MUMBAI: RBI said it has formed an independent panel to strengthen the stakeholder engagement in regulatory process and leverage industry expertise on a continued basis. The independent advisory group on regulation (AGR) has been formed, comprising external experts, to channel industry feedback into periodic review of regulations through regulatory review cell (RRC). SBI MD Rana…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to cut policy rates by 25 basis points each in October and December, bringing the terminal rate down to 5 per cent, global brokerage Morgan Stanley has projected in its latest report. The easing cycle is supported by sustained disinflation and inflation undershooting the central bank’s 4…
Lower-income borrowers with limited income are increasingly turning to gold loans instead of microfinance institutions (MFIs) to meet urgent financial needs. Rising gold prices, lower gold-loan interest rates and stricter MFI lending norms are driving the trend. RBI data show gold-backed loans jumped 122 per cent year-on-year until June, while the Microfinance Industry Network reported…
MUMBAI: RBI on Sept 15 issued new directions for payment aggregators (PAs), mandating stricter merchant vetting and extending oversight to physical payments.RBI’s directions make PAs the first line of defense against fraud by requiring stronger KYC and risk-based due diligence, with larger merchants facing tighter checks. For the first time, offline PAs handling proximity payments…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday rolled out final guidelines to regulate payment aggregators, bringing in a new framework that takes effect immediately.Under the Regulation of Payment Aggregators Directions, 2025, the RBI has classified aggregators into three categories — PA-P for physical, PA-CB for cross-border, and PA-O for online, PTI reported. While banks…