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RBI urges state refiners to make payments for some oil imports in Rupees

India is the world's third-largest crude importer and is forecast to be the leading driver of global consumption growth this decade

IIFL Finance slumps 20% post RBI ban on sanctioning, disbursing gold loans

he RBI observed deviations in assaying and certifying purity and net weight of the gold at the time of sanctioning loans and at the time of auction upon default

RBI bars IIFL Finance from sanctioning and disbursing gold loans

RBI has instituted a special audit and the restrictions will be reviewed after the completion of the audit

Battle for short term money likely to turn more intense in March

Mobilisation of funds via certificates of deposit increased 3x in February

Interoperability of internet banking system in 2024: RBI's Shaktikanta Das

Shaktikanta Das said there's considerable scope for expanding digital payments

Fincare Small Finance Bank merger with AU SFB gets RBI approval

To function as combined entity from April 1, 2024

RBI prohibits IIFL Finance from sanctioning, disbursing gold loans

The Reserve Bank on Monday barred IIFL Finance with immediate effect from sanctioning or disbursing gold loans after certain material supervisory concerns were observed in its gold loan portfolio. IIFL Finance can, however, continue to service its existing gold loan portfolio through the usual collection and recovery processes, the RBI said in a statement. "The RBI has today...directed IIFL Finance Ltd to cease and desist, with immediate effect, from sanctioning or disbursing gold loans or assigning/ securitising/ selling any of its gold loans," it said. The RBI said an inspection of the company was carried out by it with reference to IIFL's financial position as of March 31, 2023. "Certain material supervisory concerns were observed in the gold loan portfolio of the company, including serious deviations in assaying and certifying purity and net weight of the gold at the time of sanction of loans and at the time of auction upon default...," it noted. These practices, apart from be

RBI may launch interoperable payment system for internet banking in 2024

"We expect the launch of this interoperable payment system for internet banking during the current calendar year.", Guv said.

'RBI likely to take delivery of maturing $5 bn FX swap next week'

Taking delivery of the FX swap would infuse around 400 billion rupees but cash outflows towards direct taxes are expected to ensure a sustained deficit in the system

At 4.3% in FY25, inflation may head lower than RBI forecast, estimates CMIE

Cost of housing, tobacco and other intoxicants among those bucking the trend

Majority of users to stop using UPI if it attracts transaction fee: Report

A majority of people will stop using UPI if a transaction fee is levied on it, according to an online survey by LocalCircles. However, a sizable number of respondents claimed that they have experienced a transaction fee being levied on their UPI payment once or more in the last one year, it added. LocalCircles on Sunday said the survey received over 34,000 responses from citizens in over 364 districts, comprising 67 per cent of male respondents and 33 per cent of women. In August 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a discussion paper proposing a tiered structure charge on UPI payments based on different amount bands. Following the RBI discussion paper, the finance ministry clarified that there was no proposal to levy charges on UPI transactions, LocalCircles said in its report on UPI transaction fees. "Only 23 per cent of UPI users surveyed are willing to bear a transaction fee on payment. 73 per cent of those surveyed indicated that they will stop using UPI if a ...

Reserve Bank of India widens scope of BBPS to non-bank payment aggregators

Number of participants on BBPS to go up with participation of PAs

Day after Q3 GDP surprise, analysts raise growth forecast for FY25

SBI projected the Indian economy to grow at 8 per cent in FY25

NEFT records a high of 41 million transactions in a single day: RBI

The banking regulator said its NEFT system has registered a growth of 700 per cent in terms of the volume of transactions in the past ten years

Paytm discontinues inter-company ties with payments bank amid RBI scrutiny

Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma owns 51 per cent of Paytm Payments Bank, while the remaining 49 per cent is owned by One97 Communications Ltd (OCL)

SoftBank arm SVF India pares 2.17% stake in One 97 Communications

SoftBank arm SVF India Holdings has trimmed its holding in One 97 Communications by 2.17 per cent through the sale of 13.7 million shares in the open market over the past almost one month, according to a statutory filing on Thursday. With this, SoftBank affiliate SVF India Holdings (Cayman) has now a 2.83 per cent stake in the fintech company. "SVF India Holdings (Cayman) Ltd has disposed of an aggregate of 13,784,787 equity shares of One 97 Communications Ltd in a series of disposals undertaken between January 23, 2024, and February 26, 2024, with the disposal on February 26, 2024, beaching the 2 per cent threshold specified in...SEBI Takeover Regulation," One 97 Communications, which own the digital payment app Paytm, said in a BSE filing. It mentioned "open market" as a mode of sale. Japan's SoftBank has been paring its holding in the company over the past quarters. Notably, the latest sale comes at a time when One 97 Communications' associate entity Paytm Payments Bank Limited

Digitalisation needs banks to prioritise employee adaptability: RBI's Rao

He said investing in employee development is essential for financial institutions to thrive

RBI revises norms to streamline bill payments process, enable participation

The Reserve Bank on Thursday issued revised norms to streamline the process of bill payments, enable greater participation, and enhance customer protection. The central bank has issued the revised 'Reserve Bank of India (Bharat Bill Payment System) Directions, 2024' as it felt there was a need to update the existing regulations in view of significant developments in the payments landscape. "These directions seek to streamline the process of bill payments, enable greater participation, and enhance customer protection among other changes," RBI said. These directions will be applicable from April 1, 2024 to banks, NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited and other non-bank payment system participants. Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) is an integrated bill payment platform which enables payment or collection of bills through multiple channels using various payment modes, like UPI, internet banking, cards, cash, and prepaid payment instruments. The channels include mobile apps, mobile banking, ...

1-yr dollar/rupee fwd premia hit 11-week low as US rate cut seen delayed

RBI likely to take delivery of the dollar-rupee sell buy swap on March 11

Sales of listed private non-financial firms rose 5.5% in Q3: RBI data

Sales of listed private non-financial companies grew 5.5 per cent in the three months ended December 2023 from 4.4 per cent expansion in the previous quarter, according to official data. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday released the data on the performance of the private corporate sector during the third quarter of 2023-24 drawn from abridged quarterly financial results of 2,842 listed non-government non-financial companies. "Growth (y-o-y) in aggregate sales of 1,685 listed private manufacturing companies moderated further to 3.7 per cent during Q3:2023-24 (4.2 per cent in the previous quarter)," the apex bank said. Among the major industries, sales of chemical companies declined 13.5 per cent, excluding which sales growth of manufacturing companies stood at 6.4 per cent. Information Technology (IT) sector witnessed further deceleration in sales growth (y-o-y) to 3.2 per cent from 5.9 per cent in the previous quarter and 19.4 per cent a year ago. Non-IT services compa