Indian financial market regulators are unlikely to provide their European counterpart supervisory and auditing powers over domestic clearing corporations and expect them to extend an […]
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Central bank digital currency could end RBI-ESMA row
The deadlock between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) over the inspection of Indian financing clearing houses […]
RBI, CCIL urge Japan to drop inspection clause
The tussle between Indian financial market regulators and their peers in developed countries over ‘extra-territorial jurisdictions’ is playing out on multiple fronts, leaving a dozen […]
MFIs faced up to a 10% credit loss in FY21 and FY22 due to the pandemic
During the two years of the pandemic, microlenders experienced credit losses of up to 10%, but things are improving lately, with stressed asset levels dropping, […]
Indian banks’ loans rose 17.9% y/y in two weeks to Oct 21: RBI
Indian banks’ loans rose 17.9% in the two weeks to Oct. 21 from a year earlier, while deposits rose 9.5%, the Reserve Bank of India’s […]
RBI imposes Rs 1.76 crore penalty on Vakrangee for non-compliance with regulations
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1.76 crore on Vakrangee Limited (the entity) for non-compliance with certain provisions […]
Credit card numbers continue to slip after RBI’s deactivation order
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) order on discontinuing inactive credit cards continued to negatively impact the industry size, with top-tier lenders such as HDFC […]
Remove withdrawal restrictions on basic savings bank deposit accounts for digital payments: Report
The Reserve Bank needs to keep digital payments outside the purview of withdrawal restrictions on zero-balance basic savings bank deposit (BSBD) accounts and let the […]
Illegal digital lending apps driving citizens to suicide, says Ministry of Home Affairs
Following the arrest of Chinese nationals allegedly involved in digital loan app scam, the Ministry of Home Affairs has in a letter to states and […]
Infibeam Avenues receives RBI in-principle nod for payment aggregator licence
Infibeam Avenues, the operator of CCAvenue, has received an in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as a payment aggregator. “Under this provision, […]