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A)
Chennai
B)
Hyderabad
C)
Kolkata
D)
Pune

Correct Answer :   Pune

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday(10th Oct 2022) cancelled the license of Pune based Seva Vikas Co-operative Bank as the urban cooperative bank lacked adequate capital and earning prospects.
 
The bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on October 10, 2022, RBI said in a statement.
 
Earlier in August 2022 , it had cancelled the license of Pune-based Rupee Cooperative Bank. RBI action is facing legal challenge in Bombay High Court.
 
According to the the data submitted by the bank, about 99 per cent of the depositors are entitled to receive the full amount of their deposits from Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC). As on September 14, 2022, DICGC has already paid Rs 152.36 crore of the total insured deposits.
 
This payment is made in compliance with the provisions of the DICGC Act, 1961 based on the willingness received from the concerned depositors of the bank..

Source : Business Standard

A)
Canara Bank
B)
Union Bank of India
C)
South Indian Bank
D)
State Bank of India

Correct Answer :   South Indian Bank

South Indian Bank bagged a world record for staging and swinging the highest 101 Oonjals or Jhoolas- beautifully decorated- in Kochi.
 
The South Indian Bank on Sunday(9th Oct 2022) organized an event ‘Onnichirikkam Oonjaladam’ and was accoladed with the World Book of Records award for ‘staging and swinging 101 Oonjals’.
 
The event ‘Onnichirikkam Oonjaladam’ saw people gathered in large numbers to celebrate unity and prosperity during the ongoing festival season. Swings were made using wood and rope in the traditional way.
 
The World Book of Records team presented the Award to South Indian Bank officials.
 
Murali Ramakrishnan- MD and CEO of the South Indian Bank said, “Because of the present generation of technology, etc, I think people forget the authentic happiness which you are all getting when we all playing swing in our younger days..

Source : The Print

A)
54.38%
B)
57.70%
C)
60.72%
D)
63.24%

Correct Answer :   60.72%

The government on Friday(7th Oct 2022) invited bids for privatising IDBI Bank and said that it together with LIC will sell a total of 60.72 per cent stake in the financial institution.
 
The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), while inviting Expressions of Interest (EoI), said that the potential investor should have a minimum net worth of ₹22,500 crore, must report net profit in three out of the past five years to be eligible for bidding for IDBI Bank.

LIC to divest 60.72% share in IDBI Bank :
* A consortium could only have a total of four members.

* The winning bidder would be obligated to lock-in at least 40% of the equity capital for a period of five years starting from the date of acquisition.

* Additionally, it stated that the Reserve Bank will choose the qualified interested parties and the equity position these firms would hold in IDBI Bank, and that the bidder would need to pass the banking regulator’s “Fit and Proper” evaluation.

* Additionally, it prohibited individuals or big corporations from taking part in the bidding process.

* Potential purchasers have until December 16 to submit offers or Expressions of Interest (EoI).

Ownership of IDBI Bank :
* Together, the government and LIC own 94.72 percent of IDBI Bank. The government owns 488.99 billion shares, or 45.48 percent of IDBI Bank, while Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has 529.41 billion shares, or 49.24 percent of the bank. In the bank, public shareholders own 5.2 percent of the stock.

* The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) announced the sale of the government’s holding and LIC’s investment, totaling 60.72 percent of the equity share capital of IDBI Bank, along with the transfer of management control of the bank.

vThe total shareholding of LIC and the government will drop to 34% after the stake sale.

IDBI Bank Shareholding Pattern :
* 5.2% of IDBI Bank’s shareholders are small business owners.

* Additionally, when filing the EoI, the interested parties and each consortium member must make a statement or disclosure on any orders, pending investigations, or proceedings by any court, regulatory authority, SFIO, NCLT, or NCLAT.

* The winning bidder will be obliged to align its shareholding with the RBI criteria by reducing or diluting its stake in accordance with the glide-path that will be given by the QIPs at the RFP stage..

Source : Mint

A)
ICICI Bank
B)
HDFC Bank
C)
Axis Bank
D)
Kotak Mahindra Bank

Correct Answer :   ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank has launched a "Smart Wire" to help customers with SWIFT-based inward remittances in a faster and hassle-free manner.
 
ICICI Bank becomes the first bank in the country to launch such a service.
 
The Smart Wire facility will allow both NRIs and resident customers to undertake inward remittance transactions in an online and paperless way.
 
Important features includes : Online submission of details; Digital declarations; Block exchange rates; Online tracking..

Source : Business Today

A)
TS Ramakrishnan
B)
Mohit Bhatia
C)
Ganesh Mohan
D)
Chandresh Nigam

Correct Answer :   Mohit Bhatia

Bank of India Investment Managers Private Ltd has appointed Mohit Bhatia as its Chief Executive Officer(CEO) with effect from 4 October, 2022.

Mohit Bhatia has over 26 years of professional experience in mutual funds and financial services industry.

He served as head-sales and marketing in Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Ltd.

Bank of India Investment Managers Private Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of India..

Source : Mint

A)
SBI
B)
Canara Bank
C)
ICICI Bank
D)
HDFC Bank

Correct Answer :   HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector bank with dominant market leadership in merchant acquiring business, 6th Oct 2022 announced the launch of SmartHub Vyapar Merchant app, a comprehensive payments and banking solution designed to fulfill the everyday business needs of merchants.

SmartHub Vyapar facilitates instant, digital, and paperless merchant onboarding for HDFC Bank customers and allows merchants to accept interoperable payments across multiple payment modes which include Cards – Tap & Pay, UPI, and QR code.

Merchants can also accept remote payments by sending a payment link over mobile or email to facilitate non-face-to-face collections.

SmartHub Vyapar App has been developed by HDFC Bank in partnership with Mintoak Innovations India Pvt. Ltd which is a merchant SaaS platform with a modular product offering to help banks connect with their merchants.

The merchant app was showcased at an event in Mumbai by Parag Rao, Group Head, Payments Business, Digital & IT, Arvind Vohra, Group Head, Branch Banking, Mr. Anjani Rathor, Chief Digital Officer, HDFC Bank and Ramesh Lakshminarayanan, Chief Information Officer, HDFC Bank.

“HDFC Bank is committed to support the growth of all merchants from large format chains to local kirana stores,” said Parag Rao, Country Head – Payments, Consumer Finance, Technology & Digital Marketing. “The MSME sector generates the most employment in the country and by empowering this sector we can help empower a large segment of society..

Source : Bfsi

A)
Reserve Bank of India
B)
State Bank of India
C)
Union Bank of India
D)
Central Bank of India

Correct Answer :   Reserve Bank of India

The Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday(6th Oct 2022) launched a new 'SupTech' initiative DAKSH - the bank's Advanced Supervisory Monitoring System, which is expected to make the supervisory processes more robust.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it has been taking various initiatives in strengthening supervision, which among other initiatives include adoption of latest data and analytical tools as well as leveraging technology for implementing more efficient and automated work processes.

"DAKSH is a web-based end-to-end workflow application through which RBI shall monitor compliance requirements in a more focused manner with the objective of further improving the compliance culture in Supervised Entities (SEs) like Banks, NBFCs, etc,.".

Source : Business Standard

A)
SEBI
B)
DICGC
C)
NABARD
D)
ECGC

Correct Answer :   NABARD

NABARD has sanctioned Rs 221.99 crore to strengthen school infrastructure in rural schools in Punjab. National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development(NABARD) has sanctioned the money from the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for the construction of 2,328 additional classrooms, 762 labs, and 648 playgrounds in rural schools in all 23 districts of Punjab, a NABARD statement said here on Monday(3rd Oct 2022).

In addition to this, 404 integrated science labs, 62 physics labs, 44 chemistry labs, 54 biology labs, 103 computer labs, and 55 National Skills Qualification Framework labs have also been sanctioned.

The projects aim to benefit a total of 3.80 lakh students, including likely new enrolment of 3.5 lakh students, in more than 3,500 villages, it said.
 
Presently, there are 632 projects underway which are being built with Rs 686 crore granted under the RIDF by the Department of School Education, Punjab government, it said..

Source : NDTV

A)
Canara Bank
B)
State Bank of India
C)
Union Bank of India
D)
Central Bank of India

Correct Answer :   State Bank of India

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the State Bank of India announced that it will adopt 30 remote villages across India under the 4th phase of the ‘SBI Gram Seva’ program on Sunday(2nd Sep 2022).
 
Under the flagship scheme of the SBI Foundation, the bank will adopt remote villages across Aspirational Districts in Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal.
 
Launched under the Corporate Social Responsibility of the bank, the program emphasises a comprehensive development of villages by active intervention in areas like education, healthcare, livelihoods, and infrastructure. As of now, the program has adopted 100 villages across 16 States in 3 phases.
 
Shri Sanjay Prakash, MD & CEO, SBI Foundation, also expressed his delight over the successful completion of 5 years of the SBI Gram Seva scheme..

Source : Mint

A)
Indian Bank
B)
Bank of India
C)
Punjab National Bank (PNB)
D)
Union Bank of India (UBI)

Correct Answer :   Punjab National Bank (PNB)

State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Monday(3rd Oct 2022) said it has introduced banking services through WhatsApp for both customers and non-customers.
 
In order to activate banking facility on WhatsApp, customers need to save the official PNB's WhatsApp number +919264092640 and initiate a conversation (on WhatsApp) by sending a hi/hello to this number, the bank said in a statement
 
The customers must ensure to check 'green tick' along with PNB's profile name on WhatsApp to ensure that this is a genuine WhatsApp banking account before initiating the conversation, the statement said.
 
At present, Punjab National Bank (PNB) would be offering non-financial services such as balance inquiry, last five transactions, stop cheque, request cheque book to its account holders through the WhatsApp banking service.
 
Other informative services that would be provided to both account and non-account holders include online account opening, enquire bank deposit/loan products, digital products, NRI services, locate branch/ATM, opt-in, opt-out options, it said..

Source : Mint