Reserve Bank of India

    Market Infrastructure

    RBI to Unify Complaints Handling for Digital Payments

    By Editors | 10/04/2019

    The RBI plans to speed up customer complaint processing and redressal times across all domestic payment platforms by end-June.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Defers Mandatory Pegging of Loan Rates to External Benchmarks

    By Editors | 08/04/2019

    The RBI has deferred a requirement for banks to link loan rates to external benchmarks, citing difficulties the change presents to banks’ interest rate risk management.

    Securities / Derivatives

    RBI to Allow Non-Residents to Trade Interest Rate Derivatives

    By Editors | 07/04/2019

    Under draft rules, non-resident retail investors can hedge through interest rate derivatives; non-retail investors can participate for other specified purposes.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI to Draw Up New Guidance on Bad Debt Resolution

    By Editors | 05/04/2019

    The central bank will have to issue a revised circular for banks on bad debt resolution after a February 2018 circular was invalidated by the Supreme Court this week.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Vijaya, Dena Banks Start Operating as Bank of Baroda Branches

    By Editors | 01/04/2019

    The state-backed three-way merger of Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank and Bank of Baroda has taken effect, creating India’s third largest lender.

    Enforcement

    India’s PNB Fined for Non-Compliance with SWIFT Norms

    By Editors | 27/03/2019

    The fine is significant because it was at Punjab National Bank where the $1.8b fraud occurred that prompted the RBI’s order for banks to link their core systems with SWIFT.

    Fintech / Regtech

    RBI to Issue Regulatory Sandbox Guidelines Within 2 Months

    By Editors | 26/03/2019

    The RBI will set up a regulatory sandbox and create an ecosystem which promotes collaboration in fintech, central bank governor Shaktikanta Das said on Monday.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Again Defers Banks’ Implementation of New Accounting Standards

    By Editors | 25/03/2019

    The RBI has again deferred ‘until further notice’ the implementation of new accounting rules for banks, which could have forced banks to raise bad loan provisions by $16bn in H2, said Fitch.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Asks Banks to Boost Monitoring of End Use of Loan Funds

    By Editors | 20/03/2019

    Following a string of penalties against banks last month, the RBI has asked banks to improve their monitoring of the origin and end use of loan funds.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Releases Latest List of Indian D-SIBs

    By Editors | 18/03/2019

    SBI, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank will remain India’s D-SIBs this year. The additional CET1 capital they need to hold will rise in April.

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