The Singapore lender is looking to India in search of new business and growth opportunities, its chief executive Piyush Gupta tells Euromoney. Long term, it aims to emulate onshore the country’s best private-sector lenders, HDFC and Kotak Mahindra.

Global money is flooding into India to profit from high-performing stocks, a booming economy, and the ease of investing via Gift City, a growing financial hub in Gujarat. Local wealth is flowing the other way, notably to Dubai. It’s a gold mine for private banks, and the process has only just begun.

While no charges have been laid against the Adani Group, a new Sebi rulebook addresses a key concern that came from the January stock-market controversy.

KVS Manian has been overlooked in favour of ex-Barclays man Ashok Vaswani. What does it mean for one of India’s finest banks?

A handwritten note brings down the curtain on a 38-year journey for bank founder.

The Japanese bank is now well placed to take advantage of growing confidence in the country.

As relative newcomers to India’s financial markets, small finance banks have made considerable progress in attracting customers with little or no credit history. Ittira Davis, managing director and chief executive of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, tells Asiamoney about initiatives to reach the country’s vast underbanked population.

The government’s ambitious plan for full digitalization could reduce crime and increase tax revenue. It could also lead to greater innovation in the banking sector.

Pakistan has been trying to improve financial inclusion for the last 20 years with little success. Are new digital licences the answer?