Review of digital banking units' progress soonThe government wants lenders to use DBUs to push its latest schemes, including PM Vishwakarma, where it offers collateral-free loans at con...
26 Sep, 2023, 12.20 AM IST
For banks, digital is the aspiration but brick and mortar is the realityIndia has become a world leader in real-time digital payments, accounting for almost 40% of all such transactions, according to data from t...
03 Aug, 2023, 07.28 PM IST
Financial inclusion schemes to get digital push in upcoming budgetThe government is also looking to expand the coverage of doorstep banking and is firming up a new framework for business correspondents, sa...
19 Jan, 2023, 11.47 PM IST
IDFC partners with Sa-Dhan to provide digital microfinance solutions to feature phone users"Digitization in collections in the microfinance sector has been a great challenge as most of the MFI clients do not possess smart phones,"...
06 Dec, 2022, 07.54 PM IST
Prepare road map for small merchants' entry into digital fold, Finmin tells lenders"Banks are now working on the standard operating procedure, the scope of services, and a performance measure matrix," said an official, add...
22 Nov, 2022, 11.34 PM IST
Fintech firms seek to build on Digital Banking Units in bid to boost digital infrastructureDBUs are brick-and-mortar outlets that provide facilities such as account opening, balance checks, fund transfers, fixed deposit investment...
17 Oct, 2022, 05.04 PM IST
Shift from 'phone banking' to 'digital banking' put India on sustained growth path: PM Narendra ModiReferring to the previous UPA regime, PM Narendra Modi said under 'phone banking', instructions were given on phone to banks regarding whom...
17 Oct, 2022, 04.40 PM IST
Fintech will lead to financial revolution: PM ModiModi attributed India's sustained economic growth to the efforts of the current government to replace pre-2014 "phone banking" with "digita...
17 Oct, 2022, 01.53 PM IST
DBUs to boost RBI's financial inclusion efforts: DasThe DBUs will augment our efforts to promote financial inclusion by providing banking services in a paperless, efficient, safe and secure e...
17 Oct, 2022, 06.40 AM IST
DBUs make a most welcome debutConceptually, DBUs are new and expanded digital avatars of what ATMs did to the teller counter. Basic steps started with core-banking in th...
16 Oct, 2022, 11.57 PM IST
PM Modi launches 75 Digital Banking Units across 75 districtsPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) in 75 districts with an objective to promote financial incl...
16 Oct, 2022, 12.25 PM IST
PM Modi to inaugurate 75 digital banking units on Sunday, including 2 of J&K BankAs part of the Union budget 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the setting up of the 75 DBUs in as many districts o...
15 Oct, 2022, 12.35 PM IST
Prime Minister Modi to inaugurate 75 digital banking units across 75 districts on October 16Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had in her budget speech for 2022-23 announced the setting up of 75 DBUs in 75 districts of the country...
14 Oct, 2022, 09.21 PM IST
Indian Banks' Association upbeat on July rollout of Digital Banking UnitsAll public sector banks, 10 private sector banks and one small finance bank have already initiated the work to have these units operational...
13 May, 2022, 11.38 PM IST
RBI issues guidelines for banks to set up 24X7 digital banking unitsAccording to the guidelines on the establishment of Digital Banking Units (DBUs), the products and services to be provided at a DBU include...
07 Apr, 2022, 09.25 PM IST
A ‘digital’ budget is opaque on details, says fintech communityFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed the Digital Rupee — the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) — dubbing it as a big boost t...
02 Feb, 2022, 09.49 AM IST
Budget 2022: Govt to set up 75 digital banking units in 75 districtsFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said during her Budget speech that the Centre has proposed to set up 75 digital banking units (DBUs) in...
01 Feb, 2022, 07.27 PM IST