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At least 988 million Indians--more than the population of Europe and 75% of all Indians--are not covered by any form of life insurance, and an Indian is assured of only 8% of what may be required to protect a family from financial shock following the death of an earning member, according to our analysis of government data and industry data.
Several studies have found that the Indian banking sector, while having a large number of players, has monopolistic competition.
NBFCs are particularly vulnerable to wholesale funding constraints in the form of high and volatile borrowing costs
Ideas on how to benefit from the account opening momentum and make progress on usage as well.
Banks not passing on rate cuts points to a lack of intensity in price competition and calls for increasing the number of lenders
The heady optimism following the judgment is beginning to wane in the absence of a practical law that enforces the rights it asserted.
The troubles of the banking sector, and public sector banks (PSBs) in particular, are well known.
The harvesting of 50 million Facebook users’ data for Trump’s presidential campaign underscores new challenges for data protection.
Future financial services providers will be akin to general physicians, who bear great responsibility for the health of their patients. Such a prescriptive approach would minimise instances of unsuitable advice.
In all our research efforts, we strive to maintain an independent voice that speaks for the low-income household and household enterprises. Our ability to perform this function is significantly enhanced by our commitment to disseminate as a pure public good, all the intellectual capital that we create.
