory system that sustains trust and resilience.

Anupam Sonal

September 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM IST

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Why Credit Growth Remains Tepid in India

Healthy balance sheets can’t offset muted demand as higher real rates and global headwinds weigh on investment appetite.

Rudra Sensarma

August 30, 2025 at 5:35 AM IST

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Indian Banks’ Capital Comfort to Face Twin Challenges

Can Indian banks sustain their capital strength once Basel’s Pillar-II and IND-AS 109 start demanding more?*

Rahul Ghosh

August 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM IST

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Private Banks Lead Hiring as State Lenders Lose Ground in Workforce

India’s banking workforce is growing fast, with private and small finance banks driving change. But the gains are uneven across regions, roles, and gender.

Akshi Chawla

August 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM IST

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Why Data Must Become Strategic Core of Modern Banking

Banks sit on a data goldmine, but real value will only emerge from structure, speed, security, and a clear-eyed view of risk and responsibility.

Anupam Sonal

July 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM IST

Banks Are Stronger, But Operational Risks Are Mounting

India’s banks are well-capitalised and profitable, but rising third-party and tech-related risks threaten to undo hard-won stability.

K. Srinivasa Rao

June 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM IST

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PSU Bank Privatisation: All Talk, No Action

Despite repeated budget announcements, the government has made little headway in privatising IDBI Bank or other public-sector financial institutions. Investors remain wary, and policy inertia has left critical decisions in limbo.

BasisPoint Groupthink

January 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM IST

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