The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on the 6th, 7th, and 8th February 2024 and decided to keep the policy repo rate at 6.50 percent and other key policy rates also remained unchanged for the 6th straight time. RBI also left the policy stance unchanged with a focus on the withdrawal of accommodation. Withdrawal of…
The Reserve Bank of India today cautioned members of the public against fraud in the name of KYC updation. The modus operandi of such frauds, the RBI said, usually involves customers receiving unsolicited communications, including phone calls, SMS (short messaging service), and emails, through which victims are manipulated into revealing personal information, account details, or…
On Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of India directed Paytm Payments Bank to stop onboarding of new customers with immediate effect.The above supervisory action was warranted by the banking regulator given the Comprehensive System Audit report and subsequent compliance validation report of the external auditors that revealed persistent non-compliance and continued material supervisory concerns in the…
The repo rate is the rate at which the central bank of a country (Reserve Bank of India in the case of India) lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds. The repo rate is used by monetary authorities to control inflation. It is economically similar to a secured loan.…
RBI on Tuesday said that Regulated entities (REs) like Banks/FIs make investments in units of AIFs as part of their regular investment operations. However, it added that certain transactions of REs involving AIFs that raise regulatory concerns have come to their notice. The full form of AIF is the Alternate Investment Fund. AIF means any…
The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24 – Series II will be open for subscription from December 18, 2023. The Subscription of the Gold Bonds under this Scheme shall be open (Monday to Friday) on the dates specified above, provided that the Central Government may, with prior notice, close the Scheme at any time before the…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday permitted banks to open additional current account for exports proceeds in addition to special rupee vostro accounts with a view to provide greater operational flexibility to exporters.In terms of this provision and in order to provide greater operational flexibility to the exporters, AD Category-I banks maintaining Special…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued directives to Credit Information Companies (CICs) to promptly notify clients through SMS or email whenever banks or Non-banking Financing Companies (NBFCs) access their Credit Information Report (CIR). “This move is aimed at fostering transparency and keeping customers informed about the usage of their credit information” it said.…
Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday extended the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for Government Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs). “Reserve Bank of India introduced the PCA Framework for NBFCs on December 14, 2021. The Framework has since been reviewed and it has been decided to extend the same to Government NBFCs (except those in Base…
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on the 4th, 5th, and 6th of October 2023 and decided to keep the policy repo rate at 6.50 per cent, and other key policy rates also remain unchanged. RBI also maintained the status quo on the ‘withdrawal of accommodation’ policy stance. Withdrawal of accommodation refers to a policy…