Credit Card: Now Choice is yours to opt for a particular network
RBI today issued a new direction to the card-issuing Authorised Payment System Providers / Participants (Banks and Non-banks) that they shall provide an option to their eligible customers to choose from multiple card networks at the time of issue. “For existing cardholders, this option may be provided at the time of the next renewal,” the…
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Capital Adequacy – Revised definition of Trading Book
The Reserve Bank on Wednesday notified that the revised definition of trading book for capital adequacy in terms of MD on investments dated September 12, 2023. As per the guidelines, the investment portfolio would be categorized into 3 categories viz. Held to maturity (HTM), Available for sale (AFS), and Fair Value through Profit and Loss…
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RBI cracks down on unauthorised payments through business cards
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday issued an order restraining payments by companies through intermediaries to non-card-accepting recipients for violation of section 4 of the Payment and Settlement Systems (PSS) Act. While the central bank did not name the card network, it said that one card network has arrangements to allow such payments through…
Read article Repo rate and other key policy rates remain unchanged
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…
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RBI cautions public against frauds in the name of KYC updation
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…
Paytm Payments Bank asked to stop onboarding of new customers with immediate effect
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…
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