What is a positive pay cheque?

On Thursday (6th August), on the eve of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Measures, RBI Governor Mr.Shaktikant Das announced “To enhance safety of cheque payments, it has been decided to introduce a mechanism of Positive Pay for all cheques of value ₹50,000 and above. This will cover approximately 20 per cent and 80 per…

Who is a Beneficial Owner (BO) in terms of PML act?

The Regulated Entities (RE) like banks required to  follow certain customer identification procedures while undertaking a transaction either by establishing an account-based relationship or otherwise and monitor their transactions. This is to adhere the rules and regulations in terms of Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 and the Prevention of Money-Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005. …

What is a recurring deposit (RD)?

The major characteristics of the RD account can be described as “a variant of term deposit offered by the banks with fixed monthly investment, fixed duration, and a fixed rate of interest throughout the tenure of the deposit”. Under the scheme, the account holder has to deposit a pre-decided fixed amount every month to his…

Major amendments made to KYC Master Direction

Major Amendments made to KYC Master Direction. In the Gazette Notification G.S.R. 582(E) dated August 19, 2019, and G.S.R. 840(E) dated November 13, 2019, the Government of India has notified amendment to the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005. Further RBI has permitted Regulated Entities (REs) Video-based Customer Identification Process (V-CIP) as a…