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Recent Fraud Prompts India Trade Finance Freeze
By Editors | 03/03/2018
RBI audit of bank liabilities forces freeze on new letters of credit; foreign lenders reluctant to accept guarantees from Indian banks.
Securities / Derivatives
India Eases Foreign Investor Limits on Interest Rate Futures
By Editors | 02/03/2018
Aggregate long positions for all FPIs will be up to INR50 billion across any interest rate futures instrument.
Market Infrastructure
RBI Mandates Integration of SWIFT in Core Banking Software
By Manesh Samtani | 26/02/2018
Punjab National Bank says $1.8bn fraud went undetected because staff failed to enter SWIFT instructions in core banking software.
AML / KYC
India to Tighten Rules for Alternative Investment Funds
By Garima Chitkara | 26/02/2018
SEBI to increase focus on source and use of funds going through the alternative investment fund framework.
AML / KYC
New KYC Norms a Turn-off for India’s Mobile Wallet Users
By Garima Chitkara | 22/02/2018
Less than half of wallet consumers opted to be KYC-compliant before the 28 February deadline; new KYC norms will force telecom firms to verify customer data using third-parties, taking away their current advantage over other payment firms.
Enforcement
RBI Under Fire for Failure to Detect $1.8bn Loan Fraud
By Manesh Samtani | 21/02/2018
Central bank audits failed to detect loan fraud using Punjab National Bank guarantees for over seven years; overseas branches which granted loans also under scrutiny.
India Toughens Bad Loan Resolution Framework
By Editors | 15/02/2018
New framework will force banks to reclassify stressed accounts and initiate steps towards resolution, immediately on default.
Fintech / Regtech
India to Stiffen Personal Privacy Law, Create Fintech Sandbox
By Samuel Riding | 12/02/2018
Inter-regulatory group concerned about ‘dearth’ of coherent law on customer data, recommends multiple measures to support development of fintech regulatory framework.
Enforcement
RBI to Set Up Dedicated Ombudsman for NBFCs
By Editors | 09/02/2018
New ombudsman scheme will initially cover deposit-taking nonbank financial companies; rules to be laid out this month.
Capital / Liquidity
IMF, World Bank Issue Reports on India Financial Supervision, Market Infrastructure
By Samuel Riding | 24/01/2018
Reports praise progress but suggest more can be done on governance at public sector banks, market infrastructure risk management, among other issues.
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