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ETBFSI Newsletter | Thursday, September 4, 2025

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The GST Council has exempted life and health insurance premiums from the earlier 18 per cent levy, bringing them under the NIL GST bracket from Septem...
The GST Council has slashed rates significantly, making homegrown products like art, handicrafts, and textiles more budget-friendly. Plus, a streamlin...
The recent decision by the government to scrap GST on health and life insurance premiums is designed to make these essential products more accessible....
Industry loans now constitute just 22 per cent of overall credit, down sharply from over 45 per cent at peak levels. The softer trend shows that a mea...
About 29% of cases involved candidates inflating tenure, fabricating company names, or concealing termination history. Address verification failures a...

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Banking
In a letter to the Prime Minister dated August 26, a copy reviewed by ET, former CFO of IndusInd Bank claimed that he uncovered serious issues in trea...
Banks want fewer long-term bonds issued in the second half of fiscal year 2026. They prefer more short-term bonds. Demand for long bonds from insurers...
Sebi Chairman, Tuhin Kanta Pandey, emphasized banks' moral duty to follow insider trading rules. He urged banks to strengthen internal controls to pre...
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), which recently celebrated its eighth foundation day, known as IPPB Day, has crossed the 12-crore customer milestone, ...
Citibank has appointed Kaustubh Kulkarni as co-head of investment banking. He will oversee operations in Japan, North Asia, Australia, and South Asia....
 
Insurance
Axis Max Life Insurance and India Post Payments Bank have collaborated to provide affordable life insurance in rural India, utilizing IPPB's extensive...
Niva Bupa is in hot water on social media after a customer accused them of rejecting a significant cashless claim, despite their comprehensive health ...
 
Fintech
The Regional Engagement Board will act as an advisory group to the Council on payment security challenges in the region and will promote education an...
Global FinTech funding slowed to USD 3.16 billion in August 2025, down from USD 4.35 billion in July. Deal activity was spread across the US, UK, Turk...
India's real-time digital payment system Unified Payments Interface (UPI) recorded 20.01 billion transactions in August 2025, fuelled primarily by fes...
 
Financial Services
Gold and silver prices surged to new all-time highs on Wednesday, continuing their upward momentum in both domestic and international markets.
Invesco Mutual Fund has received market regulator Sebi approval to transfer a controlling 60 per cent stake to IndusInd International Holdings Ltd (II...
The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) has proposed the Mutual Fund- Voluntary Retirement Account (MF-VRA) scheme, which aims to provide a vo...
 
Industry
In a major reform aimed at providing relief to households, farmers, businesses and the healthcare sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wedne...
Industry bodies said the clarity will ease compliance, reduce litigation, and give businesses and consumers much-needed predictability. The GST Counci...