Procedure for claim settlement of FCNR/NRE deposits to non-resident nominees and others
Based on the Reserve Bank of Indi (RBI) advisory, Indian Bank’s Association (IBA) had circulated a Model Operational Procedure (MOP) for settlement of claims of deceased depositors. IBA had also finalized the guidelines for settlement of claims in respect of deceased locker- hirers/depositors of safe custody articles. All the Banks were advised to have a…
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Latest FCNR (B) deposits interest rates
In the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies issued today as part of the Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2024-25 dated December 06, 2024, the interest rates on FCNR deposits increased from December 6, 2024. Interest rates on FCNR deposits are based on the Overnight Alternative Reference Rate for the respective currency/ Swap. With effect…
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Segregate and facilitate credit to DBT/EBT inoperative Accounts says RBI
The RBI on Monday directed banks to immediately reduce the number of inoperative/ Unclaimed Deposits and make activation to facilitate uninterrupted credit of such DBT/EBT amounts to the beneficiaries. Banks should enable seamless KYC updates and organize special campaigns. The progress in reducing such accounts must be reported quarterly to the RBI, starting from December…
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RBI carries out multiple amendments to KYC Norms effective from November 6.
RBI on a review amended KYC Master Direction on November 06, 2024. “The amendment has been necessitated to (a) align the instructions with the recent amendments carried out in the Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005 vide Gazette Notification dated July 19, 2024, (b) incorporate instructions in terms of the corrigendum dated…
Read article Opening accounts of various types of customers and Operational aspects of Bank accounts
Banks are opening various types of customer accounts. These customer accounts may be individual’s sole accounts, joint accounts, partnership accounts, club accounts, accounts of associations, companies, Government departments, etc. While opening and maintaining accounts for different types of customers, a bank has to comply with the law application to each of them. For opening any…
Monitoring of Transactions under KYC norms
Monitoring of Transactions under KYC norms is a process that involves tracking customer transactions to identify suspicious activity and potential fraud. The customer risk profile is created at the time of opening a bank account and is used to monitor their transactions. Transaction monitoring provides enterprises with the tools to detect unusual transactional activity using…
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