Category: Storyboards
7 Things I Have Learned From Startup Founders
In my day to day advisory interactions with new age businesses, including clients, acquaintances, referrals and friends, there is much I have learned. [...]
Building a Fintech? 8 Counter Questions to Avoid Strategic Blunders
A workable Strategy for a Fintech requires a balance of creativity grounded in basics. I share a 3 line gist of some 8 long and interesting conversati [...]
What is Tapering and Quantitative Easing?
US Fed Reserve has recently indicated the need for 'Tapering' owing to inflationary pressure. Not long ago we were hearing 'Quantitative Easing'.
We [...]
RBI accepts key recommendations of IWG
RBI has accepted 21 key recommendations given by Internal Working Group (IWG) in November 2020. This is a quick summary of most significant points [...]
Promoters in Indian Banks- A quick look at Guidelines, Data and twists!
A quick look at RBI guidelines and some data on Promoter holding in Indian Banks. Rules are rules, but RBI knows there is a need for some pragmatism t [...]
How much Cash is there in the economy? A Quick look at data from India and World
A quick look at data on Currency in circulation in India and the world. While the Currency in Circulation (CIC) as a % of GDP is a good indicator, it [...]
Lessons from Archegos Capital : Quick story
Archegos Capital (AC), a New York based family office, was in news recently for its inability to meet margin calls by lenders. Wall Street was jittery [...]
Where is my ATM: A look at data on India’s ATM network
India has lagged behind the world in increasing ATM network. While the network grew from 1 Lakh ATMs in 2012 to 2.35 Lakhs in 202, it was still low. B [...]
Banking Frauds in India: A look at Data and its revelations
Frauds have been Bank's Achilles heel for time immemorial. FY20 saw a astonishing 160% rise in the reported frauds over previous year. This is despite [...]
Global Central Bank Policy Rates
From - 0.75% (Switzerland) to almost Zero in most of Europe to around 4% in India, Central Banks in most economies remain accommodative. Although infl [...]