Banks

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 rules were released by the RBI on August 2021. All the existing ..

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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 accounts are to be waived. At present, the customers shall have to ..

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 Melbourne office will assist the growing trade and investment relations between Victoria ..

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 to Buddhist, Mauryan, Satavahana, Sangam, Rajpoot, Sultanate as well as Mughal periods. ..

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 mandatory for the banks to pass on the benefits of rate cuts ..

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 GDP (in nominal rates for 2018-19) aims to provide some breathing space ..

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 the banks which are included in the Second Schedule of Reserve Bank ..

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 enterprises with Swiss banks. The UK accounts for more than 26 per ..