Last 2 Months' Banking & Economic Affairs for Bank Exams

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Hi friends, I am Sarath Chandra Reddy. Today I am last two months' Banking & Economic Current Affairs for upcoming Banking Exams. Happy Reading :)

• 100 banks join National Financial Switch network as direct members
• 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting Held in Davos, Switzerland
• Abu Dhabi banks to merge into largest Gulf Arab bank
• Alibaba becomes worldwide Olympic partner through 2028
• Alibaba to soon open first India office in Mumbai
• Alibaba's financial arm acquires MoneyGram
• Amazon Launches Its Startup Program ‘Launchpad’ In India
• Apple named most innovative company of 2016
• Au Financiers gets final nod to start small finance bank operations
• Axis Bank becomes third lender to offer block chain service
• Bank of Maharashtra Adopts Village in Sangli
• BI waives MDR(Merchant Discount Rate) charges for small merchants for one year
• Black rights activist Viola Desmond to be 1st Canadian woman on $10 bill
• BoB---first National Supporter for the FIFA U-17 WC 2017
• BookMyShow acquired Online Movie Ticket Platform MastiTickets
• BSE IPO is open now
• BSNL to connect 1500 gram panchayats through OFC(Optical Fibre Cable ) in 2017
• Canara Bank launches prepaid card
• CCI imposed penalty of 206 crores on 7 cement companies for bid-rigging and cartelisation
• Central & SBI Card launch premium co-branded card
• Citi Bank India introduced voice biometrics authentication system for its phone banking
• Cop. banks cannot accept deposits under PMGKY(Pradhan Mantry Garib Kalyan Deposit Scheme.)
• DCB Bank launches its own mobile wallet Cippy
• 'DigiShala', new 24-hour government TV channel for cashless lessons
• EPFO mandatory AADHAR for its pensioners
• EPFO---8.65% interest
• Federal Bank partners with Spice Digital for E – Collection Service
• First cashless bazaar---in Raipur
• Future Generali India Insurance Company (FGII)--bancassurance tie-up --BOM
• GAAR ready to take off on April 1,2017
• GoI launched Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2017, to be implemented through Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
• Google joins hands with India’s Ministry to protect consumer interest online
• Government made Aadhaar Card mandatory for workers in rural areas enrolled under MGNREGA.
• Government to launch helpline number '14444' for digital payments support
• Government to sell 51% stake in Pawan Hans
• Government will roll out Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) to boost export infrastructure
• Govt to launch Aadaar Payment App to simplify digital transactions
• GST roll out likely from July 1
• Gujarat Is top in cashless
• HDFC Bank helps TN temples to go digital
• HDFC Bank launched chatbot service OnChat to allow users to make payments through Facebook Messenger.
• HDFC Bank launched Humanoid Ira
• HDFC Bank to deploy 20 humanoids in its branches in next 2 years
• HPCL, GAIL ink pact with Andhra Pradesh govt for Rs 40k-crore project
• ICICI Bank partners Twitter for better customer experience
• ICICI----eazypay
• IDFC Bank launches aadhaar-linked cashless merchant solution
• India gets maximum FDI from Singapore
• India inks financing pact with World Bank for $48 million---'Nagaland Health Project'.
• India inks Rs 5,000 crore deal with US for 145 M777 howitzers
• India---ASEAN--$100 billion trade to be achieved by 2020
• Indian Railways---SBI----10000 POS
• India's largest start-up incubator to be set up at Hubballi
• INS Vikramaditya: First to be installed with ATM
• IOC, BPCL, HPCL join hands to set up India's biggest oil refinery
• IRDAI okays Swiss Re move to open Mumbai branch
• Karnataka Bank, Tirth Agro Technology sign Mou on agricultural mechanization
• Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank launches ‘Bank Sakhi’ scheme
• Kerala Gramin Bank launched FI@School Program to propagate financial literacy among school children
• Kerala’s Nedumkayam tribal colony to be country’s first digital colony
• KGB to propagate financial literacy among school children
• KPMG, Microsoft join hands to boost digital transformation
• Kwality partners Bank of Baroda for Rs 4000 crore loan to farmers
• Lloyd's gets final approval from IRDAI to open branch in India
• Maharashtra to roll out its own ‘Mahawallet’
• MakeMyTrip accquired Competitor IBIBO
• Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) launched mobile application named SEZ India
• MMTC to tie-up with SBI to sell govt minted 'Indian Gold Coin'
• MobiKwik gets RBI nod to accept payments for utility,convenience bills
• NRI allowed old 500,1000 rupee notes exchant at RBI till 30 june 2017
• Online marketing platform Mahila E-haat ties up with India Post, SBI
• Payjo to launch banking robots in India with Yes Bank and RBL
• Paytm Launches Offline Money Transfer With Toll Free Number---- 180018001234
• Paytm--‘Each one, teach one’
• PM Narendra Modi launches UPI based mobile payment app called BHIM((Bharat Interface for Mobile)
• PNB launched Contactless Credit Card - Wave N Pay
• PNB launches Contactless Credit Card
• PNB launches Mobile Wallet – PNB KITTY
• PNB, India Post Bank team up
• RBI imposes Rs 75 lakh penalty on Bombay Mercantile Co-operative Bank
• RBI prohibits investments in 'non-cooperative countries'
• RBI raises Market Stabilisation Scheme limit to Rs. 6 lakh crore to manage liquidity
• RBL Bank launches Aadhaar-based disbursment of mirco loans
• Ruchi Soya Industries to provide banking assistance to farmers
• Russian Railways to help India get trains faster
• RXIL gets RBI nod for 1st trade receivables exchange platform
• SBI adopts a village to make it cashless ---Shirki,Maharastra
• SBI wealth management product launched in Kochi
• SBI---BSNL----MobiCash
• Sebi cuts brokers’ turnover fee by 25%
• SIDBI-LIC tied for providing capital support to MSME
• South Indian Bank unveils mobile banking app for NRIs--SIB Mirror+
• Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited commences operations
• Uber to launch food (UberEATS) delivery app in India
• Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited commences operations
• V K Sharma appointed LIC chief for 5 years
• VG Kannan appointed CEO of IBA
• Vodafone India signed MoU with West Bengal government to invest 3,000 crore
• World Bank sanctions Rs 1,376 crore for Tripura power upgradation
• YES Bank launched unique Customizable Savings Account
• Yes Bank launches---SIMsePAY
• YES Bank---Ola---cash at your doorstep

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