RBI launches PRAVAAH portal, the Retail Direct Mobile App and a FinTech Repository
On Tuesday, RBI Governor Shri Shaktikanta Das, launched the PRAVAAH portal, the Retail Direct Mobile App, and a FinTech Repository. These three initiatives were earlier announced as part of RBI’s bi-monthly Statement on Development and Regulatory Policies in April 2023, April 2024, and December 2023 respectively. PRAVAAH is a secure and centralised web-based portal. The…
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Non-standard practices of charging interest by lenders: RBI directs corrective action
The Reserve Bank of India today, in its circular informed that during the onsite examination of Regulated Entities (Banks, NBFCs, and FIs) for the period ended March 31, 2023; it came across instances of lenders resorting to certain unfair practices in charging of interest. Some of the unfair practices noticed by the Central Bank are…
Read article RBI cautions public against Prepaid Payment Instruments issued by unauthorised entities
The RBI on Thursday said Gurugram-registered TalkCharge Technologies Pvt. Ltd. having its registered office at Unit No. 323, JMD Megapolis, 3rd Floor, Sohna Road, Sector 48, Gurgaon, Haryana-122018, is issuing Prepaid Payment Instruments (Wallets) through its website and app (application) ‘TalkCharge’ without obtaining the required authorization from RBI under the provisions of the Payment and…
Read article Explained: Trading of Repo in Corporate Debt Securities
‘Corporate Debt Security’ means non-convertible debt securities, which create or acknowledge indebtedness, including debentures, bonds, and such other securities of a company or a body corporate constituted by or under a Central or State Act, whether constituting a charge on the assets of the company or body corporate or not, but does not include debt…
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RBI: Cash deposits through UPI &PPI through third party application, CBDC-Retail accessible to a broader segment
The Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies released by RBI today proposed to facilitate a cash deposit facility through the use of UPI. “Cash Deposit Machines (CDMs) deployed by banks enhance customer convenience while reducing the cash-handling load on bank branches. The facility of cash deposit is presently available only through the use of debit…
Repo rate remain unchanged. FY 2025 GDP growth projected at 7%, inflation at 4.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of April 2024 and decided to keep the policy repo rate at 6.50 percent, 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…
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