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‘Traditional banks losing share to fintechs globally’

MUMBAI: Traditional banks are losing ground in the fast-evolving financial services space to agile, tech-driven rivals. Even as overall sector revenues grow, incumbents struggle to hold on to their share, according to Boston Consulting Group’s latest Future of Finance report.“Financial services revenues are growing – but banks are not capturing their fair share,” BCG says….

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Adani Airports raises $750mn from international banks

NEW DELHI: Adani Airports Holdings (AAHL) Wednesday said it has raised $750 million via external commercial borrowings from a consortium of international banks. The transaction was led by First Abu Dhabi Bank, Barclays, and Standard Chartered Bank. The company says it will “use the proceeds to refinance existing debt, invest in infrastructure upgrades, and capacity…

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India wants WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism back

PARIS: India has identified the restoration of the dispute settlement mechanism as the first priority for WTO members and called for maintaining special treatment for poor and developing countries.After a meeting of trade ministers here, commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal also reiterated India’s opposition to bringing plurilateral initiatives such as investment facilitation under the…

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Desi AI founders risk falling behind overseas peers: Accel

BENGALURU: Venture capital firm Accel partners Shekhar Kirani and Prayank Swaroop highlighted concerns about Indian AI startups lagging behind global competitors, despite having comparable technical abilities. They cited insufficient urgency and limited global vision as key issues.During a media roundtable on Wednesday, they observed that while India is experiencing an emergence of technically proficient, AI-focused…

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NCLAT stays move against Reliance Infra

NEW DELHI: In a relief to Reliance Infrastructure, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday stayed the insolvency proceedings against the company. Reliance Infrastructure in a regulatory filing said that NCLAT suspended the order passed by the NCLT over an appeal filed by it.On May 30, the Mumbai bench of NCLT had admitted an…

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Asset freeze: NCLAT denies relief to Gensol

NEW DELHI: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday declined to stay NCLT order directing to freeze assets of Gensol, its promoters, and related entities. It has directed two Gensol Group entities – BluSmart Premium Feet and Matrix Gas and Renewable – to approach Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal NCLT with…

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