Regulatory Guidelines Governing Credit Information Companies (CIC)

The Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005 is an Act to provide for regulation of credit information companies and to facilitate the efficient distribution of credit and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The Reserve Bank of India and the Government of India have enacted the Credit Information Companies Regulations, 2006 (“Regulations”) and the…

The list of Priority Sectors identified in India and PSL lending norms

Reserve Bank of India updated the Master Circular on priority sector lending on June 21, 2024, incorporating the following updated instructions/guidelines on priority sector lending(PSL)-target and classification. he subject“To address regional disparities in the flow of priority sector credit at the district level, it was decided to rank districts based on per capita credit flow…

RBI plans to enhance robustness of AePS, secure framework for digital currency and digital payments

In the Statement of Development Regulatory Policy announced on Thursday, the Governor of RBI sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures relating to Payment Systems and Fintech. Aadhaar Enabled Payment System: In 2023, more than 37 crore users undertook Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) transactions, which points to the important role played by AePS…

RBI permits Opening of additional Current Account in Indian Rupees for exports proceeds

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…