In India, e-Money is actually the Prepaid instruments (PPIs) issued in the form of Wallets and Cards. Banks, financial institutions or specific entities can issue e-money after obtaining necessary approval / authorisation from RBI under the PSS Act. E-money is electronically stored electronically in a domestic currency backed by the regulator. The Payment and Settlement…
The Reserve Bank of India has released today (January 22, 2021), the Discussion Paper on Revised Regulatory Framework for NBFCs- A Scale-Based Approach. The paper proposes the regulatory and supervisory framework of NBFCs shall be based on a four-layered structure– Base Layer, Middle Layer, Upper Layer and a possible Top Layer. NBFCs in lower layer…
RBI on Thursday (January 21, 2021) declared that the existing circulars related to recovery of excess pension paid by agency banks stands withdrawn with effect from the date of its circular dated January 21, 2021. The above decision was taken by the Central Bank in view of the recovery of excess /wrong pension payments from…
The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday released list of Domestic Systemcically Important Banks (D-SIBS) in India. State-owned SBI, along with private sector lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank are declared as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) or institutions which are ‘too big to fail’ as on March 31, 2020. The Reserve Bank had announced…
On the subject of a bad bank, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Saturday said RBI can consider the idea of a bad bank if there is any such proposal. He said the idea has been under discussion for a very long time. “We in the RBI have provided regulatory guidelines for asset reconstruction companies and…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced the formation of a working group (WG) on digital lending, including through online platforms and mobile apps. The recent surge and attractiveness of online lending platforms/ mobile lending apps (‘digital lending’) have raised certain serious concerns to Central Bank which have wider systemic implications. The newly…
The subscription for the tenth tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) scheme, the 2020-21 Series X, has opened on January 11, 2021, and will close on January 15, 2021. The SGBs will be allotted on January 19, 2021. Issue price : Rs 5,054 (per gram of gold) for payment through digital mode. Government of…
On Monday (11.01.2021), the Financial Stability and Development Council in its report bi-annual report said that Indian banks may see bad loans double despite signs of an improvement in the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The council is an umbrella group of regulators and releases the FSR report twice yearly to give a detailed…
RBI on Friday (08.01.2021) said that all commercial banks (including small finance banks, payments banks, and Local area banks) are required to put in place a risk-based internal audit (RBIA) system as part of their internal control framework that relies on a well-defined policy for internal audit, functional independence with sufficient standing and authority within…
The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is a 20-digit number used worldwide that will uniquely identify every legal entity or structure to a financial transaction. Pursuant to the Global Financial Crisis, the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) code is conceived at the initiative of ‘Group of 20, financial stability Board’ for the purpose of better risk management.…
