UAE: Sharjah Islamic Bank rolls out ‘SIB Pay’; QR code and smartphone tap-to-pay now available nationwide | World News

SIB Pay brings seamless QR and tap payments UAE-wide / AI-generated Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) has launched SIB Pay, a new digital-payments platform aimed at accelerating cashless transactions in the UAE. The platform offers QR payments, soft-POS, e-commerce gateways and pay-by-link tools for businesses and government entities, positioning SIB as a growing player in the […]

Middleman Caught Taking ₹45,000 Bribe for Rural Bank Manager in Dungarpur | Udaipur Kiran

Jaipur, October 13 (Udaipur Kiran): The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday caught Bhupendra Kumar Parmar, a bank correspondent at Rajasthan Gramin Bank’s Dungarpur main branch, red-handed while accepting a ₹45,000 bribe on behalf of Abhimanyu Kumar Singh, Branch Manager of Rajasthan Gramin Bank, Metali (Dungarpur district). According to Smita Srivastava, Additional Director General of Police, […]

KAU organises financial literacy programme for farmers in collaboration with RBI and Canara Bank

The Department of Banking & Finance Management, College of Co-operation, Banking & Finance Management, Kerala Agricultural University, has organised “Dhanapadham,” a financial literacy programme for farmers. The programme was held at the Green Army Training Centre, Athani, Thrissur, in collaboration with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Thiruvananthapuram, and the Lead Bank Office, Canara Bank, […]

Kerala Home Minister orders SIT probe into Chevayur bank election violence

A group of Congress workers and another group of rebels supported by the CPI(M) engaging in a scuffle outside the Government Higher Secondary School for Boys, Parayanchery, in Kozhikode city, where voting to pick directors for the Chevayur Service Cooperative Bank took place in 2024. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala […]

Uae Central Bank Penalty: UAE Central Bank fines foreign bank Dh1.82 million over customer liability letter delay | World News

UAE banking rules tighten as foreign bank faces Dh1.82 million penalty / Image – file The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has imposed a Dh1.82 million financial penalty on a branch of a foreign bank operating in the country after finding that it failed to issue a customer’s liability letter within the legally required […]

Delhi Launches Clean Air, Healthy Delhi Project with World Bank Support

New Delhi, July 3: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has announced the launch of the ‘Clean Air, Healthy Delhi’ project aimed at effectively tackling air pollution in the capital. This ambitious seven-year initiative, supported by multilateral organizations including the World Bank, is a significant step by the Delhi government to address the challenges of air quality. […]

Ford Employee Fired: Ford fired an 11-year employee over a $1.95 cookie, then his bank statement changed everything | World News

A routine snack break at a Ford factory turned into a workplace dispute that has drawn widespread attention in the US. Kurt Kromm, a 60-year-old electrician who had worked at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant for 11 years, was fired after the company accused him of stealing a $1.95 chocolate chip cookie from a self-checkout kiosk. […]

Education and bank usage rise among Telangana women, yet nearly 1 in 3 report spousal violence

51.1% of women in Telangana have completed 10 or more years of schooling, according to National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6), up from 45.5% recorded in NFHS-5 (2019-21) Women in Telangana are more educated, digitally connected and financially empowered than ever before, according to findings from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6). Yet, the survey also […]