Category - Finance

Citibank Minimum Balance

Citibank minimum balance now Rs.2 lakh per month

Citibank minimum balance to be Rs. 2 lakh per month? Wow. In early January this year, I received a mail from Citibank that w.e.f 01-Mar-13, they were converting my Suvidha savings account to a ‘Citibanking‘...

HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank is a khadoos bank

Surprising I know… for a bank which used to focus on customer delight. I’ve been a happy customer for over a decade now. However, events over the past few months have left me feeling not so happy with HDFC...

Intuit Money Manager

Intuit Money Manager – another personal finance tool

Intuit Inc. recently launched its first India-focused product, Intuit Money Manager, an addition to the personal finance software market. This is a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) based product, and available on www...

BSE Sensex 2008

Sensex below 10,000, what should you do now?

Finally, after almost two years, we are back where we were! The Sensex closed the day at 9,975, down 606 points from yesterday. When you consider the fact that it scaled 21,207 on 10-Jan-08, it has dropped 53% in a...

India’s first silver ETF by Benchmark

With the stock markets continuing their downward spiral, investors are on the lookout for different avenues to park their funds, like fixed deposits, Gold ETF and Fixed Maturity Plans. Those looking for novelty can try...

Delhi Metro Citibank Credit Card

The Delhi Metro Citibank Credit Card

Citibank has launched a new co-branded credit card with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the Delhi Metro Citibank credit card. This is meant to be a 2-in-1 transit credit card – a first in India – which...

Vertical Credit Card

Kotak launches India’s first vertical credit card

Came across a huge advertisement in the TOI today, showcasing Kotak Cards. The difference between this offering and those by other banks is the orientation of the card, or to put it more simply, this is India’s...