HDFC Bank, one of India’s premier private sector lenders, has appointed Vibhash Naik as its new Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO), underscoring the bank’s strategic emphasis on talent, leadership development, and organizational excellence. Vibhash Naik brings over 20 years of experience in human resources, organizational transformation, and learning & development. His career spans leadership roles…
Temasek has appointed Piyush Gupta, the former chief executive of DBS Bank, as Temasek India chairman in an advisory capacity effective 1 December. The move underscores the Singapore state investment firm’s renewed focus on deepening its footprint in India, one of its fastest-expanding markets globally. In this non-executive role, Gupta will collaborate closely with Ravi…
India’s insurance sector is preparing for a potentially defining moment as the Government moves to introduce the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the Winter Session starting today. The proposed reforms include a landmark increase in the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit from 74 percent to 100 percent, reduced capital requirements, and the introduction of…
Axis Bank is preparing for another significant shift in its leadership ranks as Chief Risk Officer Amit Talgeri concludes his second term with the bank. Talgeri will step down as CRO at the close of business on December 31, 2025, and formally separate from the organisation on January 18, 2026. His exit marks a notable…
The Indian reinsurance market is entering a moment that feels both precarious and promising. It sits at the intersection of rapidly rising exposures, evolving regulation and a deepening demand for protection across sectors that are expanding faster than the risk-transfer capacity designed to support them. The characteristics that make the Indian economy a global outlier…
For more than a decade, the migration to cloud infrastructure has been framed as an inevitable step in modernising Indian enterprises. The logic appeared persuasive: move to the cloud, reduce capital expenditure, gain scalability and inherit the security sophistication of global hyperscalers. In India’s fast-digitising economy, where SMEs, government agencies and large corporates alike are…
The global financial system has crossed a decisive threshold with the full migration to ISO 20022 for cross-border payments. The long-anticipated shift became effective on 22 November, bringing the industry’s coexistence phase with legacy MT messages to a formal close and establishing ISO 20022 as the mandatory format for all international payment instructions. The transition…
India Inc is entering a phase in which the demands placed on leadership have changed faster than the leaders themselves. The pace of technological interdependence, regulatory tightening, financial volatility and operational fragility has accelerated to the point where risk preparedness is no longer a matter of good governance. It is a prerequisite for survival. The…
Indian Bank has announced that Ms. Mini T. M. has taken charge as Executive Director, effective 24 November 2025. Ms. Mini brings more than 31 years of diversified banking experience across leadership, risk, credit, corporate business and retail operations. She began her career in 1994 as a Probationary Officer at Federal Bank. She later joined…
Central Bank of India has announced the appointment of E. Ratan Kumar as its new Executive Director for a term of three years, or until further orders. The elevation comes at a time when the bank is intensifying its digital transformation agenda and expanding technology-led capabilities across key business functions. Ratan Kumar currently serves as…
