India

Securities / Derivatives

India to Drive Retail Investment With "Micro" Mutual Fund Plans

By Editors | 13/10/2025

Regulators and financial firms are promoting micro-investment schemes to channel vast household savings from gold and cash into equities.

Fintech / Regtech

India, UK Launch Fintech Corridor Linking GIFT City and London

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/10/2025

The collaboration is expected to boost cross-border innovation, deepen capital market ties, and promote collaboration in fintech, AI, and digital public infrastructure.

Fintech / Regtech

SEBI Preparing for Quantum Safe Financial Sector by 2029

By Nithya Subramanian | 12/10/2025

SEBI has an action plan and capacity-building measures to protect against future quantum threats, including replacing current encryption standards.

Fintech / Regtech

India Mandates Biometric UPI Payments, Shifts Liability to Banks

By Mark Johnston | 10/10/2025

Regulators have approved new biometric authentication methods for India’s UPI payments system, making banks fully liable for any safeguard failures.

ESG / Sustainability

India to Launch Carbon Market Portal as Part of Net-Zero Strategy

By Nithya Subramanian | 09/10/2025

The centralised carbon trading platform, set to launch in January 2026, aims to enhance transparency, monitor emissions, and support India’s net-zero targets.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Revamps Block Deal Framework, Hikes Minimum Trade Size

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/10/2025

SEBI has increased the minimum block deal value to INR 250 million and adjusted the price bands and trading window timings to streamline large trades.

Fintech / Regtech

RBI Links FX-Retail platform with Bharat Connect to Widen Access

By Nithya Subramanian | 09/10/2025

The pilot linkage is expected to expand retail access to the FX market, enabling customers of five banks to buy US dollars directly through digital channels and third-party apps.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes Major Overhaul of Exchange Administration Rules

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/10/2025

SEBI plans to merge rules for equity and commodity exchanges and create separate frameworks for exchanges and clearing corporations to ease compliance.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Review Securities Lending Rules to Boost Cash Market Liquidity

By Editors | 09/10/2025

The regulator is reviewing the process and design of its SLB mechanism, which has seen limited traction compared to the more popular futures market for shorting.