According to RBI, the directive, effective immediately, aims to address concerns over certain unfair practices observed during RBI's onsite examination of regulated entities (REs) for the period ended March 31, 2023.
The decision to revoke the CoR was made in light of the company's violations of RBI guidelines on risk management and code of conduct in outsourcing financial services, particularly in its digital lending operations conducted through various third-party apps.
According to the guidelines, SFBs seeking to transition into Universal Banks must meet specific eligibility criteria. Firstly, they must maintain a satisfactory track record of performance for a minimum of five years.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set out certain provisions fulfilling which Small Finance Banks (SFBs) can voluntarily convert themselves into Universal Banks.
India's foreign exchange reserves declined for the second week, after having risen for the seventh straight week to hit an all-time high of USD 648.562 billion.
The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction for the sale of Government Securities worth Rs 32,000 crore. The auction is scheduled to take place on Friday and it aims to facilitate the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities through a multiple price-based method.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has urged the public to exercise utmost caution while using websites or applications, and parting with their money to any such unauthorized entity.
The Indian currency Rupee was the least volatile major currencies among its emerging market peers and a few advanced economies in the just-concluded financial year 2023-24, according to the Monthly Economic Review report of the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance.
The shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank fell around 10 percent after RBI barred the bank for on boarding new online customers, and issuing new credit cards. The investors reacted negatively since the opening of the market on the Thursday session, selling pressure is high on the Kotak shares.
In the Nifty 50 index, 19 shares opened with advance while 31 shares in the list opened in red. Axis bank, Eicher Motors and HCL Technologies were among the top gainers in the Nifty 50. While the Kotak Mahindra Bank, Hindustan Unilever Ltd and Tata consumer were made into the list of top