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Federal Bank: 1st to list Payment Gateway on New tax platform

Federal Bank, based in Kerala, is the first bank to get listed its Payment Gateway platform on “TIN 2.0 platform” of the Income Tax Department. TIN 2.0 platform was started...

August 4, 2022

IFSCA approves two new regulations

On October 27, 2020, International Financial Services Centre Authorities approved to new regulations during the board meeting held. Highlights During the meeting the following new regulations were approved...

October 28, 2020

Five Point Agenda for GIFT City to make it Credible Jurisdiction

According to the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, the government is working on a five-point reform proposal in which it is being seen that IFSC in...

July 24, 2020

Injeti Srinivas appointed First Chairman of International Financial Services Centre Authority

On July 6, 2020, the retired 1983 batch IAS officer from Odisha Cadre, Injeti Srinivas was appointed as the first chairman of the International Financial Service Centre Authority....

July 7, 2020

Usha Thorat heads RBI task force on Offshore Rupee Markets

The RBI task force on Offshore Rupee Markets (ORM), headed by Usha Thorat, has suggested liberal currency market for offshore users. The panel recommended that onshore market hours...

August 9, 2019

Key Highlights of Union Budget 2019-20 (Part 2)

TAXES Direct Taxes Performance: India’s Ease of Doing Business (EDB) ranking under ‘Paying Taxes’ category jumped from 172 in 2017 to 121 in 2019. In past 5 years,...

July 7, 2019

Union Cabinet to set up an unified authority for regulating all financial services in IFSC

The Union Cabinet has recently approved establishment of a unified authority for regulating all financial services in International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) in India through IFSCs Authority Bill...

February 9, 2019

Government to set-up a Unified Authority for Regulating Entities in IFSC

The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved setting up of a unified authority for regulating all financial services in international financial services centres (IFSCs) in the country. The...

February 9, 2019

London tops 2017 Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI)

London has retained its position as the world’s top financial centre in the 2017 Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI). The index is compiled and published by Z/Yen Group,...

September 12, 2017

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