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India’s financial sector faces mounting challenges as economic offences in lending grow increasingly sophisticated. In the first half of FY 2024-25, bank frauds reached ₹21,367 crore, marking a sharp 27% rise YoY. This surge not only represents escalating fraud amounts but also reflects the evolving complexity of financial deceptions. Beyond immediate financial losses, these crimes […]
The increased complexity of financial fraud necessitates forensic audits. Instances like ₹7,800-crore Satyam scam and the ₹13,000-crore PNB fraud show how traditional audit methodologies fail to detect sophisticated deceptions. RBI data shows that bank frauds aggregated to ₹30,252 crore in FY 2022-23, and roughly ₹28,792 crore involved are loan-related. As businesses grow more sophisticated, so […]
The Indian police registered approximately 193,000 economic offences in 2022, an 11% growth from the previous year. These crimes accounted for 5.4% of all the crimes reported that year. Furthermore, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has broadly divided economic offences into three main categories: criminal breach of trust, counterfeiting and forgery, and cheating and […]
In FY2023-24, banks approved a record-high 944 corporate loans totalling INR 2,90,978 crore, marking a substantial increase from the 547 projects sanctioned in the preceding fiscal year. These numbers show a growing demand for credit as Indian businesses seek expansion opportunities. Securing a loan can be crucial for corporates, but it requires accurate documentation to […]
In June 2024, the Punjab & Bank signed an MOU with the Indian Army to facilitate salary accounts. HDFC Bank is also set to take over 60,000 salary accounts of employees and pensioners of the Southern Railway. The salary account facility banks offer helps businesses simplify employee payroll. Simultaneously, the salary accounts vertical enables businesses […]
Recently, cybercrime authorities froze approximately 450,000 suspected mule bank accounts. The State Bank of India reported nearly 40,000 detected cases, making it a primary target. As digital transactions surge and fraud tactics become increasingly sophisticated, vulnerabilities in how banks verify new accounts are laid bare. This is why lenders need to understand how money mules […]
With the advancement of online banking and globalisation, lenders are exposed to money laundering and financial fraud more than ever. The latest UN findings reveal that criminals launder between $2.22 and $5.54 trillion annually, equivalent to 2% to 5% of the world’s GDP. For Indian banks and financial institutions, the pressure is strongly felt. Both […]
India’s digital lending market has grown from strength to strength. In the financial year 2023-24, the sector experienced a remarkable 49% increase in disbursements, totalling ₹1.46 trillion across over 10 crore loans issued. A significant growth in the number of outstanding credit card dues and gold loans are two major factors driving the demand for […]
Evaluating an applicant’s creditworthiness is essential in the loan approval process. Analysing bank statements for loan approval offers lenders a comprehensive view of the applicant’s credit health. Lenders have traditionally relied on paper statements for credit health assessment. However, as lending institutions continue to digitise and automate their operations, many now offer the option of […]
The demand for credit among diverse audiences in India continues to rise. This has created opportunities for lenders to scale quickly and deliver more value to their customers. For instance, a recent survey indicated that in the Financial Year 2024, Gen Z borrowing amounted to between INR 3.5 and 4 lakh crore. Additionally, millennials had […]
