-PTI The Reserve Bank on Thursday sought to downplay the money-laundering allegations against three private sector banks, saying the country has a "perfect" system to prevent such offences and that not a single such transaction took place in the sting operation. The country's three largest private banks -- ICICI bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank -- were last week accused of indulging in money laundering both within and outside with an online...
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Private banks reluctant about rural lending -Dinesh Unnikrishnan
-Live Mint Experts say private banks achieve lending obligations by buying out loans from non-banking entities Most private banks in India have not been able to meet the needs of farmers although they are expanding their rural and semi-urban branch network. This is why the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is insisting that at least one-fourth of the branches of the new banks that will be given a licence must be located...
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-Outlook Taking note of a sting operation that alleged money laundering by three leading private sector lenders, the Finance Ministry today said that it has asked banks for more details on the issue. "RBI has contacted the banks invloved...We have asked banks for more details on the expose," Banking Secretary Rajiv Takru said here. Meanwhile, RBI Deputy Governor Urjit Patel in Mumbai said the central bank is in touch with the concerned banks...
More »Sting operation reveals money laundering by top banks
-The Times of India An undercover sting investigation across India has shown up startling videos of bank executives of three leading private banks - HDFC, ICICI and Axis - providing ready assistance to a reporter, posing as a minister's aide, for laundering black money into white through the banking system in clear contravention of banking norms and laws. Shaken by the disclosure, the three banks asserted that they were committed to transparent...
More »Money-laundering by big banks, alleges Cobrapost; banks deny charges -Prasad Sanyal
-NDTV Cobrapost, an online magazine, claims to have caught on camera what is describes as a massive expose, which allegedly proves that some of the largest private sector banks in the country help in money-laundering. The banks involved have denied the accusations. NDTV cannot verify the authenticity of the video footage, filmed largely on hidden camera, and shared by Cobrapost executives at a press conference in Delhi. A press release by ...
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