INDIA

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    India Directs Financial Industry to Adopt IST as Official Time Source

    By Nithya Subramanian | 26/06/2025

    The government will introduce rules enforcing IST as the ‘official and legal time of India’ to protect the country from cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    RBI Steps Up Scrutiny of Bank Boardrooms Amid Governance Concerns

    By Nithya Subramanian | 25/06/2025

    The RBI is focusing on the quality of board discussions, decision-making processes, and overall governance practices.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    RBI’s Anti-Fraud Data Platform Could be Live Within “Months”

    By Nithya Subramanian | 25/06/2025

    RBIH is developing the prototype of the Digital Public Infrastructure for Prevention of Fraud in consultation with banks.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    CDSL: Modernizing 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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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