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This is for your information and record. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, For HT Media Limited (Manhar Kapoor) Group General Counsel & Company Secretary Encl.: As above Corp. office : 5th Floor, Lotus Tower, A Block, Community Centre, New Friends Colony, New Delhi- 110025 Ph.: 011-66561234 mint CORPORATE 07 FRIDAY. 21 AUGUST 2026 NEW DELI-II LI\IEMINT.COM IT pyramid gets slimmer as FCNR deluge leaves banks with a problem of plenty automation reshapes hiring FROMPAGE1 closing earlier than antici pated, some of those positions respectively. could become mismatched. A handful of market pm1ici "Banks might have hedged pants also believe that some their coupon exposure, think Since the start ofFY26-27, seven of the country's 10 largest IT firms have announced changes lenders may 11111 into so-caJJecl ing of X amount. But now it's negative cany, where a bank less than X because the pays more lo raise money scheme has been closed." a lhan it earns by investing or second treasury official said. JasBardia lending that money. For ··so, they might make some ~ livemint.com example, ifa bank pays 6.4% losses on that extra hedge that BENGALURU on the FCNR deposit and can they have done."' only invest the resulting The shortened timeline utomation is now forcing rupee liquidity at 6%, it loses could also make some public lndia·s largest technology money on the spread. RBI decided to close the sector banks reluctant to pur se1vicesfinnstotinker,,~th While the immediate chal scheme a month early. sue fresh overseas funding. what has been a universal lenge remains deployment for despite targets they had set constant: their employee several banks. they could use seeking response on the mat earlier under the scheme. stn.IcLure. the funds to support loan ter went unanswered. In an Banks still need to complete Sincelheslarl orflscal year2O26-27, growth, which has been out interview to Financial E:r:press legal documentation and seven of the count1y's 10 largest infor pacing deposit growth, and on Thursclay, governor Sanjay other procedural require mation technology OTI services firms close the funding gap. Malhotra said that the RBI ments before they can raise have annmu1ced changes to their orga The banking system ·scrcdit expects at least $80 billion the funds, and with the nizational structures, commonly growth, excluding food credit, through a mix of FCNR, exter FCNR(B) mobilization win~ refe rred to as the employee pyramid. rose to t2l9 trillion at the end nal commercial borrowings dow closing early, some may Traditionally, at the base of the pyra ofJ uly. up 19%from a year ago. (ECB) and overseas foreign conclude that there is simply mid are the junior-most employees with HBI data showed. Deposits cun-encybo1TO\\~ngs(OFCBs). not enough time to complete less than 7-10 years of experience, who gi·e\v over 15% to 1:269 tli II ion. The sudden influx of the process. constitut.eat least lwo-thirclsofthe total "Some banks may run into FCNR(B) funds could also dis "There are kind orleg-dl doc workforce. The middle tier comprises negative carry, but not all. It rupt pricing in thesho11-ter111 umentation issues and unlike mana,b"E!I'S, who account forabouta third depends on tJ1e rate at which deposit market, where foreign domestic conditions, you need or the headcount. Al the apex is the lead they have raised the deposits banks have traditionally been to set up an MTN (medium ership, which makes up about 5%, and where they are able to active in the Lhree-monthseg- term-note) programme and cxplaincdSushovon Nayak, lead IT ana deploy the mcnt. you need to get a clearance. lyst at Anand Hathi Institutional Equi runds." Reddy The shortened "Typically. for We might not be able to close ties. Traditionally, at the base of the pyramid are the junior-most employees with less than 7-10 years of experience. said. timeline could eign banks used these things before31A ugust. While Cognizant Technology Solu However, also make some to get deposits in So, the thinking is also that tions Corp .. Tech Mahindra Ltd, and bottomwhilerespondingtoaquestion Its smaller peer Tech Mahindra has ing an optimal balance between fresh banks such as public-sector the three-month let's not do it," a senior public Sonata Sofl ware Ltd are looking lo about scalingtJ1e deployment of a fron taken a similar stance. "Now, as we see and experienced talent, creating a I-ISBC or State banks reluctant to buckets. 1 ow, if sector banker said. broaden lhebaseorLl1e pyramid, Wipro tier-certined workforce during its growth oomingb:.1ck,ancl if we see a lot su·ong talent pyramid t.hat supports Bank or India, they have got a The concern is particularly Ltd. LT M Lld,and Coforge Lldareseek 29-Julypost-earningsanalystcall. of tJ1is growth coming back on fixed innovation, growth, and long-term which had a pursue fresh decent quantum relevant for PSU banks that ingtoexpand the middle. Tat,1C onsult "Weare hiring at the bottom of the price. transformational programme value creation," said Richard Lobo. chief lower deposit overseas funding of money. those had been encouraged to set ancy Services Ltd. the counb'·)1s largest pyramid from outside. and we're doing where we can add freshers. wearevel'y, people officer of Tech Mahindra, in cost of around short-term mobilization targets. with len IT player, meanwhile, islookingto response to Mint's emailed queries. 5.5%. could still deposit rates can ders such as Bank of Baroda, reshape the employee structure STACKING IT UP On the other hand, Sonata Soft cam a positive spread by also get disturbed. The sudden Punjab National Bank. Canara based on skills rather than years of ware's management said during its investing in government surge by foreign banks will dis Bank and Indian Bank ex Tpe hr eie sn ce d. iffering approaches T pyH rE mch ida ,n hg oin wg e ver, C TeO chG MNI aZ hA inN dT a pn ld T aC dS fs et ra en nd ts o pu pt ow ait ch W plaI nP R toO a irn ed L oTM "ll b-l e\1 nla ey fia tn ea dl y frs ot mca ll t yh ra at th ide c mo am np aa gn ey bo "n Dd os. m estic lenders could t to rer at l ro yt o fff c ciu ar lv ae s a," gse en pi ro ir an Tno hu en ac bi rn ug i cz he aa nb gle t ha arg se at ls s. reflect changing talent needs as ~~~~~u~eefur f~~~~~s cto u th bir ae c j ku n oi no rs or sm ko illv -i cn eg n t to riw c ards a sm taid ffd ole r- rm ea dn ua ceg e jum ne ion rt ment'·. Cognizant, which follows a replace FCNR(B) funclingwith vate bank said, addingt.hatthe disrupted banks· broader Urmsincreasinglydcployenginecrs to develop skills mid-level staff employee pyramid workforce January-December financial calen- bulkclepositsand reduce their impact on short-term deposit funding and asset-liability with sales and consulting skills to dar as agt1inst Indian ITs April certificate of deposit is.suance. rates would need to be planning. help clicnLS modernize existing March,ended lastyea [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]