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MUMBAI: RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra on Tue unveiled the biggest regulatory overhaul in nearly a decade, aimed at strengthening banks, expanding credit flow to corporates including for acquisitions, enhancing consumer protection, and advancing the internationalisation of the rupee. The reforms are expected to help the economy achieve the 6.8% higher growth forecast by RBI on…
Sanjay Malhotra’s remarks assume significance at a time when the Donald Trump administration has imposed 50% tariffs on Indian exports. (AI image) RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday flagged trade and tariff related risks to India’s growth story, while expressing confidence about the resilience of the economy. In his monetary policy review statement, RBI governor…
MUMBAI: As the Reserve Bank of India-mandated listing deadline for Tata Sons expired, all eyes are on the regulator’s stance concerning the holding company of India’s largest conglomerate, the Tata Group.Although Tata Sons had applied to RBI to surrender its core investment company (CIC) registration to avoid the listing mandate, the banking regulator has not…
MUMBAI: Public sector banks must build forward-looking capital buffers aligned to their risk profile and growth ambitions rather than simply meeting regulatory minimums, Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Swaminathan J told public sector bankers. The deputy governor said that that there is a need for PSBs to protect their resilience at the time when…
Bank credit to industry grew at a slower pace of 6.5% in August 2025, compared to 9.7% in the same month last year, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data on sectoral deployment of credit released on Tuesday.The data, compiled from 41 scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) that account for nearly 95% of total non-food…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday constituted a six-member Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) to supervise the functioning of payment systems across the country. The board is chaired by the RBI Governor and includes three nominees from the central government.The PRB replaces the earlier Board for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement System…
MUMBAI: RBI has set about easing lending norms while tightening its financial oversight. Its latest rules promise cheaper and more flexible loans for borrowers, wider access to credit against gold, and easier capital-raising avenues for banks.Draft proposals, meanwhile, would extend repayment terms, sharpen exposure limits and quicken credit reporting to bureaus to weekly from monthly…
Govt has appointed Shirish Chandra Murmu, executive director at RBI, as deputy governor of the central bank for a three-year term starting Oct 9, 2025.He will succeed M Rajeshwar Rao, who is retiring. The appointment was cleared by the appointments committee of the Cabinet. In his new role, Murmu will oversee key areas such as…
The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) commenced its three-day deliberations on Monday, with markets largely expecting a status quo on the key interest rate. However, some experts see room for a 25 basis points (bps) cut amid benign inflation and GST-driven tax relief. The panel, headed by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, is…
MUMBAI/BENGALURU: RBI has ordered Simpl, a Bengaluru-based buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) firm, to shut its payments operations with immediate effect. The platform, which works with 26,000 merchants and lets shoppers defer payments at checkout, had been running a payments system without the central bank’s blessing. Under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act of 2007, no company can…
