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Maldivian blues or Rajasthan's sand dunes? Keen on both, Rakesh Mandavaya had a budget for none. That's when he learnt of the travel now pay later' option offered by banks and fintech companies. And the rest, as they say, is his Maldives travel history he can't stop gushing about. The 37-year-old, who managed a memorable holiday and that too a foreign one, said his six-month interest free loan for Rs 1.5 lakh was approved in just a day. "Since my trip was an impromptu one, I didn't have enough time to plan it or money to fund it. Then a friend told me about travel loans. The process was super easy," the Delhi-based IT professional told PTI. "I think the demand for such a loan category was always there. It is useful for everyone, especially salaried employees. It will encourage people to see new places and make holiday memories," he added. The TNPL acronym for the travel now pay later' trend has caught on, a variation of the buy now pay later' (BNPL) segment where customers buy ...
Richest Indian Gautam Adani's conglomerate has cited an improved net debt to operating profit ratio and more than halving of loans from public sector banks to allay concerns about it being overleveraged. In a 15-page note in response to CreditSights report calling the group overleveraged, it said companies in the group have consistently de-levered, with the net debt to Ebitda ratio declining to 3.2 times from 7.6 times in the last nine years. "The businesses operate on a simple yet robust and repeatable business model focused on development and origination, operations and management and capital management plan," the note, reviewed by PTI, said. The group had a gross debt of Rs 1.88 lakh crore in March 2022 and net debt of Rs 1.61 lakh crore after considering the cash balance. While loans from public sector banks in 2015-16 accounted for 55 per cent of all debt of the group firms, in 2021-22, borrowing from PSBs made up for 21 per cent of all debt, it said. In FY2016, private banks