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ATM frauds: clueless SBI dumps onus on clients
24 Aug 2010
Police have detected that a skimmer machine has been used to detect and copy the PIN numbers of account-holders' cards.
HSBC in talks to acquire Old Mutual's 52% stake in Nedbank
23 Aug 2010
London-based financial services company Old Mutual Plc holds around 52 per cent stake in Nedbank is interested in selling its stake to reduce its risk profile and improve financial performance
SBI ups benchmark lending rate to 12.25 per cent
16 Aug 2010
SBI also launched a floating rate term deposit product linked to its base rate effective 6 September.
Pranab asks banks to accelerate financial deepening
14 Aug 2010
Banks should reach out to those who are still left outside the banking network, in order to achieve a wider spread of development, the finance minister said.
Bank of Rajasthan becomes part of ICICI Bank
13 Aug 2010
RBI to bring discussion paper on SBI holding company structure
13 Aug 2010
A holding company structure, however, is likely to dilute the government's effective stake in SBI and create a regulatory gap
RBI to bring discussion paper on SBI holding company structure
13 Aug 2010
A holding company structure, however, is likely to dilute the government's effective stake in SBI and create a regulatory gap
WorldPay hacker extradited to US by Estonia
09 Aug 2010
India contributes a fifth of StanChart's global operating profit
05 Aug 2010
StanChart's profit from its Indian operations rose 19 per cent to $624 million against an 11 per cent fall in profit from its Hong Kong operations to $511 million.
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