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RBI extends date of exchanging pre-2005 notes to Jan 1, 2015

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted an additional nine months for the public to exchange currency notes printed before 2005, including Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 denominations,...

March 6, 2014

RBI imposed restrictions on intra-group investment by banks

In a bid to mitigate the financial risk from concentration of business, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed curbs on banks investing in their group companies.  Objective...

February 16, 2014

RBI allowed FIIs to purchase 30% shares in Dabur

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) to purchase shares in Dabur India up to 30% of the firm’s paid up capital. FIIs have...

February 16, 2014

RBI released draft Report on Enabling PKI in Payment System Applications

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released draft report on enabling Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in payment system applications. Public Key Infrastructure enabled electronic payment systems that has...

February 12, 2014

Chip-and-PIN cards

With an aim to minimize frauds, RBI has mandated that Banks must adopt Aadhaar as additional authentication or move to EMV (Euro pay MasterCard Visa) chip and pin...

February 9, 2014

‘NACH-ready payments services’ hub for India, launched by Polaris Financial Technology

Polaris Financial Technology announced the launch of its NACH-ready India payments solution. With the emergence of NACH, a high rate of adoption is anticipated to make it imperative...

February 9, 2014

Muthoot Finance launched its first White-Label ATM

Indian gold loan company, Muthoot Finance Ltd became the first and only Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) to have obtained license for setting-up WLAs in India. The Muthoot Group...

February 9, 2014

India Post to install 3000 ATMs,1.35 lakh mirco-ATMs by Sept 15, 2014

In a bid to start a commercial banking, India Post has drawn a plan to install approx 3,000 ATMs and 1.35 lakh micro-ATMs at the post offices across...

January 29, 2014

UoC became the first public university in the world to accept Bitcoin in tuition fees

The University of Cumbria in northwest England became the first public university in the world to accept the online currency Bitcoin as payment for fees. The acceptance of...

January 28, 2014

RBI reviewed norms on restructuring of advances by NBFCs

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued norms for loans restructured by Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs), to create a level-playing field between NBFCs and other commercial banks. The...

January 28, 2014

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