India

KYC & CDD

India Notifies Investment Rules for Funds with Minority China Links

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/05/2026

The government has amended its foreign investment rules, relaxing approval requirements for overseas entities with limited beneficial ownership from neighbouring countries, effective 1 May 2026.

Trading & Investment

NSE India Launches Electronic Gold Receipts to Formalise Trading

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/05/2026

NSE has introduced EGRs, enabling dematerialised trading backed by physical gold in regulated vaults to improve transparency, liquidity and market access.

Trading & Investment

India Unlikely to Allow Banks, Insurers to Trade Commodity Derivatives: SEBI

By Editors | 06/05/2026

SEBI chairman says the central bank and insurance authority are not inclined to permit their regulated entities to invest in commodity derivatives.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Proposes Easing Rules for Listed Securitisations

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/05/2026

Regulator seeks to align norms with the central bank, proposing to allow single-asset securitisations for RBI-regulated entities to boost market growth.

Emerging Prudential Risks

RBI Flags Private Credit Risks, Outlines Market Development Roadmap

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/05/2026

RBI identified key global risks and outlined a reform agenda focused on derivatives, market access, and transparency.

Anti-Money Laundering

India’s ED Pivots to Crypto and Cybercrime Amid Enforcement Surge

By Editors | 05/05/2026

The Enforcement Directorate is shifting its focus to crypto and cybercrime, following a sharp increase in enforcement actions in the 2025-26 financial year.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

India’s FinMin Directs Banks to Adopt 'MuleHunter' AI Tool

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/05/2026

The direction was issued following a major cyber-fraud probe that exposed widespread misuse of mule accounts, including alleged involvement of bank staff, as authorities step up coordination to curb digital financial crime.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Clears Emirates NBD to Take Majority Stake in RBL Bank

By Editors | 04/05/2026

The approval of change of control marks latest regulatory green light for the proposed USD 3 billion acquisition, one of India’s largest cross-border financial sector deals.

Payments & Settlements

India UPI Players Urge Curbs on Google, PhonePe

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/05/2026

A coalition of firms including Amazon and Meta are meeting the NPCI to propose new rules addressing market concentration.