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Pradeep Kumar

27/09/21 09:25 AM IST

India needs 4-5 more banks like SBI

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Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India would need four or five more banks like the SBI to support economic growth.

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  • The way in which the economy is shifting to a different plane altogether, the way in which industry is adapting, so many new challenges keep arising.
  • To address these challenges, we need not just more, but bigger banks.
  • “The long-term future of Indian banking is going to be largely driven by digitised processes.
  • She urged the IBA to improve access to banking in every district through a rationalised approach and optimal utilisation of digital technologies.
Financial inclusion
  • The IBA should take the initiative and complement government’s efforts for financial inclusion and enhancing access to financial services, especially in unserved and under-served areas.
  • In the payment world today, Indian UPI has actually made a very big impression.
  • A RuPay card which was not as glamorous as a foreign card is now accepted in so many parts of the world, symbolic of India’s futuristic digital payment intentions.
  • FinTech understands that UPI is its backbone. 
Source: The Hindu

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