Twin balance sheet problem in India explained
The twin Balance Sheet Problem (TBS) refers to problematic balance sheets of both Indian companies and banks. Such a problem situation arises when both the lenders and borrowers are under stress. It is known as the twin balance sheet problem as the challenges faced by the banks are linked to that of the corporate sector…
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Four-tier differentiated regulatory prescription for Urban Cooperative Banks
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday issued final guidelines for urban cooperative banks (UCBs), accepting the NS Vishwanathan committee’s recommendation to implement a four-tiered regulatory framework, among others. The four-tiered regulatory framework is based on the size of deposits of the banks and their area of operations. The major recommendations which have been…
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18 per cent GST on bank charges for issue of cheque book and loose cheque leaves
The GST Council has agreed to levy an 18 percent cess on cheques, irrespective of whether they are in loose or in book form with effect from July 18, 2022. There will be a 5 percent GST if rooms worth more than Rs 5,000 (non-ICU) are rented out in hospitals.Pre-packed and labeled food items like…
Read article What is Account Aggregator system in banking?
The Account Aggregator (AA) system is a financial data exchange where banks, fintech, or NBFCs can exchange customer data after taking consent from such users. The entities which facilitate the data exchange are known as account aggregators. Under the account aggregator system, a lender who requests the data is called financial information user (FIU), and…
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RBI urges card holders to tokenise their cards, extends deadline for storing of CoF data by three months
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday extended the deadline for card-on-file (CoF) tokenisation by another three months to September 30 as transaction processing based on such tokens is yet to gain traction across categories of merchants. “…it has been decided to extend the timeline for storing of CoF data by three months, i.e.,…
RBI Governor Dump downs proposal on setting up Neo bank or Digital Bank
“There is no proposal on neo-banks or digital banks because we feel that the existing banks and NBFCs can adopt more and more technology for delivery of banking services.” said Shaktikanta Das while delivering a speech at the Financial Express Modern BFSI Summit in Mumbai on June 17, 2022.”The theme of my address “Disruptions &…
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