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Banker's Trust: All you want to know about SROs in finance sector

The key to effective implementation of the SRO regime is avoiding overlap

Just how many self-regulatory organisations (SROs) are too many? Last week, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) capped the number of such entities for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) at “a maximum of two”. And to ensure the smaller NBFCs get a fa
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With dedicated SROs, fintechs will have clearer guidelines on what is permissible and what isn’t since both business models and regulations are evolving. However, some questions remain

Tamal Bandyopadhyay
In August, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recognised the Fintech Association for Consumer Empowerment (FACE) as a self-regulatory organisation (SRO) in the financial technology (fintech) sector. 

The banking regulator had received three applications. Of these, one was granted the SRO status; one has been asked to reapply after meeting specific requirements, and the third is still under review.

How many RBI-approved SROs are there for banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in India?

In 1944, a group of bankers met under the chairmanship of Pranlal Devkaran Nanjee, chairman of Devkaran Nanjee Banking Company Ltd, to form
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