In order to protect depositors from the risk of a bank becoming insolvent, the banking regulator has prescribed banks and other authorised financial institutions to fund themselves with a minimum amount of capital (CAR) in terms of Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools and LCR Disclosure…
To push digital transactions in rural and semi-urban areas, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday issued a framework allowing offline payments up to Rs.200 per transaction, subject to an overall limit of Rs 2,000 until the balance in the account is replenished. Balance replenishment can only occur in an online mode. The new…
The Reserve Bank of India today announced that State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank will remain as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) and therefore will have to maintain additional common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital ratios in the same manner prescribed in 2020. SIBs are considered as banks that are ‘too big…
Capital conservation buffer (CCB) is a concept introduced under the international Basel III norms. According to Basel III norms, during good times, banks must build up a capital buffer that can be drawn from when there is stress. Individual countries are allowed to take their own decision in this matter. In India, to adhere to…