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October 2026
- 6 banks have now raised your loan rate -- here is what you can do about it
- RBI hikes the repo rate to 5.5 percent, the first rise since 2023 -- here is what changes for you
- RBI's Governor has a warning for every banker: today's resilience is not tomorrow's immunity
- RBI's rate panel meets 5-7 October. A hike looks likely for the first time in years
- HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank both get new RBI-approved CEOs this week
- SBI cuts free ATM visits to 5 today. UPI fee still waits till 15 October
September 2026
- Apple Pay launches in India today - only Axis Bank customers get it first
- New UPI fee begins 15 October - what to tell your merchant customers now
- Correction: the 3-day bank strike is put off - banks work as usual today
- Confused about work today? Many bank officers are, right before the 28 September strike
- Insurance sellers, take note: regulator may cut your bank's commission by half
- Today is deadline day: finish branch work before Monday, 28 September's strike
- Complete your bank work by tomorrow: 3-day strike starts Monday, 28 September
- Bank strike confirmed for 28-30 September: unions say talks failed
- HDFC Bank sends two names to RBI for its next CEO: decision in 7-10 days
- Bank strike warning: 3 days shut from 28 September, more may follow
- ICICI Bank forced onto a new, safer website. Every bank must follow.
- Supreme Court bans night vehicle seizures by banks and NBFCs
- Govt opens the door to UPI charges above Rs 2,000
- RBI's new fraud rule can freeze your account for 60 days
- HDFC Bank sends two names to RBI for next chief
- RBI moves to freeze mule accounts fast
- Bank strikes escalate: one has no end date
- SBI will hire 12,000 this year. Who gets in?
- 4 disrupted banking days ahead: 11 to 14 Sep
- Rs 100 a day: RBI fines 3 credit bureaus for skipping it
- A new 5-year bond is born at 10:30 this morning
- Rs 30,000 crore buyback window opens at 10:30 this morning
- Bank strike on Friday 11 September. Dates inside
- Correction: the bond buyback is Thursday 3 September
August 2026
- Two deadlines today: what bankers must check
- 30 August: on 31 August at 9:30 am, RBI makes the cycle's biggest cash call, holding money 15 days, not overni
- 29 August: on 31 August, three RBI moves land — money returns, FCNR(B) shuts, Rs 6 lakh crore locks 15 days.
- 28 August: banks handed RBI Rs 1.52 lakh crore, the fifth auction this week. The price held steady.
- RBI asked banks for Rs 4 lakh crore. Banks gave back a third.
- $5.5 billion deal, one bank rule in the way
- $65 billion in, 8 days left
- 22 August: Friday's auction fell short. RBI's fix: more money, longer, from Monday.
- RBI stopped taking cash overnight. Today it locked Rs 1.5 lakh crore away until Monday
- RBI held rates but four members just put a hike on the table