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Brace for change: A key development on the anvil is the green taxonomy

The central bank is in the process of finalising and issuing a guidance note on scenario analysis and stress testing of climate-related risks

Regulators look at long-term spirit, fintechs had time to comply: Experts

The fintech industry players attend a panel discussion at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2024

Banks leave no stone unturned to stay ahead of fraudsters: Bank CEOs

The chiefs of leading banks attend a panel discussion on 'Banking on Technology' at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2024

We should aim to expand UPI's use worldwide: RBI Deputy Guv T Rabi Sankar

"It is important how you absorb acquisitions and make them successful. We care about the kind of firms we acquire, and how we integrate them with the mothership"

Fear mainly results in cyber frauds: State Bank of India's Nitin Chugh

Small-value frauds are the traditional phishing-based scams where people willingly give away their credentials or an account takeover

RBI action on unsecured lending warranted: Jio Financial chairman Kamath

"I think there is some sort of abuse of technology that is happening (by loan apps) and as a result, there is laxity in the whole process of lending"

Customer protection, value-added services to drive biz growth: C S Setty

"Annually, 12 million people prefer opening their savings accounts with us. That is not possible if your customer service is poor"

RBI opts for longer-term bond buys to add liquidity at OMO purchase auction

Reserve Bank of India bought bonds worth Rs 20,020 crore($2.31 billion) at an open market operation (OMO) on Thursday. The 10-year benchmark that matures in 2034 accounted for one-fourth

RBI tightens norms for imposing penalty under payment systems law

The Reserve Bank on Thursday tightened norms for imposing monetary penalties and compounding offences under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act (PSS Act) to rationalise and consolidate enforcement action by the central bank. As per the revised framework for payment system operators and Banks, operation of a payment system without authorisation, disclosure of information, which is prohibited, and failure to pay the penalty imposed by the Reserve Bank within the stipulated period are among the contraventions under the PSS Act. "(The) Reserve Bank is empowered to impose a penalty not exceeding Rs 10 lakh or twice the amount involved in such contravention or default where such amount is quantifiable, whichever is more, in case of contraventions/defaults...," said the 'Framework for imposing monetary penalty and compounding of offences under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007'. Earlier, the RBI was empowered to impose a penalty not exceeding Rs 5 lakh. The amount was raised

RBI receives six fold bids worth Rs 1.2 trn at OMO purchase auction

The cut-off price on the bonds scheduled was set below the secondary market price due to high demand, said market participants

RBI files bankruptcy application against Aviom India Housing Finance

The RBI also appointed Ram Kumar, the former chief general manager of state-run Punjab National Bank as the administrator for Aviom

Banks, importers seen lapping up India central bank's $5 billion FX swap

Central bank will conduct a 6-month dollar/rupee buy-sell swap, one of its many planned measures aimed at injecting liquidity worth about Rs 1.5 trillion ($17.33 billion) into the banking system

Digital payments rise 11.1% at Sept end 2024: RBI data on DPI

Digital payments across the country registered an 11.11 per cent year-on-year rise as on September 2024, according to RBI's index that measures the adoption of online transactions. RBI's Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) for September 2024 stands at 465.33 as against 445.5 for March 2024, the Reserve Bank said in a statement on Wednesday. "The increase in RBI-DPI index was driven by growth in payment infrastructure and payment performance across the country over the period, it said. The central bank had announced the construction of a composite RBI-DPI in March 2018 as a base to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country. The index comprises five broad parameters that enable the measurement of the deepening and penetration of digital payments in the country over different periods. These parameters are Payment Enablers (weightage 25 per cent); Payment Infrastructure Demand-side factors (10 per cent); Payment Infrastructure Supply-side factors (15 per cent);

RBI aligns HFCs' NCD private placement rules with NBFC regulations

According to a notification by the RBI, the revised guidelines will apply to all new private placements of NCDs with maturities exceeding one year by HFCs, effective immediately

RBI's digital payments index rises to 465.33 as of September 2024

"The increase in the RBI-DPI index was driven by growth in payment infrastructure and payment performance across the country over the period," the central bank said in a statement

Mkts rebound on RBI liquidity steps; Benchmarks break two-day losing streak

Smallcap, midcap stocks continue to reel from selling pressure

RBI must come out with road map for NBFCs to become banks: Umesh Revankar

As and when the RBI comes out with a roadmap, we will relook at the way we do business and make the necessary changes, Umesh Revankar, Executive Vice-Chairman, Shriram Finance said

RBI's liquidity move boosts rate cut expectations: Canara Bank MD & CEO

I personally feel that steps may start addressing concern only from April onwards. In two months, the banking industry, most of them, will be aggressive on the top line, K Satyanarayana Raju said

MobiKwik, Cred first non-banks to offer CBDC, launches e-rupee wallet

The wallets support transactions up to Rs 10,000 per transfer with a daily limit of Rs 50,000

RBI injects Rs 1.5 trillion into economy: Markets rebound; what it means for you

The Indian stock market bounced back today, on January 28 after hitting a 7-month low in yesterday’s session.