RBI Governor asks IDBRT to focus on mitigation of digital fraud and training of bankers

Sanjay Malhotra, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) | Photo credit: PTI Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra has asked the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDBRT) to focus on developing technologies in applied aspects of banking, prioritizing security and ease of use for end customers. “Operational workflows […]

RBI governor indicates interest rates will remain low for a ‘long period’: report

Sanjay Malhotra, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) | Photo credit: PUNIT PARANJPE RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra expects the country’s interest rates to remain low for a “long period of time”, he told the Financial Times in an interview published on Wednesday. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) projections suggested that interest rates […]

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra urges banks to leverage technology and reduce costs in easing cycle

Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra told bank CEOs on Tuesday that the 125 basis point rate cut so far in the current easing cycle, combined with greater use of technology, should translate into lower intermediation costs and higher efficiency, supporting sustainable growth and deeper financial inclusion.One basis point is one hundredth […]

Now focus on transmission of policy rate cuts: RBI Governor

**EDS: THIRD-PARTY IMAGE** In this screenshot from a video posted on December 5, 2025, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra speaks as he announces the fifth bi-monthly monetary policy for the current fiscal in Mumbai. (@reservebankofindia593/X via PTI photo) (PTI12_05_2025_000036B) | Photo credits:- After slashing the repo rate by 125 basis points (bps) […]

RBI Governor to announce decision on repo rate today; Economists expect a pause, the industry’s eyes are turned

Sanjay Malhotra, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) | Photo credit: HEMANSHI KAMANI Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra will announce the policy rate at 10 am today, while the three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting will conclude on Friday. Financial markets remain divided on expectations from the MPC, with economists […]

Regulations need to evolve keeping in mind the realities of the times: RBI Guv Malhotra

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra (file photo) | Photo credit: PTI/SHASHNK PARADE Indian banks today are much more mature than they were a decade ago and the regulatory environment cannot ignore developments like strong loan and deposit expansion, robust capital buffers, improved asset quality and profitability and a jump in return on […]

Proposed bar about overlap in companies that are carried out by a bank and its group entity are removed: RBI GUV Malhotra

File photo: Sanjay Malhotra, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) | Photocredit: Bloomberg Large banks with subsidiaries in the same industry will say a sigh of exemption that the RBI sighed, said that the proposed bar about overlapping in the companies performed by a bank and is removed its groups. According to the […]