RBI proposed strict rules to open and run current accounts of corporate borrowers

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would propose strict rules on opening and operating current accounts of corporate borrowers to prevent the diversion of funds. RBI had notified that the banks with collection accounts will have to transfer funds to the ..

RBI asked Banks to disclose IL and FS NPA details in results

The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks and financial institutions to disclose the NPA stemming from their exposure to troubled infrastructure conglomerate Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited and its group entities in their upcoming results. New directions are ..

Kotak Mahindra Bank becomes first Destination Bank to launch debit card-based e-mandate on NPCI’s API platform

The Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) has become the first Destination Bank to go live with Net Banking and Debit Card-based authentication solution on NPCI’s e-Mandate API platform. The facility will enable its customers to create electronic mandates (similar to the ..

SEFL and Bank of Baroda to co-lend through iQuippo

Bank of Baroda and city-based Srei Equipment Finance Ltd will collaborate to offer joint loans for infrastructure equipment under a new agreement. This collaboration will allow both Srei and Bank of Baroda to cooperate and widen their respective markets and ..

RBI launches a 5G Lab for banking and financial sector

The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), an arm of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has launched a 5G Use Cases Lab for banking and financial sector. The use of 5G will change a range of technologies ..

RBI permits Reinsurance brokers to open Foreign Currency accounts

RBI has permitted Reinsurance brokers to open non interest bearing foreign currency accounts with banks for undertaking transactions. Earlier, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) had issued notification and then RBI issued Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts ..