Reserve Bank of India

AML / KYC

RBI Orders Banks to Review Controls on Internal Accounts

By Editors | 16/09/2019

Transitory accounts at bank branches are being used to provide unauthorised overdrafts to avoid default classification on loans, and to mask unexplained cash deposits.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Proposes New Rules for Small Finance Bank Licensing

By Editors | 16/09/2019

Under the new guidelines, payment banks, NBFCs, microfinance institutions and local area banks will be able to convert into small finance banks.

Capital / Liquidity

Global Banks’ India Business Impacted by Large Exposures Rules

By Editors | 13/09/2019

Foreign banks have to maintain sufficient capital in their India entities to increase their exposure to the country, rather than relying on guarantees from their overseas headquarters.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Panel Offers Path to Develop Home Loan Securitisation Market

By Editors | 10/09/2019

A new intermediary should be created to standardise the underlying mortgage loans, underwriting guidelines and loan servicing standards, the panel says.

RBI Mandates External Benchmarking for Loans from October

By Editors | 09/09/2019

Banks must link interest rates for retail and micro and small enterprise loans to the RBI’s benchmark repo rate, the 3- or 6-month treasury yield, or any other FIBIL benchmark.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Task Force Urges Development of Secondary Market for Loans

By Editors | 05/09/2019

The task force recommends easing rules for loan asset securitisation, and to allow secondary market participation from funds and insurers.

AML / KYC

RBI Grants Another Extension for e-Wallet KYC Compliance

By Editors | 03/09/2019

This is the fourth time the deadline has been extended. Wallet companies were first asked to complete KYC processes for each customer by December 2017.

Market Infrastructure

Indian Banks Taking Nearly Two Years to Detect Fraud: RBI

By Editors | 02/09/2019

The RBI said in its annual report that banks take an average of 22 months to detect fraud, and up to 55 months for frauds involving large amounts.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI to Transfer $24bn to Govt on Committee Recommendation

By Editors | 28/08/2019

The transfer will comprise of a $17.2bn income surplus and $7.4bn in excess provisions resulting from a newly revised economic capital framework for the RBI.