Rishi Gupta resigns as Fino Bank MD and CEO; seeks voluntary retirement
The resignation came after the board of the payment bank had found him "fit and proper" to lead Fino as managing director and chief executive officer for a second term.
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The resignation came after the board of the payment bank had found him "fit and proper" to lead Fino as managing director and chief executive officer for a second term.
His departure adds to leadership challenges facing the payments bank, which has been under regulatory scrutiny in recent months.
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The bank clarified that withdrawing the resolution does not amount to dropping Gupta's candidacy altogether.
The development comes three days after the Telangana High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by Gupta, challenging his arrest.
After multiple adjournments, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin dismissed the writ petition filed by Gupta.
The appointment comes after Rishi Gupta, MD and CEO, was arrested late last month under the GST Act.
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Fino said the "investigation is relating to business partner(s) of the Bank and not relating to the GST compliance of the Bank."
Gupta has been arrested under the CGST Act, 2017 and the SGST Act, 2017.
As a small finance bank, Fino will be able to finally lend to its customers from its own book.
The bank's net profit grew to Rs 92.5 crore during the period, from Rs 86.2 crore in FY24.
The payments bank hired KPMG to conduct an independent investigation.