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Non-Banking Finance Companies: Game Changers

Speech delivered by Shri P Vijaya Bhaskar, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India at ASSOCHAM in Delhi on January 23, 2014 Introduction The Indian financial sector consists of a wide variety of institutions which cater to different market segments. At the apex level are scheduled commercial banks which follow universal banking model. Next, there is… Read More

Tags: Commercial bank, Economy of India, finance, Gross domestic product, India, NBFC, Non-banking financial company, Run batted in

Distribution of Banknotes & Coins Review of Incentives & Penalties

RBI/2013-14/450 DCM (CC) No.G-16/03.39.01/2013-14 January 13, 2014 The Chairman & Managing Directors/ Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Including RRBs, UCBs, State Cooperative Bank & District Central Cooperative Banks) Dear Sir / Madam, Distribution of Banknotes & Coins Review of Incentives & Penalties Please refer to Sl No.4 of our Circular DCM (CC) No.G-10/03.39.01/2013-14 dated… Read More

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Alteration in the name of “Development Credit Bank Limited” to “DCB Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

RBI/2013-14/442 Ref.DBOD.No.Ret.BC /83/12.06.097/2013-14 January 10, 2014 All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir Alteration in the name of "Development Credit Bank Limited" to "DCB Bank Limited " in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 We advise that the name of "Development Credit Bank Limited has been changed to "DCB Bank Limited"… Read More

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Charges Levied by Banks for Sending SMS Alerts

RBI/2013-14/381 DBOD. No. Dir. BC. 67/13.10.00/2013-14 November 26, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/ Madam Charges Levied by Banks for Sending SMS Alerts Please refer to paragraph 37 of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 announced on October 29, 2013 (extract enclosed) on ˜Customer Service- Charges Levied by Banks… Read More

Tags: Alert messaging, Banks, Commercial bank, Diode-pumped solid-state laser, Monetary policy, Rajesh Verma, Reserve Bank of India, Short Message Service

Sharing of Information Technology Resources by banks Guidelines

RBI/2013-14/327 UBD CO BPD No.31/09.18.300/2013-14 October 17, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Sharing of Information Technology Resources by banks guidelines As announced in the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 (paragraph 101), with the increased use of information technology (IT) infrastructure by banks, there is a need to… Read More

Tags: Commercial bank, Information technology, Monetary policy, rbi, Reserve Bank of India, Run batted in, Shared resource, Telephone exchange

Monetary Policy Statement for 2013-14 w.r.t Distribution of Banknotes and Coins

RBI/2013-14/322 DCM (Plg) No. G - 14/10.65.03/2013-14 October 10, 2013 The Chairman & Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer (All Scheduled Commercial banks including RRBs) Madam/ Dear Sir, Monetary Policy Statement for 2013-14-Distribution of Banknotes and Coins Alternative Avenues Please refer to Para 110 of the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 wherein it was stated that With a… Read More

Tags: Banknote, Business, Cash in Transit, CIT, Coin, Commercial bank, Monetary policy, Para

RBI Reduces Marginal Standing Facility Rate

RBI/2013-2014/314 FMD.MOAG. No.88/01.18.001/2013-14 October 07, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Madam / Sir, Marginal Standing Facility As announced today, it has been decided to reduce the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate by 50 basis points from 9.50 per cent to 9.00 per cent with immediate effect. 2. All other terms and conditions of the current… Read More

Tags: Banks, Basis point, Commercial bank, Marginal Standing Facility, Percentage, Repurchase agreement, Reserve Bank of India, Run batted in

RBI Security and Risk Mitigation Measures for Card Present Transactions

RBI/2013-14/296 DPSS (CO) PD No.719/02.14.011/2013-14 September 27, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks/ Authorised Card Payment Networks Madam / Dear Sir, Security and Risk Mitigation Measures for Card Present Transactions A reference… Read More

Tags: 30 September 2013, Acquiring bank, Bank, Commercial bank, Credit card, India, Point of Sale, Reserve Bank of India

Pernicious practices of select banks deterring customer protection and accounting integrity

RBI/2013-14/292 DBS.CO.PPD No. 3578 /11.01.005/2013-14 September 17, 2013 The Chairman/Chief Executive All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) / Local Area Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Pernicious practices of select banks deterring customer protection and accounting integrity Please refer to our circular DBS.CO.PPD No. 17882/11.01.005/2012-13 dated June 19, 2013, wherein we had observed certain disquieting features in certain practices/products… Read More

Tags: Commercial bank, Consumer protection, Customer, Debit Card, EMI, Interest, Loan, Rate of return

Export Credit in Foreign Currency

RBI/2013-14/291 DBOD.Dir.BC.No. 57 /04.02.001/2013-14 September 25, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks and Exim Bank (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/ Madam, Export Credit in Foreign Currency Banks extend export credit in Indian Rupees as well as in foreign currency, such as Pre Shipment Credit in Foreign Currency (PCFC) and Post Shipment Credit in Foreign Currency (PSCFC), as… Read More

Tags: Central bank, Commercial bank, Currency, Exchange rate, EXIM bank, Export, Export credit agency, Indian rupee

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rule, 2011- Online Reporting of Receipt of Foreign Contribution by banks

RBI/2013-14/280 DBOD. AML.No.4814/14.08.001/2013-14 September 20, 2013 The Chairmen / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rule, 2011- Online Reporting of Receipt of Foreign Contribution by banks Under Rule 16 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rule, 2011, banks have to report to Central Government any transaction in respect… Read More

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RBI releases ‘Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks: March 2013’

The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website ˜Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks, March 2013™. The publication contains data on spatial distribution of aggregate deposits and gross bank credit of scheduled commercial banks including regional rural banks (RRBs) based on Basic Statistical Return (BSR)-7 as on March 31,… Read More

Tags: Commercial bank, Credit (finance), Deposit account, India, Regional Rural Bank, Reserve Bank of India, Run batted in, State Bank of India

RBI Governor’s proposal to relax Branch Authorisation Policy

RBI/2013-14/274 DBOD.No.BAPD.BC.54 /22.01.001/2013-14 September 19, 2013 All Domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Madam / Dear Sir Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 Relaxations in Branch Authorisation Policy Please refer to Governor™s Statement on taking office on September 04, 2013 (extract enclosed - Annex 1) regarding the proposal to completely free bank branching for… Read More

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