Reserve Bank of India under the aegis of Financial Inclusion Advisory Committee (FIAC) initiated the process of formulation of National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI) for the period 2019-2024 and formally released the document on January 10, 2020. The National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI) report on Friday sets forth the vision and key objectives…
On Friday (10.01.2020), RBI notified that the instructions on the processing of e-mandate on cards for recurring transactions to cover Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions as well. During August 2019, RBI permitted processing of e-mandate on Credit/debit cards / Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs)/wallets for recurring transactions (merchant payments), with Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA) during…
As per RBI’s latest notification IBUs (IFSC Banking Units) cannot open SB account. IBUs are also prohibited from undertaking cash transactions. They can open foreign currency current accounts (including escrow accounts) of units operating in IFSC and of non-resident institutional investors to facilitate their investment transactions subject to the provisions of FEMA 1999 and other…
“MANI” a mobile application is useful for aiding visually impaired persons to identify the denomination of Indian Bank Notes. The Indian banknotes are printed with several features which enable the visually impaired (colour blind, partially sighted and blind people) to identify them, viz., intaglio printing and tactile mark, variable banknote size, large numerals, variable colour,…
To bring cooperative banks closer to the reporting standards of commercial banks, the RBI on December 27, 2019, mandated Urban Co-operative Banks to report credit information, including classification of an account as a special mention account (SMA) to the central repository of information on large credits (CRILC). The CRILC database is used by banks and…
On Friday (December 6), RBI announced that Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) shall not acquire financial assets, from the following on a bilateral basis, whatever may be the consideration. The above restriction is applicable to the following types of ARCs where; a bank/ financial institution which is the sponsor of the ARC; a bank/ financial institution…
The Reserve Bank of India advised all the member banks that NEFT service shall be available 24×7 NEFT service including holidays from December 16, 2019, with the first settlement taking place after 00:30 hours on December 16, 2019 (i.e. night of December 15, 2019). The Central Bank advised all the member banks to initiate necessary…
RBI as per the guidelines provided under the Payment and Settlement Act, 2005 defined Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) as instruments of payment that facilitate buying of goods and services, including the transfer of funds, financial service and remittances, against the value stored within or on the instrument. Reserve Bank of India in its Statement on…
Reserve Bank of India in its Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies published on Thursday sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures for strengthening regulation and supervision; broadening and deepening of financial markets; and improving payment and settlement systems. One of the items on the agenda is executing new guidelines for ATMs. This is…
In the fifth bi-monthly monetary policy statement announced on Thursday (dated 05.12.2019), MPC decided to keep policy REPO rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 5.15 per cent. The MPC also decided to continue with the accommodative stance as long as it is necessary to revive growth, while ensuring that inflation remains within…