Tamal Bandopadhyay

P. Satish, executive director of Sa-Dhan, the oldest industry body for Indian microfinance, and Ratna Vishwanathan, chief executive of Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN), a relatively younger body which has all large for-profit microfinance institutions (MFIs) as its members, aren’t very happy these days.Yes, the historic decision to ban Rs 1,000

With everyone talking about the inconvenience caused to the masses and wealth destruction as a consequence of the demonetization of high-value banknotes and a few on the windfall for banks, it may not be a bad idea to revisit the bad loan situation in Indian banking.Barring Jammu & Kashmir Bank

Had I been Kumbhakarna, the younger brother of Ravana in the famous epic Ramayana, woken up in Mumbai last Thursday after a long slumber and looked at the thousands of bank branches that dot the country’s most populous city, I would have thought there’s a run on the entire banking system

On 1st October, State Bank of India (SBI) chief Arundhati Bhattacharya’s tenure was extended by one more year, the announcement coming five days ahead of the end of her three-year term.It was not entirely unexpected, as SBI is in the process of merging five associate banks with itself as well