Banking Sector

UCO bank to raise Rs 825 crore

UCO BankState-run UCO Bank has informed that it would raise Rs 825 crore from the market to fund its

Asian Development Bank sets up new carbon fund

ManilaAsian Development Bank - The Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Islamic Bank of Asia launches risk-management projects

Singapore - The Islamic Bank of Asia (IB Asia) has launched two risk-management products to help companies manage their liability risks and limit their exposure to fluctuating funding costs, a pub

Kotak Bank chief warns Indian firms not to be too exuberant over foreign acquisitions

Uday Kotak, the Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank

Bank credit up 25.4%, deposits rise 22%

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Thursday that the flow of credit from scheduled commercial banks has increased between April and June 20 this year. The credit flow has increased by 25.4% during this period. The growth is slower than the corresponding period of last year.

The rise in credit is due to high demand from public sector oil firms. The oil firms are under-recovery due to subsidy on oil products. They are forced to sell petroleum products at the rate below the prevailing global rates.

HSBC loses recordings of 25,000 customer conversations in Hong Kong

Hong Kong - HSBC has lost a digital tape containing 25,000 recorded phone conversations with bank customers in Hong Kong, a news report said Friday.

The tape, containing calls made in April mostly about credit cards and internet banking, was one of 55 tapes sent by courier from HSBC's service centre in southern China to Hong Kong in June.

The tape was found to be missing two days later and an investigation has been launched into whether sensitive customer data has been compromised, the South China Morning Post reported.

The bank insisted the tape was encoded and access to its contents would require specialized hardware and software, making the list of customers' personal details being used for fraud low.

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