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Capital / Liquidity
India: Unity Small Finance Bank Takes Over PMC Bank Branches
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/02/2022
Unity Small Finance Bank is offering immediate repayment of PMC Bank deposits up to INR 500,000, which makes whole 96 percent of depositors.
RBI Allows More NBFCs to Undertake Factoring Business
By Editors | 23/01/2022
The change will increase the number of NBFCs eligible to undertake factoring business from 7 to 182.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Proposes New Classification Norms for Bank Investments
By Editors | 14/01/2022
The RBI proposes to divide banks’ investment portfolios into three categories – held-to-maturity, available for sale, and fair value through profit and loss account.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Updates Liquidity Standards to Align with Basel Norms
By Editors | 11/01/2022
The RBI has raised the deposit threshold under which small business customers can be managed as retail deposits for the purposes of LCR and NSFR.
Fintech / Regtech
RBI Establishes Dedicated Fintech Unit to Promote Innovation
By Editors | 10/01/2022
The new department will seek to promote innovation in the financial sector including by exploring policy interventions by the RBI.
Market Infrastructure
RBI Issues Eligibility Criteria for Use of Credit Information Services
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/01/2022
More entities will become eligible to tap credit information disseminated by CICs, which observers say will benefit digital lenders and neobanks.
Securities / Derivatives
RBI Introduces New Market Making Scheme for G-sec Market
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/01/2022
The market-making scheme will ensure quotes are available to retail investors using the RBI Retail Direct Scheme to buy and sell G-secs.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Publishes List of Indian D-SIBs for 2022
By Editors | 05/01/2022
SBI, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank continue to be identified as D-SIBs, under the same bucketing structure as in the 2020 list.
Market Infrastructure
RBI Issues New Framework on Offline Digital Payments
By Mark Johnston | 05/01/2022
Offline digital payments are expected to benefit areas with weak internet or telecom connectivity, particularly semi-urban and rural areas.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Issues Draft Rules for Banks on Operational Risk Capital
By Editors | 20/12/2021
The draft directions, aligned with the Basel III standards, are open for consultation until 31 January 2022 and expected to take effect on 1 April 2023.
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