Page-9 of Reserve Bank of India Current Affairs, GK & News
RBI to regulate entire activities of Payment Aggregators
The Reserve Bank of India recently announced that it will regulate the entire activities of Payment Aggregators (PAs). Payment Aggregators enable the e-commerce sites and merchants to accept various payment instruments from the customers. As per the guidelines on regulation of PAs and Payment gateways (PGs), the existing PAs should attain a net-worth of Rs ..
Topics: E-commerce • E-commerce in India • Reserve Bank of India
Union Cabinet approves Yes Bank reconstruction plan
The Union Cabinet approved a reconstruction plan proposed by the RBI for providing financial assistance to the Yes Bank. Union Finance Minister announced that the authorised capital of Yes Bank has been increased to Rs 6,200 crore. Under the plan, SBI will infuse Rs 7,250 crore in the Yes bank and take 49 per cent equity. ICICI Bank shall invest Rs 1,000 crore and HDFC will infuse Rs 1,000 crore, while Axis Bank will invest up to Rs 600 crore. Federal ..
Topics: Reserve Bank of India • Union Cabinet • Yes Bank
RBI issues regulatory guidelines for implementation of Ind AS
The Reserve Bank on Friday issued regulatory guidelines for implementation of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) by Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and Asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) when they prepare their financial results from FY20. Indian Accounting Standards is the Accounting standard adopted by companies in India and they are issued under the supervision of Accounting Standards Board (ASB). The Ind AS have ..
Topics: Indian Accounting Standards • NBFCs • Reserve Bank of India
RBI reduces exposure limits for UCBs
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) notification, the single borrower and group exposure limit for Urban cooperative banks (UCBs) to 15% and 25% of tier I capital, respectively. This reduction in limit is to mitigate concentration risks arising out of large loans. Existing norms allowed 15% for single borrowers and 40% to group ..
Topics: Cooperative banking • Reserve Bank of India • Urban cooperative banks
SBI to infuse Rs.725 Cr into Yes Bank
The Reserve Bank of India drafted a reconstruction plan of Yes Bank recently. As per the plan, the investor bank shall buy 49% stake in Yes Bank. Recently, the State Bank of India announced that the executive committee of its central board approved for purchase of 725 Crore shares in YES Bank at a price ..
Topics: Reserve Bank of India • State Bank of India • Yes Bank