Preventive Vigilance Vital for PNB's Progress with Strong Governance: MD Ashok Chandra

Observing the bank’s Vigilance Awareness Week, Chandra said PNB remains focused on driving qualitative, sustainable, and inclusive growth.

Agriculture’s Next Leap is Tech-Driven Precision Insurance: AIC CMD

Agriculture Insurance Company's CMD Dr Lavanya R. Mundayur tells FE BFSI that the future of agricultural insurance lies in integrating real-time satellite analytics, weather data, and tech-based yield assessment to ensure that insurance products evolve dynamically with climatic and market realities.

BII Partners with Impact Investor BlueOrchard for new $250M Fund to Tackle Climate Emergency in Emerging Markets

BlueOrchard is working to secure investments from insurance providers in the senior notes tranche and other commercially and impact-minded investors in the senior and junior equity tranches with the aim of a final close targeting more than $250 million.

Meera Parthasarathy: Pioneering Leadership in Indian Insurance

Meera’s expertise is both deep and broad, having worked across major cities including Indore, Trivandrum, Bangalore, Chennai, Faridabad, and Delhi. Her career progression reflects a mastery of diverse domains—from fire and engineering to motor, health, accounts, and human resources.

Expanding coverage to rural areas is urgent: R K Gupta, GM, Oriental Insurance Company

After an intensive induction at Oriental’s Staff Training College in Faridabad, Gupta's early assignments gave him a solid foundation. “Working in diverse departments like Loss Control and Reinsurance taught me the essence of risk and operational management,” he says.

Ajai Kumar Tripathi: Steering Aviva India with Prudence, Trust, and Innovation

Tripathi’s professional journey began with LIC, India’s largest life insurer. Over 25 years, he has navigated the technical, regulatory, and leadership aspects of the insurance industry, gaining deep insight into actuarial science, financial governance, and compliance.

Redefining Underwriting Excellence: The Leadership Journey of Biji Samuel

Her professional journey is marked by a steadfast commitment to future-ready practices, technological innovation, and a deep understanding of risk—especially in the spheres of underwriting management, new business automation, reinsurance administration, and mortality risk investigations.

Tata Capital to Draw $16 Million Revolving Facility From GCF to Back Climate-Tech Startups

As a revolving finance, Tata Capital will reinvest that money to fund new ventures, ensuring the support continues for years to come.

Mukul Jain: Redefining Insurance Through Technology and Trust

With over 24 years of experience across technology, financial services, and insurance, including more than 16 years as a CIO or Regional CIO, Jain has consistently focused on aligning technology with business strategy and customer outcomes.

Karthik Chakrapani: Bridging Purpose and Innovation at Pramerica Life

Since rejoining Pramerica Life in 2021 as Chief Business Officer, Karthik has focused on expanding distribution, driving digital transformation, and enhancing customer experience, while staying true to the ethos of safeguarding lives with empathy and customer-centricity.

Fintech and Billion-Dollar Deals Drive Resilience in Q3 for Financial Services: Report

Even as overall deal count dropped, long-term strategic investments, increase in QIP and IPO activity and fintech innovation noted sustained investor confidence.

India Rises to 3rd Spot in Global Fintech Ecosystem Even as Funding Dips 17% in 9M 2025

Fintech startups raised $1.6 billion during the first nine months of 2025, marking a 17 per cent decline from $1.9 billion in the same period of 2024.

UPI Boom Slowing? Credit Cards Poised to Drive Next Wave of Digital Payments: PwC Report

While UPI remains central, the next wave of transformation will be spearheaded by credit cards, said a PwC report on Wednesday.

NBFC Hiranandani Financial Services Nets First External Funding of Rs 800 Cr, Targets Tier III & IV Businesses

The capital infusion, according to the company, will help it expand its footprint to underserved Tier III and Tier IV markets, deepen secured lending, and fund continued investments in technology and talent.

Fintech SRO FACE Issues Whistleblower Guidelines to Strengthen Oversight in Fintech

The guidelines outlining operational standards include explicit assurances of confidentiality, continuation of employment or association, and safeguards against discrimination, coupled with a safe-harbour clause for good-faith reporting.

Indian Entrepreneurs Outspend Global Peers on Luxury, Health and Real Estate: HSBC Report

Drivers behind this optimism include opportunities for new investments and ventures, strong performance of investment portfolios, favourable local economic conditions, and positive business outcomes.

99% of Payment Leaders Use AI But 91% Fear It Could Backfire: Report

The most common worry relates to data privacy and security vulnerabilities.

P2P Lending Platform LenDenClub Swings to Rs 34 Cr Profit in FY25 from Loss in Previous Fiscal

Posting its strongest-ever profitability at the group level, the company reported 28 per cent growth in its consolidated revenue to Rs 236 crore from Rs 185 crore in FY24.

India’s Consumption Loans Cross Rs 105 Lakh Crore in Q1 FY26, Gold Loans Surge 35%

The jump was led by growth in the gold, two-wheeler, and auto loan segments.

Treasury Gains Cushion Weak Credit Growth, Margins for Banks in Q1 FY26: Report

The report attributed the earnings decline in private banks largely to stress in the microfinance and unsecured loan segments, which forced higher provisions.