Today (July 24), in its 21st issue of the Financial Stability Report (FSR), the Reserve Bank said that their assessment made by Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on risks to financial stability reflects a combination of fiscal, monetary and regulatory interventions on an unprecedented scale has ensured normal functioning of financial…
Q: Which are the banks authorised to exchange notes coins? R: All the bank branches in entire India are mandated to provide facility for exchange of notes and coins to the members of public. Banks are also directed by the banking regulator (RBI) to issue fresh/good quality notes and coins of all denominations whenever customers…
The Government of India on Wednesday July 1, 2020, has approved a scheme to improve the liquidity position of NBFCs/HFCs through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to avoid any potential systemic risks to the financial sector. The Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFCs), including Microfinance Institutions that are registered with the RBI, under the Reserve Bank of…
While issuing guidelines, on digital lending platforms on Wednesday (June 24, 2020) the Reserve Bank of India directed banks, NBFCs and digital lending platforms to disclose full information upfront on their websites to customers. The direction comes against the backdrop of several complaints relating to exorbitant interest rates and harsh recovery measures, among others, against…
Reserve Bank in its press release today (June 22, 2020) said that the bank has set up many digital awareness campaigns for the users of digital transactions. The initiation in this regard has been continuously and actively undertaken in the print and Audio-Visual media, including through Central Bank’s flagship programme RBI Kehta Hai, it said.…
Reserve Bank of India today placed a draft of the changes proposed to be prescribed for HFCs. These are as follows: Classifying HFCs as systemically important (asset size of ₹500 crore & above) and non-systemically important (asset size less than ₹500 crore); Reserve Bank’s directions on Liquidity Risk framework &, LCR, securitisation, etc., for NBFCs,…
Reserve bank of India proposes revision in definition of securitisation and lowered the stake the originating bank or non-banking finance company has to keep in the securitised asset. The Banking Regulator has placed on its website two draft documents for public comments – the ‘Draft Framework for Securitisation of Standard Assets’ and ‘the Draft Comprehensive…
The Reserve Bank of India broadcasts the setting up a Payment Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) of Rs 500 crore to encourage acquirers to deploy Points of Sale (PoS) infrastructure, both physical as well as digital modes in tier-3 to tier-6 centres and northeastern states. The fund has been created to provide further fillip to digitisation…
On Friday (May 22, 2020), in its statement on developmental and regulatory policy measures, RBI announced several measures to improve the functioning of markets and market participants; measures to support exports and imports; efforts to further ease financial stress caused by COVID-19 disruptions by providing relief on debt servicing and improving access to working capital;…
A cut in policy repo rate, an extension of the moratorium on loans by another three months, [taking the total period of applicability of the measures to six months (i.e. from March 1, 2020, to August 31, 2020)], relief for corporates by permitting lenders to convert the accumulated interest on working capital facilities over the…