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RBI’s Revised Bank Locker Rules

The Reserve Bank of India’s revised bank locker rules will come to effect from January 1, 2023. What are the revised bank locker rules? The revised bank locker...

December 27, 2022

SBI to waive penalty for non-maintenance of AMB for all savings accounts

The Largest lender of India, State Bank of India (SBI) recently announced that the penalty charges for non-maintenance of average monthly balance (AMB) for all its savings bank...

March 12, 2020

SBI becomes first Indian bank to have office in Australia’s Victoria

The State Bank of India (SBI) has opened its Melbourne office & became the first Indian bank to have a branch in the Australian state of Victoria. The...

October 2, 2019

History of Banking in India

What are the ancient proofs of presence of banking system? Traces of information regarding existing of banking and financial system are found in India right from Vedic era...

September 28, 2019

What could be implications of RBI’s mandate to link lending rates to an external benchmark?

The Reserve Bank of India, in a recent announcement, has mandated the banks to link their lending rates for loans to an external benchmark. This has made it...

September 6, 2019

RBI’s Surplus Transfer

The Reserve Bank of India has transferred a surplus of Rs. 1.76 lakh crores to the Indian Government. This payment, which is equal to 1.25% of the Indian...

August 31, 2019

Scheduled Bank Status in India

The Bengaluru-headquartered small scale bank Jana Small Finance Bank Limited has received the status of a Scheduled Bank. What are Scheduled Banks of India? The Scheduled Banks are...

August 8, 2019

Swiss National Bank – Annual Banking Statistics: Relevant Points

The annual banking statistics released by the Swiss National Bank makes the following observations: The UK has retained its top position in terms of money parked by its citizens and...

July 7, 2019

RBI Sets up Committee to Review ATM Charges

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a committee under VG Kannan, Chief Executive Officer of the Indian Banks’ Association for giving a fillip to ATM...

June 12, 2019

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...

April 30, 2019

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