‘Active home loan borrower base grew 5% by December 2020 from year ago’

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With rising demand for home loans, the country’s active housing loan borrower base as of December 2020 was higher than the pre-pandemic levels of December 2019, with growth of nearly five per cent.

According to the CRIF CreditScape: Housing Loans report, the total number of housing loan borrowers was 2.32 crore as on December 2020, of which 1.43 crore were active borrowers. In contrast, the total home loan borrowers as on December 2019 was 2.16 crore, of which 1.36 crore were active borrowers.

“The housing loan sector, after witnessing a setback in the first quarter of 2020-21 in terms of originations, bounced back in the second and third quarter of 2020-21, ending the year with 9.6 per cent growth in portfolio outstanding compared to 10.4 per cent growth in the previous year,” said the report.

 

The third quarter of last fiscal witnessed 28 per cent quarter-on-quarter growth in disbursements compared to six per cent growth in the same period in 2019-20.

 

Vipul Jain, Head of Products, CRIF High Mark, said housing loans sourcing witnessed strong growth in the third and fourth quarter of 2020.

 

“Almost 50 per cent of all loans sourced in the year were in the last three months of 2020. Pent-up demand, lower interest rates, favourable government incentives and discounts from developers, helped in the sector’s growth,” he said.

Affordable housing with loans up to Rs 35 lakh contributed to 82 per cent of sourcing volumes, with growth driven by Tier-II and Tier-III cities.

 

The report also revealed that Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Bengaluru are the top three housing loan markets even though Mumbai and Delhi displayed high delinquencies as of December 2020.

“Tier-II and III geographies have a higher annual growth rate in the housing loan book compared to the metros, with a large part of the growth coming in from the affordable and mid-market segment,” it further said.

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Mobile Wallets Like Google Pay, Paytm, To Be Interoperable From April 2022

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From FY23, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a circular requesting that all approved prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) or mobile wallets, such as PhonePe, Paytm, Google Pay, and Mobikwik, be interoperable.

This means that starting in April 2022, a completely vetted mobile wallet user who has met all KYC requirements will be able to send and receive money from multiple mobile wallets.

The central bank stated in a circular that wallet-based prepaid payment instruments or PPIs will have to allow interoperability through UPI, while card-based prepaid payment instruments will have to enable it through card networks.

Now Send, Receive Money To And From Different Mobile Wallets

By March of next year, payment wallets and prepaid cards will be able to withdraw cash from ATMs, micro-ATMs, and qualifying Point of Sale terminals.

“Any PPI issuer offering this facility [interoperability] shall put in place proper customer redressal mechanisms. Complaints in this regard shall fall under the ambit of the respective ombudsman schemes and instructions on limiting liability of customers,” the RBI said in its circular.

Prepaid payment instruments for mass transit systems are excluded from interoperability, according to the RBI’s latest circular, and gift prepaid payment instruments have the option to provide interoperability.

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Reserve Bank of India – Tenders

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A reference is invited to the captioned tender with respect to the Sale of Bank’s Car (Honda BR V – TS 09 FG 4203) which was issued on April 29, 2021 under the “Tenders” link of RBI website (www.rbi.org.in).

2. However, due to the prevailing extra-ordinary circumstances in the wake of Corona Virus outbreak, the schedule of tender activities for the captioned Sale has been revised as under:

a. Name of the Tender : Tender for Sale of Bank’s Car (Honda BR V – TS 09 FG 4203)
b. Estimated Cost of the Vehicle : ₹ 2.05 Lakh
c. Schedule of Off line pre-bid meeting : June 02, 2021 at 11.00 AM at Reserve Bank of India,6-1-56, Secretariat Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500004
d. Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) : ₹10,700/-
d. Last Date of submission of EMD : June 04, 2021 before 2.00 PM
g. Last date & time for submission of Bids : June 04, 2021 at 2.00 PM
h. Last Date & Time for Opening of Tenders : June 04, 2021 at 3.00 PM

3. All other tender terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Regional Director
Reserve Bank of India
Hyderabad
19.05.2021

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4 Senior Citizens Special Fixed Deposit Schemes

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Banks that are offering special FD schemes to senior citizens

State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank, India’s four largest commercial banks, have launched special fixed deposit schemes for senior citizens. Although standard FD schemes provide an additional 0.5 percent interest to depositors over the age of 60, special FD schemes for senior citizens provide a higher rate of interest. For the scheme’s period, the additional rate will be valid on all new and renewed deposits. Now let’s compare the interest rates on senior citizens’ special FD schemes offered by SBI, ICICI, HDFC Bank, and Bank of Baroda.

SBI 'Wecare Deposit'

SBI ‘Wecare Deposit’

The SBI ‘Wecare Deposit’ special FD scheme for senior citizens pays an interest rate that is 80 basis points (bps) higher than the interest rate provided to the regular citizens. Under the special FD scheme, a senior citizen will be able to get an interest rate of 6.20% against his or her deposit. For periods ranging from 7 days to 10 years, below are the senior citizen FD rates provided by SBI for a deposit amount of less than Rs 2 Cr.

Tenure Senior Citizen FD Rates
7 days to 45 days 3.40%
46 days to 179 days 4.40%
180 days to 210 days 4.90%
211 days to less than 1 year 4.90%
1 year to less than 2 year 5.50%
2 years to less than 3 years 5.60%
3 years to less than 5 years 5.80%
5 years and up to 10 years 6.20%
Source: SBI, W.e.f. 08.01.2021

HDFC Bank Senior Citizen Care

HDFC Bank Senior Citizen Care

On these deposits, HDFC Bank Senior Citizen Care FD offers senior citizens a 75 basis point higher interest rate. The interest rate applied to a fixed deposit made by a senior citizen under the special FD scheme is 6.25 percent respectively. The senior citizen FD rates provided by HDFC for a deposit amount of less than Rs 2 Cr are listed below for periods ranging from 7 days to 10 years.

Tenure Senior Citizen FD Rates
7 – 14 days 3.00%
15 – 29 days 3.00%
30 – 45 days 3.50%
46 – 60 days 3.50%
61 – 90 days 3.50%
91 days – 6 months 4.00%
6 months 1 days – 9 months 4.90%
9 months 1 day to less than 1 Year 4.90%
1 Year 5.40%
1 year 1 day – 2 years 5.40%
2 years 1 day – 3 years 5.65%
3 year 1 day- 5 years 5.80%
5 years 1 day – 10 years 6.25%
Source: HDFC Bank, W.e.f. 13th Nov, 2020

ICICI Bank Golden Years

ICICI Bank Golden Years

The ICICI Bank Golden Years FD scheme provides a 6.30 percent annual interest rate to senior citizens. For a limited period of time, customers who are resident senior citizens will receive an additional 0.30 percent interest rate on their fixed deposits, in addition to the current additional rate of 0.50 percent per annum. It is only applicable to single fixed deposits below Rs 2 crore. With terms ranging from 7 days to 10 years, the ICICI Bank’s senior citizen FD rates for deposits of less than Rs 2 crore are framed below.

Tenure Senior Citizen FD Rates
7 days to 14 days 3.00%
15 days to 29 days 3.00%
30 days to 45 days 3.50%
46 days to 60 days 3.50%
61 days to 90 days 3.50%
91 days to 120 days 4.00%
121 days to 184 days 4.00%
185 days to 210 days 4.90%
211 days to 270 days 4.90%
271 days to 289 days 4.90%
290 days to less than 1 year 4.90%
1 year to 389 days 5.40%
390 days to less than 18 months 5.40%
18 months days to 2 years 5.50%
2 years 1 day to 3 years 5.65%
3 years 1 day to 5 years 5.85%
5 years 1 day to 10 years 6.30%
5 Years (80C FD) 5.85%
Source: ICICI Bank, W.e.f. October 21, 2020

Bank of Baroda Special FD Scheme

Bank of Baroda Special FD Scheme

Senior citizens will get 100 basis points more on these deposits at Bank of Baroda (BoB). If a senior citizen holds a fixed deposit in the special FD scheme for more than 5 years and up to 10 years, then he or she will get an interest rate of 6.25%. The Bank of Baroda’s senior citizen FD rates for deposits of less than Rs 2 crore are specified below.

Tenure Senior Citizen FD Rates
7 days to 14 days 3.30%
15 days to 45 days 3.30%
46 days to 90 days 4.20%
91 days to 180 days 4.20%
181 days to 270 days 4.80%
271 days & above and less than 1 year 4.90%
1 year 5.40%
Above 1 year to 400 days 5.50%
Above 400 days and up to 2 Years 5.50%
Above 2 Years and up to 3 Years 5.60%
Above 3 Years and up to 5 Years 5.75%
Above 5 Years and up to 10 Years 6.25%
Source: BOB, W.e.f. 16/11/2020

Note

Note

All deposits, including savings, fixed, current, and recurring, are insured by the DICGC. Every depositor in a bank is covered by insurance up to Rs 5,00,000 for both principal and interest amount deposited by him or her. The DICGC is a subsidiary of the RBI that insures deposits and guarantees credit facilities for all commercial banks that are registered under the regulations of RBI Act. The DICGC insures all commercial banks in India, including foreign bank branches, local area banks, and regional rural banks. As a result, making a fixed deposit at any of the above-mentioned banks is a safe bet. When it comes to risk-free investments, senior citizens should look at the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), Post Office Monthly Income Scheme (POMIS), and Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) also.



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Reserve Bank of India – Press Releases

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Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Stock detailed below through auctions to be held on May 21, 2021.

As per the extant scheme of underwriting notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) for the underwriting auction, applicable to each Primary Dealer (PD), are as under:

(₹ in crore)
Security Notified Amount Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) amount per PD Minimum bidding commitment per PD under ACU auction
5.63% GS 2026 11,000 262 262
GoI FRB 2033 4,000 96 96
6.64% GS 2035 10,000 239 239
6.67% GS 2050 7,000 167 167

The underwriting auction will be conducted through multiple price-based method on May 21, 2021 (Friday). PDs may submit their bids for ACU auction electronically through Core Banking Solution (E- Kuber) System between 09:00 A.M. and 09:30 A.M. on the date of underwriting auction.

The underwriting commission will be credited to the current account of the respective PDs with RBI on the date of issue of securities.

Ajit Prasad
Director   

Press Release: 2021-2022/235

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Is It Right Time To Buy Bitcoin And Other Cryptocurrency?

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This week, the world’s most popular digital currency has dropped 18%. Since then, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has recovered slightly, trading at $38,093 at the time of writing, down about 7.35 percent in the previous 24 hours. Despite the market’s ongoing bloodbath, BTC is still up nearly 300% over the last year, trading at mid-January levels.

Bitcoin and ether, the two most popular digital currencies, dropped as much as 30% and 45 percent, respectively, but recovered quickly after two of their most ardent supporters, Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk and Ark Invest’s Chief Executive Cathie Wood, expressed support for bitcoin.

The drop was sparked by a number of factors, including Elon Musk, Tether, and US control.

What’s the story behind the drop? Some might argue that the market got too close to the sun as investors poured money into risky and technically unremarkable projects like Dogecoin.

Bitcoin Price Dropped! Is It Right Time To Buy Bitcoin And Other Cryptocurrency?

Probable reasons for Bitcoin crash:

Elon Musk tweet on bitcoin

It’s difficult to determine the exact cause of the price drop, but Elon Musk’s comments about Bitcoin mining coal use are likely to have played a part.

Tether

Tether Holdings Limited, on the other hand, had until May 19 to send a breakdown of Tether’s (USDT) reserves to the Office of the New York Attorney General.

US Regulations on Bitcoin

Regulatory uncertainty was brought to light earlier this month when US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler shared their doubts about the cryptocurrency market, according to Cointelegraph.

China’s ban on Crypto

On May 18, the People’s Bank of China’s banking and trade association released a statement titled “Preventing the Possibility of Virtual Currency Transaction Speculation.” It then urged member institutions to follow existing regulatory rules governing digital currencies. Not only will this decrease the demand for cryptocurrencies and cast doubt on the idea that they are global assets, but most Bitcoin mining takes place in China, further complicating the industry’s future.

JP Morgan Chase statement

JPMorgan Chase analysts suggested that major institutional investors are now selling Bitcoin (BTC) in favour of gold, as the cryptocurrency hit five-month lows near $30,000. JPMorgan indicated that institutional investors are returning to gold in a Tuesday note to clients, reversing a big bullish cryptocurrency market activity that pushed Bitcoin’s price above $64,000 in mid-April.

Should you buy on Dips?

It’s almost impossible to time the market and buy on the dip as a new investor. However, if you’ve already done your homework and decided to purchase Bitcoin, now is a good time to do so. Investments in cryptocurrencies are risky and unproven. As a consequence, higher returns are possible, but there is also a higher risk. Don’t bring money into Bitcoin from your emergency fund or your savings account. That’s money you could use to cover a financial emergency or to live more comfortably in retirement.



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Top Cryptocurrencies To Buy In India Now In 2021 With Good Prospects

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1. Bitcoin(BTC) $42,922

This is the first minted cryptocurrency in a universe of over 7000 cryptocurrencies almost a decade ago. Also, this is the most popular digital token which has got the back of large corporate investors of late, pushing its price from levels of just under $20000 to sub $65000( all time high hit in mid April 2021) in barely some months. And now as the currency has crashed owing to Tesla’s Musk’s varying tweets and the latest mammoth 30% single day-crash on May 19, 2021, it surely makes for a ‘buy’ at current levels. Though the current landscape is treating the cryptomarket quiet roughly say only yesterday China barred institutions dealing in cryptos. So, for now you can still wait for more correction to happen in its price.

Divided price prediction view for BTCs

In a year’s time i.e. not so distant, bitcoin is estimated to give a return of 45 percent. And in fact some of the price predictions for bitcoin as made by Ark Investments’ Cathie Wood suggest the bitcoin(BTC crypto) to hit $5,00,000.

2. Cosmos (ATOM):

2. Cosmos (ATOM):

Cosmos termed as ‘Internet of Blockchain’ by developers who mint this currency is an association of blockchain networks that streamlines trades among the various blockchains, including BTC and ETH. Here everything is supported or backed by ATOM.

Now coming to its pricing valued currently at $22.94 which is worth INR 1671.7. This falls in the category of both affordable cryptocurrencies and even cryptos that have of late shown sharp correction. On May 7, Cosmos touched an high of just more than $32 but now receded sharply to $23., dropping a huge 28 percent.

Price prediction for Cosmos including 5-year target price

With the positive of enabling interoperability between the cryptos, there is enormous potential in the crypto and as per Gov Capital the price of Cosmos( ATOM) may rally up to $46.5 by 2021 year end and the 5-year price target has been has placed at $191.9.

3. Binance Coin (BNB):

3. Binance Coin (BNB):

This is the crypto issued by the Binance exchange (launched first in 2017) as an utility token and trades with the symbol BNB. Binance until the year 2018 was the largest crypto exchange world over but has now been replaced by CoinDCX.

Talking about the crypto Binance Coin it is largely a Ethereum based currency which enables trading in cryptocurrencies and also for fee payment over the Binance exchange.

The company has a broader vision of becoming the main infrastructure providing company for the whole of blockchain ecosystem.

M-cap of Binance Coin: Third largest cryptocurrency

Price prediction for Binance Coin

The pricing of Binance coin or the intrinsic value that it derives is from its utility i.e. its use by traders in dealing with other cryptos on the Binance platform.

1-year pricing potential from Binance coin is a decent 84.48 percent.

By May 2021 end: Price of Binance Coin is expected to hit $505.

4. Tron:

4. Tron:

As per the Wikipedia TRON is a decentralized operating system based on blockchain. The cryptocurrency i.e. native of TRON is referred as TRX. This TRON was initially developed over the Ethereum platform in the year 2017. It is among the cheapest cryptocurrencies available in the market today. The crypto in comparison to its initial platform Ethereum is gaining as it hosts innumerable decentralized apps.

Price prediction for Tron crypto:

The blockchain efficacy of Tron way higher than ethereum shall come to be its positive.Also, limited supply as well as the token’s ample use cases are sure to take the crypto higher.

Long term outlook for the currency i.e. 5 year target as given out by CryptoGround is $0.1447.For the year end and 2-year target are at $0.15 and $0.16, respectively.

5.	ZCash (ZEC):

5. ZCash (ZEC):

ZCash unlike Bitcoin incorporates cryptography, thus offering an added layer of privacy to its users. There is also a fixed supply as that of bitcoin which quantifies to 21 million units. So, as the users can remain anonymous here, more fungibility is offered to them.

To understand its operability, we elaborate that as currency transactions depend on the employment of private keys which are strings of letters and number, identifying a user. So, as you trade or deal, over time your purchase trend can be known by the government or peer group as it gets attached to a particular address. Now if a user’s private key is linked to some of the transaction, some of the parties may deny to go for the transaction. Herein is where ZCash comes into picture. So typically, ZCash allows its users to even hide their transactions.

Now, it is believed as per researcher that the investment window will soon open with prices being dropped.

We have mentioned this currency as it has immense potential to boom but remember it is also highly volatile.

Price prediction for ZCash/ZEC

Now going by the current trend, ZCash price is down almost 45% on a 24-hour basis.

So, now for the price prediction for ZCash the CoinSwitch news website forecast a bright future for the crypto. This is give the halving and other developments that will take place together with the enhance privacy that the token provides, will push its demand going further.

As such, CoinSwitch predicts that ZEC may reach $200 by 2021 and will continue growing to $1242 by 2025.

Summary of Best Cryptocurrencies To Buy With Their Price, M-Cap, Target price

Summary of Best Cryptocurrencies To Buy With Their Price, M-Cap, Target price

Cryptocurrency Price as on May 20, 2019 on Coindesk M-cap Year-end predictions (2021 and more)
Bitcoin $35,495 $660 billion In July 2022 to scale to over $80K, another view is it be hitting levels of $5,00,000
Cosmos (ATOM) $13 $3.5 billion $46.5 by year end 2021
Binance Coin $309.77 $47,918,996,031 By May end-$505
Tron $0.07 $5.28 billion $0.15
ZCash $141.84 $1.58 billion $200

Now here you need to develop your skills to deal with this new asset class both smartly as well as safely, this is as while these cryptos may enable you to create wealth, there have been know cryptocurrency scams that have evolved over the years.Disclaimer

Disclaimer: The article is purely informational and is not a solicitation to buy, sell in securities mentioned in the article. Greynium Information Technologies Pvt Ltd, its subsidiaries, associates and the author do not accept culpability for losses and/or damages arising based on information in this article.

About the Author: Roshni Agarwal is an MBA Finance and Marketing with experience of over 5 years into covering financial markets, stocks, currency market and personal finance stories.

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4 Ways To Increase Returns On Fixed Deposits

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If you are looking to invest in fixed deposits, we would like to inform you that interest rates at the moment are pretty low. If you get returns of around 6% per cent, consider yourself very fortunate. Many investors are hopeful that interest rates in the economy would increase gradually over the years.

A few instruments with their interest rates

5.2%

1-2 years 2-3 years 5 years and above
SBI 4.9% 5.2% 5.4%
HDFC Bank 4.9% 5.15% 5.5%
ICICI Bank 4.90% 5.15% 5.25%
Post office time deposit 5.5% 5.5% 6.8%
Public Provident Fund 7.1%
Kissan Vikas Patra 6.9%
National Savings Certificate 6.8%
Senior Citizens Savings Scheme 7.4%
Sukanya Samridhhi 7.6%

Here are a few ways you can increase your returns from fixed deposits.

1. Target yields and not interest rates

Let’s understand what this means. Post office schemes tend to compound interest rates after a year, while banks compound them every quarter, which means your returns or yields go higher. Let us explain this with an example. Suppose, you invest Rs 1,000 as an example for a year and you earn 10% interest on the same.

What banks would do after the first three months is they would add Rs 25 that you would have earned and calculate interest for the next quarter on sum of Rs 1,025. So, your yields would go higher as the next quarter the interset calculated of 10% would be on Rs 1,025. However, this does not happen in the case of post office schemes, where the interest earned is compounded only after completion of the year, which reduces the yields.

4 Ways To Increase Returns On Fixed Deposits

2. Don’t stick to bank fixed deposits only

You should also look beyond bank deposits. In fact, company fixed deposits also are a good option. For example, at the moment the fixed deposit of Bajaj Finance gives an interest rate of as much as 6.75% per annum, but, SBI would give you an interest rate of a maximum of 5.5%, that too of tenures of 5 years So, look for various other options including post office time deposits.

Other options for investment also include non convertible debentures and also debt mutual fund schemes.

3. Look for instruments that offer tax benefits

There are two types of tax benefits that you receive. The first is the tax benefits under Sec80C of the Income Tax Act, where the amount invested is deducted from total income upto a maximum sum of Rs 1.5 lakhs. Instruments like PPF, bank tax saving fixed deposit instruments, NSC etc., offer you this benefit.

The other is that the interest earned from the instruments is tax free in the hands of investors. So, you don’t have to pay tax on the same. Instruments like PPF, ULIPS and tax free bonds are some of the instruments that fall under this category.

4. Apply online

Some fixed deposits of the non banking finance companies offer you a marginally extra interest rate if you invest online. So, look for these instruments. If you are investing a very large sum of money even a 0.10 or 0.25% higher interest can make a difference.

We suggest that in the case of company fixed deposits look for the strong AAA rated deposits only.



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More Covid-hit companies may need recast of loans, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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MUMBAI: Banks have told the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that the extended restrictions due to the resurgence of the Covid pandemic have caused significant stress on businesses and a restructuring window may be required for more loans.

Although the RBI did allow lenders to restructure loans for borrowers earlier this month, the facility was restricted to loans of up to Rs 25 crore. Since the measures were announced, the second wave of Covid emerged across the country, resulting in most parts of the country observing some form of a lockdown.

On Wednesday, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das met with the CEOs of public sector banks (PSBs) through a video conference. Acknowledging the role played by PSBs in extending various banking services including credit facilities to individuals and businesses during the pandemic, the governor asked them to quickly implement the Covid relief measures already announced. He also reiterated the need for banks to raise capital to increase the resilience of their balance sheet should further shocks arise out of the pandemic.

The governor in the meeting sought feedback from banks on the state of the financial sector and credit flows to different sectors, including small borrowers and micro, small and medium enterprises. The governor also sought information on whether rate reductions by banks were in line with the RBI’s action to bring down the cost of funds.

Bankers said that, while the first quarter is traditionally a sluggish period for credit growth, this year loan pick-up was even lower because of the lockdown. They said that the extended lockdown, while necessary to contain the pandemic, is hurting a large segment of the economy. There is a clear indication of collection efficiency being hit. While earlier the banks were more concerned about the survival of small businesses, they are now worried that larger companies may also start facing liquidity related issues as economic activities in non-essentials have been significantly hit.

Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) have already asked the RBI for a moratorium for their borrowers and their borrowings from banks. Bankers say that in 2020, NBFCs shrunk their books and reduced debt and obtained cheap finance because of targeted long-term repo operations announced by the RBI, which helped them tide last year’s lockdown. This year, no such package has been announced so far.



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US banks are expected to cut 200,000 jobs over the next decade as they strive to improve productivity and efficiency amid rising competition from fintech and non-bank financial institutions, according to a Well Fargo analyst.

Mike Mayo has predicted that US banks would cut 200,000 jobs, or 10% of employees, over the next decade, according to a report.

The Wells Fargo analyst has given a similar call in 2019 saying that technological efficiencies will result in the biggest reduction in headcount across the US banking industry in its history, with an estimated 200,000 job cuts over the next decade.

In the fresh call, he said, this will be the biggest reduction in U.S. bank headcount in history.

Low paying jobs at risk

Mayo said that low-paying jobs are most at risk, such as those in branches and call centres as banks adapt to the new realities following the coronavirus pandemic. He added that job cuts have been necessary as technology companies and non-bank lenders increasingly gained market share in the payment and lending business over the past years.

The analyst said, “If I was giving advice to my kids, I’d say you probably don’t want to go into the financial industry.” He noted that technology and customer or client-facing roles are probably the only areas that will see growth, emphasizing that “It’s likely to be a shrinking industry.”

Digitisation accelerated and that played to the strength of some fintech and other tech providers,” Mayo said. Banks must become more productive to remain relevant. And that means more computers and less people, he said.

2019 report

The Wells Fargo study in 2019 has said that the $150 billion annually that the country’s finance firms are spending on tech — more than any other industry — will lead to lower costs, with employee compensation accounting for half of all bank expenses.

Back office, bank branch, call centre and corporate employees are being cut by about a fifth to a third, with jobs related to tech, sales, advising and consulting less affected, according to the study.

“It will be a dramatic change in contact centres, and these are both internal and external,” Michael Tang, a Deloitte partner who leads the consulting firm’s global financial-services innovation practice, said in an interview in the Wells Fargo report. “We’re already seeing signs of it with chatbots, and some people don’t even know that they’re chatting with an AI engine because they’re just answering questions.”

Wells Fargo’s Mayo joins bank executives, consulting firms and others in predicting huge cuts to the banking workforce amid the push toward automation. McKinsey & Co. said in May that it expects the headcount for front-office workers — the bankers and traders historically seen as among nance firms’ most valuable assets — to drop by almost a third with the rise of robots.

Front-office headcount for investment banking and trading fell for a fifth year in 2018, according to Coalition Development Ltd. data. R. Martin Chavez, an architect of Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s effort to transform itself with tech, had said last month that all traders will soon need coding skills to succeed on Wall Street.



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