What is Peer to Peer Lending Plat form: Peer-to-peer lending (P2P lending) is also known as Crowd Lending. Its is a way of practice of lending money to individuals or businesses mostly through online services that match lenders with borrowers. Its basically a match making…
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Do not Inscribe on Bank Notes: RBI
It has been brought to the notice of Reserve Bank of India that members of public and institutions write number, name or messages, etc. on the watermark window of banknotes, thus defacing the banknotes. The watermark window has an important…
Deposits placed with NABARD/SIDBI/NHB for meeting shortfall in Priority Sector Lending by Banks-Reporting in Balance Sheet
Deposits placed with NABARD/SIDBI/NHB for meeting shortfall in Priority Sector Lending by Banks-Reporting in Balance Sheet Please refer to para 2.1 (v) of our circular DBR.No.BP.BC.6/21.04.141/2015–16 dated July 1, 2015 — Master Circular: Prudential Norms for Classification, Valuation and Operation of…
Issue of shares under ESOP and/or sweat equity shares to persons resident outside India
Issue of shares under Employees Stock Options Scheme and/or sweat equity shares to persons resident outside India Attention of Authorised Dealer Category – I (AD Category‑I) banks is invited to Regulation 8 of the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of…
Guidelines on issue of ATM-cum-debit cards by Banks not Having ATM’s
Guidelines on issue of ATM-cum-debit cards Please refer to our circular UBD(PCB) Cir No.6/09.18.300/2007–08 dated July 13, 2007 issued to UCBs on the captioned subject and circular DCBR.CO. RCB.No.BC.29/19.51.008/2014–15 dated April 16, 2015 issued to StCBs on installation of offsite/ mobile…
Revision of Concurrent Audit System in Commercial Banks — RBI’s Guidelines
Concurrent Audit System in Commercial Banks — Revision of RBI’s Guidelines As you are aware, guidelines on ‘concurrent audit system in commercial banks’ were issued by us vide our circular DOS.No.BC.16/08.91.021/96 dated August 14, 1996 setting out the scope and…
Prior approval of RBI is required in cases of acquisition/ transfer of control of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)
Please refer to DNBS (PD) CC.No.376/03.10.001/2013–14 and Notification No. DNBS(PD) 275/GM(AM)-2014 dated May 26, 2014 on the ‘Non-Banking Financial Companies (Approval of Acquisition or Transfer of Control) Directions, 2014’. The Reserve Bank has decided to review the above mentioned directions…
Data Format for Furnishing of Credit Information to Credit Information Companies and other Regulatory Measures: RBI
Please refer to our circular DBOD.No.CID.BC.127/20.16.056/2013–14 dated June 27, 2014 inter alia setting out a Uniform Credit Reporting Format for the purpose of reporting credit information to the Credit Information Companies (CICs). 2. Annex I of the format has two…
FDI is prohibited in companies engaged in tobacco related activities
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category‑I (AD Category‑I) banks is invited to Annex A of Schedule 1 to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations, 2000 notified vide Notification No. FEMA.20/2000-RB dated…
Updated Master Circulars of Issued by RBI
Sl No Master Circulars 1 Master Circular — Capital Adequacy Standards and Risk Management Guidelines for Standalone Primary Dealers 2 Master Circular – ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) Guidelines – Anti Money Laundering Standards (AML) — ‘Prevention of Money Laundering Act,…