India

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Retains SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank as D-SIBs on 2025 List

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/12/2025

SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank have kept their positions on the 2025 D-SIB list, remaining in the same bucketing structure as the 2024 list.

Fintech / Regtech

India Launches New Credit Assessment Model for MSMEs

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/12/2025

The new framework introduces a fully digital, data-driven framework to improve the speed and accuracy of loan appraisals.

Fintech / Regtech

RBI Issues Guidelines for Digital Banking Channels

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/12/2025

The updated digital banking rules consolidate guidelines and strengthen authorisation, security and customer protection as online and mobile services expand.

ESG / Sustainability

India Works to Accelerate Green Finance Flows in Real Estate

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/12/2025

GRESB and CII-IGBC will collaborate on shared standards, benchmarking tools and stronger data transparency to make green-certified real estate projects more bankable.

ESG / Sustainability

RBI Unveils Five-Year Strategy to Advance Financial Inclusion

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/12/2025

The strategy outlines five core objectives and 47 action points aimed at improving last-mile access, strengthening consumer protection, and promoting financial services across India.

Market Infrastructure

India to Establish Market Making Framework for Sub-AAA Corporate Bonds

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/12/2025

The market-making framework for sub-AAA corporate bonds is being developed at the government’s request, aimed to boost liquidity and make lower-rated debt more tradable for investors.

AML / KYC

RBI Harmonises KYC Rules for All Entities in Payments Industry

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/12/2025

The framework covers prepaid issuers, payment aggregators, AePS operators and remittance providers, standardising compliance requirements and removing ambiguity.

Fintech / Regtech

India Launches New Platform to Give RBI Greater Payments Visibility

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/12/2025

The 'Banking Connect' platform gives the RBI real-time visibility into net-banking fund transfers, replacing long reporting delays and tightening oversight of high-risk payment flows.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Launches New Scheme for Firms Seeking Informal Guidance

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/12/2025

The updated scheme sets out a more structured process for obtaining no-action and interpretive letters, introduces clearer timelines and confidentiality rules.