RBI takes away restrictions imposed on Master Card
RBI on Thursday lifted the restrictions imposed on Mastercard Asia / Pacific Pte. Ltd, vide order dated July 14, 2021, from immediate effect. Last year on July 14, 2021, the regulator imposed restrictions on Mastercard from onboarding new domestic customers including debit, credit, or prepaid onto its card network for non-compliance with the RBI circular…
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Banks fail to observe the directions while financing to Government owned entities: RBI
RBI on Tuesday said that Banks fail to observe its directions in letter and spirit while financing Government-owned entities. As per RBI Master Directions, Banks should not grant finance for the construction of buildings meant purely for Government/Semi-Government offices, including Municipal and Panchayat offices. However, banks may grant loans for activities, which will be refinanced…
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Is it good idea to go for redevelopment of your buildings jointly with multiple societies?
In my previous post ‘how to get down to the redevelopment project of a housing society building,’ I explained what are all the precautions to be taken by the Society and its members before entering into an agreement with the builders/developers and what are all the important clauses to be included in the agreement. In…
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Insurance companies may bring new products without prior permission of IRDAI
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) vide circular dated June 10, 2022, permitted life insurance companies to introduce products without taking prior permission (use-and-file) from IRDAI. The regulator had extended the same relaxation of the ‘use-and-file’ procedure to health and general insurance companies vide a circular dated 01.06.2022. Thus, the insurance companies…
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Most of the digital lending apps are not registered with the RBI: Police will take necessary action on receipt of complaint says RBI governor
While speaking at the Iconic Week celebration as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to mark the 75th anniversary of Independence, organised by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), today RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that most of the digital lending apps are not registered with the central bank and operate…
RBI enhances Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA) limit up to Rs.15000 for Recurring e-Payments
In the statement of developmental and Regulatory policies dated June 8, 2022, the Reserve Bank of India stated that the auto-transactions up to Rs 15,000 no longer require customers to authenticate such payments manually with a One Time Password (OTP). This is after the regulator received requests from several stakeholders to increase the limit under…
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