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PSU banks give digital lending a push as part of EASE reform agenda

Public sector banks are fast adapting to digital means as they have cleared digital lending of Rs 83,091 crore in the financial year ending March 2022. As part of EASE 4.0 reforms, state-owned banks were asked to focus on digital lending, co-lending with non-banking firms, agriculture financing, and technological resilience for 24x7 banking. The Enhanced Access and Service Excellence (EASE) program, driven by Indian Banks' Association (IBA), also stressed on data analytics, automation, and digitization. Launched in 2018, EASE programme sets a common reforms agenda for public-sector banks every year. EASE aims to foster new-age reforms in Public sector banks (PSBs) to improve profitability, asset quality, customer service and digital capabilities. The fourth edition of EASE was focussed on technology-enabled simplified and collaborative banking and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman felicitated top performing banks on various parameters, according to a IBA statement. Bank of Barod

Fast-tracking of status on cryptocurrency assets may be in works

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The new world of digital lending

The business model of the digital lenders has to change as they have lost their freedom to directly deal with the customers

Lending transparency

Vetting of apps should not affect innovation

Crackdown on illegal loan apps: RBI to make 'whitelist' of legal platforms

MeitY will ensure only authorised apps are hosted on app stores; all ministries to take possible action

Digital lending norms aim to protect customer interest: RBI's Rao

Deputy Governor says guidelines issued on August 10 aim to curb exploitation of regulatory arbitrage

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Comply with digital lending norms for existing loans by Nov 30: RBI

Guidelines applicable to new and existing customers taking fresh loans

RBI's digital lending guidelines: A tectonic shift in the fintech world

With the central bank having issued new guidelines governing the lending activities of financial technology firms, some may find themselves fighting for survival

Credit risk and reward: P2P offers returns but needs cautious investments

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Digital lenders seek clarifications from RBI on end-use cases, APR

There are reports that payment aggregators are also looking to knock on the RBI doors as their role has been eliminated

Payment aggregators to approach RBI regarding new digital lending rules

Under the new rules, the loans can go directly from regulated entities like banks to the customer accounts. This has eliminated the requirement of payment aggregators in these transactions

MeitY in talks with Play Store on digital lending app malpractices

The developments come a week after the Reserve Bank of India recommended a law for Banning of Unregulated Lending Activities (BULA) to safeguard borrowers

Uni Cards suspends services days after RBI tightens digital lending norms

"This process will begin in phases for our customers starting today and will be concluded by Monday," the company stated

Explained: What are RBI's new norms for digital lending in India?

Digital lending involves giving and recovering loans through web platforms or mobile apps. Here are the new regulations and why they have been introduced

India aims to copy China, but unbridled digital lending off policy agenda

The Reserve Bank of India's recently released guidelines for app-based loans show a clear desire to rein in the industry after its pandemic-era excesses

The path to greater financial inclusion

Data for 2021 suggest that at least 76 per cent of the global population holds a bank account

RBI's digital-lending rules: Paytm's BNPL biz may need operational tweaks

Analysts have said that they will be watchful of the operational impact of the new norms, especially on customer convenience of the payment firm

RBI guidelines may lead to high compliance cost for digital lending apps

Industry associations are likely to approach the RBI to weed out any interpretational ambiguity

Regulating digital lending

Rules are in the right direction