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RBI asks shadow banks to give information on supply-chain financing

NBFCs may have to rework credit service typically used by small businesses

RBI seeks info on NBFCs’ supply-chain financing
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Raghu Mohan New Delhi

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has sought details on supply-chain finance offers of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs).
 
Industry sources said the RBI’s Department of Super­vision (DoS) has told a few leading shadow banks that they may have to rework these offers.
 
Supply-chain finance is extended by NBFCs as term loans typically ranging between 30 days and 180 days with each tranche a distinct term loan in itself within the overall credit limit determined by an NBFC of a borrower. These facilities are mostly taken by micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with seasonal or cyclical businesses from NBFCs for