RBI’s Financial Stability Reports – A Commentary on its Purpose and Contents
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been publishing its bi-annual Financial Stability Reports (FSR) from May 2010. The FSRs provide extensive information about the way the RBI conducts its stress tests on the banking system; an aggregate sense of the results of such tests provide a measure of the overall resilience and stability of […]
A closer look at recent Payments Banks’ violations
A closer look at recent Payments Banks KYC and conduct violations.
An alternative to privatization of public sector banks
The troubles of the banking sector, and public sector banks (PSBs) in particular, are well known.
Comments dated 14 April 2017 on the draft circular on “Master Directions on Issuance and Operation of Pre-paid Payment Instruments (PPIs) in India” (Draft Circular) released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Comments on the RBI Draft Master Directions on Issuance and Operation of Prepaid Payment Instruments in India
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the Master Directions on Issuance and Operation of Pre-paid Payment Instruments (PPIs) in India (Draft Circular) on 20 March 2017.
Comments dated 20 March 2017 on the draft of the “Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules 2017” dated 8 March 2017 (Draft Rules) released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India (MeitY)
NBFCs’ collection efficiency takes a hit post demonetisation
NBFCs’ collection efficiency takes a hit post demonetisation
Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) represent an important linkage between the formal banking sector and informal segments of the real economy in India
A brief comparison of Regulatory Requirements of Payments Banks, Small Finance Banks and Universal Banks
RBI recently released the operating guidelines for the Small Finance banks and Payments Banks on October 6, 2016. To take stock of these, we have put together a brief comparison of the regulatory requirements of these banks against those for universal banks.
Contrasting the Regulatory Landscape for Credit Bureaus in India, USA and Australia
In this post we have put together an infograph below that highlights some of the aspects pertaining to credit bureau regulatory landscape in India, USA and Australia.