Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, MoS, Ministry of Finance and economy and finance doyen KV Kamath attended Business Today’s summit held in Mumbai on Jan 13 along with some of the biggest names in the banking and finance space
“Centre will construct 32 green highways to reduce the travel time between two cities or states to a single digit,” said Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari
Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, MoS, Ministry of Finance, said that the aim of the Modi govt is banking for the unbanked, securing the unsecured and providing funding to the unfunded
“The central bank (RBI) and the government resisted the temptation to hike interest rates, addressed the challenges, and contained the inflation… India is set to grow. We have a clean balance sheet - corporate and banking,” said NaBFID Chairperson KV Kamath
“RBI thinks crypto should be banned because it's gambling but the technology of blockchain must be supported because it has so many other applications,” said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
“While the Indian economy is growing despite geopolitical concerns, there is a need to be cautious and be aware of the risks around,” said Amitabh Chaudhry, MD & CEO, Axis Bank
Thirteen winners were awarded at the BT-KPMG Best Banks Awards, which included top banks like HDFC Bank, SBI, JP Morgan, Bank Of Baroda and fintechs like Pay U and Perfios
ICICI Bank wins the Best Bank Of The Year Award for third year in a row at the BT-KPMG Best Banks Awards
The Special Jury Award For Consistent Transformation at the BT-KPMG Best Banks Awards was won by State Bank of India while HDFC Bank won Best Large Indian Bank
Pay U won the BT-KPMG Best Banks Award for Best Fintech In Payments