Reserve Bank of India

    Payments & Settlements

    RBI Directs All Banks to Enable Cardless ATM Withdrawals

    By Editors | 26/05/2022

    The RBI’s directions are expected to curb frauds like card skimming and cloning. The UPI will be used for customer authorisation.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    RBI to Review Customer Service Standards, Regulations

    By Editors | 24/05/2022

    The committee will identify ways to enhance customer service standards and grievance redress mechanisms in the financial industry.

    Structural Regulation

    RBI Assesses Six Applicants Unsuitable for Banks Licensing

    By Editors | 22/05/2022

    RBI had received 11 applications to set up universal banks and small finance banks. The RBI (Reserve Bank of India) […]

    Structural Regulation

    RBI Says Banks Can Continue to Label NBFC Loans as PSL

    By Editors | 19/05/2022

    Banks were allowed to classify lending to NBFCs as priority sector lending in September 2020, provided the funds were on-lent to priority sectors.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    RBI Issues Guidance for NBFCs on Senior Manager Remuneration

    By Editors | 07/05/2022

    NBFCs should constitute remuneration committees and use malus or clawback arrangements to account for possible misconduct or poor financial performance.

    Liquidity Risk

    RBI Surprises Market with Interest Rate Hike

    By Editors | 06/05/2022

    The RBI also increased the cash reserve ratio, the percentage of cash that banks need to keep in reserve against their total deposits.

    Cybersecurity

    India: CERT-In Includes Crypto Firms in New Directions

    By Manesh Samtani | 03/05/2022

    The directions require crypto exchanges, custodians and wallet providers in India to retain KYC information for five years and report cyber incidents to CERT-In.

    Liquidity Risk

    RBI Updates LCR Guidance for Commercial Banks

    By Editors | 30/04/2022

    Banks can include government securities worth up to 16 percent of their NDTL in their LCR calculations, compared to 15 percent under earlier guidance.

    Structural Regulation

    RBI Expands LEI Requirements for Corporate Borrowers

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/04/2022

    The RBI has prescribed timelines for borrowers with exposure of INR 50 million to obtain an LEI, including customers of NBFCs and UCBs.

    Capital Adequacy

    RBI Eases Capital Raising Restrictions for Rural Coop Banks

    By Editors | 24/04/2022

    Rural cooperative banks can raise capital by issuing preference shares, perpetual debt instruments or long term subordinated bonds.

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