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MUMBAI: SBI chairman C S Setty has called for a ‘national financial grid’ that connects credit bureaus, registries, eKYC facilities, UPI and the account-aggregator system, arguing that such an integrated backbone is essential to support India’s next phase of financial growth.Setty said India’s credit-to-GDP ratio, which stands at about 55%, could rise to 64% by…

MUMBAI: There is a need to extend pension coverage to workers earning above Rs 15,000 a month, said M Nagaraju, secretary in the department of financial services, calling the current framework inconsistent and inadequate for large sections of salaried employees in the private sector.At the CII Financial Summit, Nagaraju said those earning below Rs 15,000…

MUMBAI: Federal Card Services (FCS), a Miami-based producer of premium payment cards, has pledged $250 million to build a manufacturing, technology, and services facility in Pune, which it will turn into a central node in its global network. The investment is expected to generate more than 1,000 jobs. A 32,000-sq-ft plant is set to begin…

BENGALURU: Edtech major PhysicsWallah’s stock price closed its debut session on the bourses on Tuesday up 44% over its IPO price as investors rushed to own a pie of the new age learning platform. With this stellar gain, the company joined a handful of start-ups-like Groww and Urban Company-that have given strong returns to their…

MUMBAI: Representatives of India’s capital market on Tuesday urged finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to keep the securities transaction tax (STT) on cash equity lower than that of equity derivatives trades in the forthcoming Budget. They also suggested to the ministry that in case of a buyback of shares, tax should be imposed only on profits…

IT major Infosys is set to launch its largest-ever share buyback programme worth Rs 18,000 crore on Thursday, offering shareholders a tender window until November 26. The initiative will see the IT major repurchase up to 10 crore fully paid-up equity shares of face value Rs 5 each at Rs 1,800 per share, representing as…

Wall Street lost ground again on Tuesday as a fresh slide in Nvidia and other major technology stocks weighed on sentiment, adding to concerns that recent valuations had climbed too high. Early trading saw the S&P 500 fall 0.3%, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 361 points and the Nasdaq composite declining 0.6%, AP…

Many taxpayers who completed their income tax return (ITR) weeks or even months ago are still waiting for their refunds despite the September 16, 2025 filing deadline having passed long ago. With bank accounts being checked daily, the tax department says the delays are tied to closer scrutiny of questionable deduction claims.Launching a taxpayers’ lounge…

Bitcoin slipped below the $90,000 mark for the first time in seven months on Tuesday, signalling a sharp retreat in risk appetite across global markets. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency, which touched a record high above $126,000 in October, has now surrendered all its gains for 2025 and is down nearly 30 per cent from its…

Microsoft on Tuesday announced a sweeping cloud infrastructure partnership with artificial intelligence firm Anthropic and chipmaker Nvidia, marking a significant realignment in the technology giant’s AI alliances as it moves further away from exclusive dependence on OpenAI, AP reported.Anthropic, the developer of rival chatbot Claude, said it will commit to purchasing $30 billion worth of…