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Loan vs Lifestyle: Why Urban Youth Is Living Paycheck-To-Paycheck
Across urban India, thousands of young earners are discovering that their salary disappears into EMIs and lifestyle spends long before the month ends.
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SBI Loans To Be Cheaper As It Passes RBI Rate Cut Benefit To Borrowers
The country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has reduced its lending rate by 25 basis points, following the Reserve Bank's policy rate cut, making loans cheaper for existing and new borrowers.
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Unlock Rs 5 Lakh Instantly With Just Your PAN Card. Here's How
With minimal paperwork and digital verification, borrowers can apply online and get funds in as little as 24 hours provided they meet basic eligibility like age, income, and credit score.
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Decentralised Finance Comes Under Global Regulators' Scrutiny as They Seek to Safeguard Market Stability
Global securities regulators set out on Thursday their first blueprint to make participants in "decentralised finance" (DeFi) accountable for their actions and safeguard market stability. DeFi platforms allow users to lend, borrow and save in digital assets, using the blockchain technology that underpins cryptoassets to bypass the traditional gatek...
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Indian Tycoon Gave Away $750 Million. He Doesn't Even Own A Mobile Phone
He built a fortune lending to low-income borrowers shunned by banks. He paid staff below-market wages and thought they still earned too much. He gave away almost all his wealth to a handful of employees, content with his small house and a $5,000 car.
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DeFi Services Being Used for Illicit Transfers, Warns US Treasury Department
North Korea, cybercriminals, ransomware attackers, thieves and scammers are using decentralized finance (DeFi) services to transfer and launder their illicit proceeds, the US Treasury Department warned on Thursday. So-called DeFi platforms allow users to lend, borrow and save, usually in cryptoassets and stablecoins, without using banks.
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G20’s Finacial Stability Board to Look at Unregulated Decentralised Finance After FTX Collapse
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) of the G20 said on Thursday it would take steps to tackle "vulnerabilities" and data gaps in decentralised finance (DeFi) highlighted by the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX last year. The fast-growing and unregulated DeFi segment offers trading, borrowing, and lending in cryptocurrency assets by using pub...
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Predatory Lending Apps: MHA Asks States, UTs to Take Urgent Action Against Illegal Apps
The Home Ministry recently asked law enforcement in states and Union territories to take urgent and strict action against predatory lending apps as harassment, blackmail and harsh recovery practices by such Chinese-controlled entities have led to multiple incidents of death by suicide. The ministry said it was a form of organised cybercrime that ...
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Google Asked by RBI, MeitY to Step up Checks Against Illegal Lending Apps in India: Report
The government and the Reserve Bank of India have urged Google to introduce tight checks to help curb the use of illegal digital lending applications in India. Google has been asked to ensure that only whitelisted loan apps are available for download on the Google Play Store. As per RBI’s digital lending norms, all loan disbursals and repayments ...
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Robinhood Enables Deposits, Withdrawals of MATIC Token on Polygon: Here's What It Means for Traders
Trading app Robinhood announced that its users can now send and receive MATIC token on the Polygon network on top of the Ethereum network. The company's customers can lend, borrow and swap MATIC for other tokens and provide liquidity on the proof-of-stake chain.
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Loan vs Lifestyle: Why Urban Youth Is Living Paycheck-To-Paycheck
Across urban India, thousands of young earners are discovering that their salary disappears into EMIs and lifestyle spends long before the month ends.
-
SBI Loans To Be Cheaper As It Passes RBI Rate Cut Benefit To Borrowers
The country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has reduced its lending rate by 25 basis points, following the Reserve Bank's policy rate cut, making loans cheaper for existing and new borrowers.
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Unlock Rs 5 Lakh Instantly With Just Your PAN Card. Here's How
With minimal paperwork and digital verification, borrowers can apply online and get funds in as little as 24 hours provided they meet basic eligibility like age, income, and credit score.
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Decentralised Finance Comes Under Global Regulators' Scrutiny as They Seek to Safeguard Market Stability
Global securities regulators set out on Thursday their first blueprint to make participants in "decentralised finance" (DeFi) accountable for their actions and safeguard market stability. DeFi platforms allow users to lend, borrow and save in digital assets, using the blockchain technology that underpins cryptoassets to bypass the traditional gatek...
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Indian Tycoon Gave Away $750 Million. He Doesn't Even Own A Mobile Phone
He built a fortune lending to low-income borrowers shunned by banks. He paid staff below-market wages and thought they still earned too much. He gave away almost all his wealth to a handful of employees, content with his small house and a $5,000 car.
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DeFi Services Being Used for Illicit Transfers, Warns US Treasury Department
North Korea, cybercriminals, ransomware attackers, thieves and scammers are using decentralized finance (DeFi) services to transfer and launder their illicit proceeds, the US Treasury Department warned on Thursday. So-called DeFi platforms allow users to lend, borrow and save, usually in cryptoassets and stablecoins, without using banks.
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G20’s Finacial Stability Board to Look at Unregulated Decentralised Finance After FTX Collapse
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) of the G20 said on Thursday it would take steps to tackle "vulnerabilities" and data gaps in decentralised finance (DeFi) highlighted by the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX last year. The fast-growing and unregulated DeFi segment offers trading, borrowing, and lending in cryptocurrency assets by using pub...
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Predatory Lending Apps: MHA Asks States, UTs to Take Urgent Action Against Illegal Apps
The Home Ministry recently asked law enforcement in states and Union territories to take urgent and strict action against predatory lending apps as harassment, blackmail and harsh recovery practices by such Chinese-controlled entities have led to multiple incidents of death by suicide. The ministry said it was a form of organised cybercrime that ...
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Google Asked by RBI, MeitY to Step up Checks Against Illegal Lending Apps in India: Report
The government and the Reserve Bank of India have urged Google to introduce tight checks to help curb the use of illegal digital lending applications in India. Google has been asked to ensure that only whitelisted loan apps are available for download on the Google Play Store. As per RBI’s digital lending norms, all loan disbursals and repayments ...
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Robinhood Enables Deposits, Withdrawals of MATIC Token on Polygon: Here's What It Means for Traders
Trading app Robinhood announced that its users can now send and receive MATIC token on the Polygon network on top of the Ethereum network. The company's customers can lend, borrow and swap MATIC for other tokens and provide liquidity on the proof-of-stake chain.
