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Securities / Derivatives
RBI Allows Retail Investors to Access FRSBs Through Direct Portal
By Ajoy K Das | 24/10/2023
Until now, floating rate savings bonds were only available to retail investors through select branches of State Bank of India and certain other institutions.
Fintech / Regtech
India to Add More Banks to Singapore Payments Linkage – Report
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/10/2023
India and Singapore are planning to expand the number of Indian banks participating in the PayNow-UPI linkage launched in February.
AML / KYC
RBI Revises KYC Guidelines to Reflect Recent AML Law Changes
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/10/2023
The amendments cover beneficial owner identification, customer due diligence, information-sharing policies, and other areas.
Enforcement
RBI Imposes Record Penalty on ICICI Bank for Rule Violations
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/10/2023
The penalty against ICICI Bank was more than all the combined penalties imposed by the RBI on private banks for fiscal year 2023.
Russia’s Sberbank Secures FPI Registration in India
By Editors | 18/10/2023
State-owned Sberbank is the first Russian bank to secure Category I FPI registration in India. VTB is also seeking the licence.
AML / KYC
Bank of Baroda Ordered to Halt Mobile App Onboarding
By Editors | 13/10/2023
The action comes after it was reported in July that some bank employees onboarded fake customers to meet sign-up targets.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI to Extend PCA Framework to Government NBFCs
By Editors | 12/10/2023
The RBI will extend the PCA framework to government NBFCs, except those in the “base layer”, from 1 October 2024.
Fintech / Regtech
RBI Allows Banks to Introduce Card Token Facilities
By Editors | 09/10/2023
Card token creation has until now only been available through merchant applications or websites, not issuer banks.
Market Infrastructure
India, UAE Sign Agreement to Interlink Payment Systems
By Editors | 09/10/2023
India will interlink the UPI with the UAE’s Instant Payments Platform. The RuPay switch and UAESWITCH card switches will also be interlinked.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Forms Working Group to Develop ECL Framework for Banks
By Manesh Samtani | 06/10/2023
The working group will help develop design principles for banks’ credit risk models and recommend an independent validation methodology.
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