INDIA

Fintech / Regtech

India’s NPCI to Launch Clearing System Upgrade in July, Dubbed “NACH 3.0”

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/06/2025

The upgraded platform provides enhanced security and a revamped user interface to improve reliability and customer experience.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Panel to Review Clearing Corporations’ Fee Independence

By Mark Johnston | 25/06/2025

SEBI has formed a working group to study the financial independence of clearing corporations and issues relating to their cost structures and transaction charges.

Securities / Derivatives

CDSL: Modernising India’s Capital Markets with Technology

By Editors | 24/06/2025

Managing Director and CEO Nehal Vora discusses how CDSL has leveraged technology to modernise India’s capital markets and facilitate growth.

Fintech / Regtech

India’s TRAI, RBI Launch Digital Consent Pilot to Curb Spam Calls

By Nithya Subramanian | 23/06/2025

A pilot project will give consumers greater control over promotional communications related to loans and credit cards.

Securities / Derivatives

India’s Audit Regulator Probes IndusInd Bank for Irregularities

By Nithya Subramanian | 23/06/2025

NFRA has sent notices to the current and former auditors of IndusInd Bank, seeking complete audit files from as far back as 2017.

AML / KYC

SEBI Proposes Changes to Accredited Investor Framework

By Nithya Subramanian | 23/06/2025

SEBI proposes allowing KRAs to act as accreditation bodies and streamlining verification processes for sophisticated investors in alternative investment products.

Enforcement

SEBI Bars Former Director of IIFL Securities for Front Running Stocks

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/06/2025

Sanjiv Bhasin and 11 others allegedly engaged in front-running by trading stocks ahead of public recommendations made on television and social media.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Board Approves Raft of Capital Market Reform Measures

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/06/2025

The measures will ease IPO norms, streamline institutional placements disclosures, and relax requirements for FPIs that exclusively invest in G-Secs.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Finalises Project Finance Rules for Banks, NBFCs

By Manesh Samtani | 20/06/2025

Provisioning norms for under-construction projects are set at 1%, compared to 5% in the draft proposed last year.