India

    Fintech / Regtech

    SEBI Launches Validated UPI Payment System to Combat Fraud

    By Mark Johnston | 03/10/2025

    SEBI has rolled out a new verified payment system to protect investors from unauthorised fund collections.

    Enforcement

    India to Block 25 Offshore Crypto Platforms for AML Non-compliance

    By Mark Johnston | 03/10/2025

    FIU-IND has ordered the blocking of platforms including CEX.IO, BitMex, and Poloniex for regulatory non-compliance.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Extends Rollout of Algo Trading Rules with Phased Timeline

    By Nithya Subramanian | 02/10/2025

    SEBI has once more granted stock brokers additional time to upgrade systems for the new framework, introducing a three-step glide path before the rules become mandatory in April 2026.

    Market Infrastructure

    RBI Overhauls Bank Rules on Credit Loss, Deposit Insurance and Rupee Trade

    By Manesh Samtani | 02/10/2025

    The RBI has announced a raft of new regulations to bolster bank resilience, incentivise risk management, and promote the international use of the rupee.

    Securities / Derivatives

    India's NSE IFSC to Launch Daily-Expiry Nifty 50 Options

    By Editors | 01/10/2025

    The dollar-denominated contracts will offer daily expiries from 13 October, a first for an Indian exchange, aiming to attract international and high-frequency traders.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Drafts New Framework for Gold Metal Loans, Tightens Lending Norms

    By Nithya Subramanian | 01/10/2025

    The RBI has issued draft directions for gold metal loans and updated norms on gold-based lending, expanding financing avenues for jewellers while tightening safeguards to curb misuse.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Eases Floating Loan Norms, Revises Basel Rules

    By Nithya Subramanian | 01/10/2025

    The regulatory changes range from revised norms on floating-rate loans and tighter limits on overseas issuances under Basel III to draft updates on foreign bank exposures.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Considers Proposals to Encourage Longer-Term Derivatives Contracts - Report

    By Nithya Subramanian | 30/09/2025

    SEBI is seeking views on the future of weekly F&O contracts, weighing a shift towards monthly expiries and tighter retail participation rules while aiming to boost cash market volumes.

    Securities / Derivatives

    ECB Engages Banks on Capital Rules Amid Indian CCP Dispute - Report

    By Nithya Subramanian | 30/09/2025

    The banks have suggested routing trades through Indian lenders to circumvent direct dealings with CCIL, while ECB works on a “joint approach” with Indian regulators to resolve the dispute.

    Fintech / Regtech

    India Bank Transfer Data Exposed in Massive Cloud Leak

    By Nithya Subramanian | 30/09/2025

    Research by cybersecurity firm, UpGuard, discovered that more than 270,000 bank transfer documents were exposed online, revealing customer account numbers, contact details and transaction data.

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