INDIA

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Caps Withdrawals at Failing PMC Bank, Prompting Panic

By Editors | 26/09/2019

The RBI has ordered the troubled cooperative bank to cap withdrawals at 1,000 rupees per account, prompting panic, protests and promises of legal action from customers.

Capital / Liquidity

Small Finance Banks Rush to Meet RBI Listing Deadline

By Editors | 26/09/2019

A three-year deadline to publicly list is approaching for small finance banks that were granted in-principle licences by the RBI in September 2015.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Prescribes New Risk Management Norms for Liquid Funds

By Editors | 24/09/2019

From 1 April 2020, liquid and overnight funds must hold at least 20% of their net assets in liquid assets such as cash, government securities and treasury bills.

Fintech / Regtech

RBI Orders Banks, NBFCs to Restrict Access to Credit Data

By Editors | 24/09/2019

Financial institutions in India are known to be giving fintech firms and institutional agents direct access to data from credit bureaus, without customer consent.

Market Infrastructure

RBI Proposes to Directly Regulate Payment Gateways, Aggregators

By Editors | 19/09/2019

The paper proposes that payment gateways and payment aggregators be required to have a minimum net-worth of 1 billion rupees, among other requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Increases Bank Exposure Limit to NBFCs

By Editors | 17/09/2019

The move aligns bank exposure limits for NBFCs with limits applicable for other types of counterparties, but Fitch says it is unlikely to lead to significant credit flows to the sector.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Lowers Risk Weight for Consumer Loans

By Editors | 16/09/2019

The move will reduce the amount of capital banks need to set aside as provisioning for consumer loans, effectively reducing the cost of lending.

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.