Page 5 - Interviews

Internet firms must show they can generate cash, profits soon: Axis Bank MD

Amitabh Chaudhry makes this statement at a discussion on new-age internet companies drawing high valuations, sometimes even higher than the traditional businesses

The financial world has to rethink the way it caters to women: salt.com CEO

Shinjini Kumar, the firm's co-founder and CEO spoke to Raghu Mohan

Rates to remain benign, corp credit revival likely in 4-6 months: SBI chief

In a Q&A, the lender's chairman Dinesh Khara says the banking system awaits a restructuring proposal from Vodafone-Idea

Two-thirds of the bank is run from Mumbai, says AU SFB's Sanjay Agarwal

AU SFB MD & CEO Sanjay Agarwal says some clean up is expected in the third and fourth quarters, which will help in reducing NPAs

If claim spike sustains, it'll have repercussions: ICICI Lombard MD & CEO

For corporate policies, we have taken some price increases, says Bhargav Dasgupta

The market has become a lot more real of late: PB Fintech's Dahiya, Bansal

The company is looking to raise Rs 5,700 crore at a Rs 44,000-crore valuation

The NARCL must attract top-quality talent, says Kroll's Tarun Bhatia

'My sense is that the NARCL will have to recruit good talent', says Bhatia

RBI-speak: Don't want to rock the boat when shore is visible, says Das

'We have flagged the issue of fuel (taxes). Now, it is for the government to make a decision'

Dramatic improvement in asset quality post June: Amitabh Chaudhry

'The RBI has started normalising its extraordinary injection of liquidity in a calibrated manner', said Chaudhry

Newer categories of card spend emerged amid Covid: HDFC Bank's Parag Rao

HDFC Bank executive shares insights on how the lender intends to increase its credit card market share post embargo

Festive rate cut not a mispricing of risks: Union Bank of India MD & CEO

In a Q&A, Rajkiran Rai G says retail credit can't make up for tepid corporate demand

We keep looking at meaningful growth opportunities: Suryoday SFB CEO

Amid reports of merger talks with an NBFC, R Baskar Babu says Suryoday SFB is always open for both organic and inorganic growth opportunities

We want Federal Bank to be the 'Rahul Dravid' of banking space: MD-CEO

In a Q&A, Shyam Srinivasan says he wants the lender to be a predictable and trustworthy brand. He also expects home loan interest rate wars to erupt in the festive season

We will put our cross-border platform into play, says Tide India CEO

'The Indo-UK trade involving SMEs is now at around a few billion pounds annually', says Gurujodpal Singh

Spreading disinflation over 2-3 years to reduce output loss, says RBI

'There is no blanket ban on opening of current accounts', said M Rajeshwar Rao

Retro tax must be resolved via Indian law, not arbitral award: Somanathan

Somanathan says that the government doesn't support retrospective taxation since it creates sudden and fresh liability and is not in line with the stability and predictability of taxation

In FY22, our loan book should grow by 20%: IDFC First Bank MD & CEO

V Vaidyanathan talks about the bank's growth plans, its retail-focused approach when it comes to growing its loan book, and its corporate strategy

We look to continue the pace of investing: Investcorp's Gaurav Sharma

'Indian conglomerates and companies have realised the importance of both tech and tech-enabled businesses', said Gaurav Sharma

ESG factors now part of lending decision by top banks globally: Crisil CEO

ESG will play an even bigger role in decision making both on the issue side as well as the investor side in the longer-term, says Ashu Suyash

Hope to get buyer for consumer biz by Q4: Citi India CEO Ashu Khullar

Despite being a foreign bank, we move 7-10 per cent of the Indian payment systems, says CEO Khullar