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Money Mule Activities in India: Legal Implications and Consequences

Fema / RBI : Individuals who receive or transfer funds on behalf of others may face prosecution under various Indian laws. The article explains...

June 2, 2026 375 Views 0 comment Print

Annual Survey on Computer Software & ITES Exports: RBI FAQs

Fema / RBI : RBI has reiterated that software and ITES exporters must submit the annual survey based on the previous financial year. The guidel...

June 2, 2026 5910 Views 1 comment Print

Survey on Foreign Liabilities & Assets of Mutual Fund AMCs in India: FAQs

Fema / RBI : RBI requires mutual funds to report foreign liabilities and assets annually for compilation of Balance of Payments and Internation...

June 2, 2026 3579 Views 0 comment Print

Round-Tripping in Indian Foreign Exchange Law: Regulatory Suspicion Without Statutory Prohibition

Fema / RBI : This article explains why FEMA does not explicitly prohibit round-tripping transactions and how regulators instead control them th...

June 2, 2026 240 Views 0 comment Print

Service Exporters to File Monthly EDF Under New FEMA Export Regulations from October 2026

Fema / RBI : Service exporters must file monthly EDF declarations from October 2026 under new FEMA regulations. Non-compliance may affect eBRC ...

May 28, 2026 1227 Views 0 comment Print


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Portfolio Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy (formerly CPIS) – India: FAQs

Fema / RBI : RBI has clarified reporting requirements, valuation methods, submission procedures, and entity obligations under the Portfolio Inv...

June 2, 2026 675 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Local Area Banks – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) Third Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The amendment redefines revenue reserves by excluding provisions for liabilities and depreciation. This ensures clearer classifica...

April 9, 2026 489 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Commercial Banks – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) Sixth Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI revises the definition of revenue reserves to exclude provisions and liabilities. The change enhances transparency and consist...

April 9, 2026 459 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Commercial Banks – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Fifth Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The Reserve Bank of India has removed a key provision from capital adequacy norms to ensure consistency with updated investment ru...

April 9, 2026 450 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Regional Rural Banks – Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI introduces annual IFR assessment instead of continuous compliance for RRBs. The change reduces operational burden while mainta...

April 9, 2026 540 Views 0 comment Print


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₹50.13 Lakh Seized Cash Held Benami; Subsequent ITR Filing Cannot Defeat Proceedings

Fema / RBI : The key issue was whether cash falls within the definition of property under the PBPT Act. The Tribunal ruled that cash is a tangi...

May 29, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print

FEMA Tribunal Lifts Property Seizure After Repatriation; Section 37A Not for Perpetual Attachment

Fema / RBI : The case examined whether Indian assets could remain seized after foreign asset value was repatriated. The Tribunal ruled that onc...

May 29, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

SAFEMA directs Bank Account Release on Deposit of Alleged Crime Proceeds

Fema / RBI : The appellant claimed the disputed funds were received unknowingly and had attempted to return them. The Tribunal granted relief b...

May 29, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Mere Relationship to Alleged Betting Operator Not Enough to Freeze Assets: SAFEMA

Fema / RBI : The Tribunal held that bank accounts cannot remain frozen merely because the account holder is related to a suspect or under inves...

May 29, 2026 267 Views 0 comment Print

Asset Freeze on Non-Accused Family Members Upheld During Pending PMLA Proceedings

Fema / RBI : The Tribunal held that retention of seized assets can continue under Section 8(3) when a PMLA prosecution complaint is already pen...

May 29, 2026 390 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


RBI (Rural Co-operative Banks – Governance) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI amended governance rules for Rural Co-operative Banks after observing that some directors were briefly resigning and returning...

May 25, 2026 369 Views 0 comment Print

RBI (Urban Co-operative Banks – Governance) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI amended governance rules for Urban Co-operative Banks after finding directors briefly resigning and rejoining boards to bypass...

May 25, 2026 1431 Views 0 comment Print

RBI Issues Revised Draft Directions on Loan Recovery & Recovery Agents

Fema / RBI : RBI issued revised draft directions to regulate recovery practices of banks, NBFCs, and other regulated entities. The framework pr...

May 21, 2026 633 Views 0 comment Print

RBI invites comments on draft RBI (Capital Adequacy) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI has released draft amendment directions for commercial and small finance banks to strengthen Pillar 3 disclosures under Basel ...

May 21, 2026 288 Views 0 comment Print

RBI (Commercial Banks – Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Second Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI has abolished the mandatory Investment Fluctuation Reserve requirement for commercial banks following changes in market risk a...

May 19, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print


Know Your Customer Guidelines – Faqs

January 11, 2015 1913 Views 0 comment Print

What is KYC? Why is it required? Response: KYC means ‘Know Your Customer’. It is a process by which banks obtain information about the identity and address of the customers. This process helps to ensure that banks’ services are not misused. The KYC procedure is to be completed by the banks while opening accounts and also periodically update the same.

RBI Guidelines on Criteria for Institutions, seeking Financial Assistance from the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund

January 9, 2015 963 Views 0 comment Print

A registered institution/ organisation/ association, having a viable project /proposal on Depositors’ Education and Awareness, may be eligible for assistance from the Fund. However, mere registration should not make any registered institution/ organization/ association automatically eligible for claiming financial assistance from the Fund.

Pehchano Paaise Ki Boli Kyonki Paisa Bolta Hai [How to Detect Fake Currency Note?]

January 7, 2015 19512 Views 0 comment Print

Is that 1000 Rupee Note the real thing? Make sure to ask yourself that question next time you get hold of one. It looks like more fake notes are circulating in India than ever before.

RBI Revises Format of Certification of Agency Commission Claims by Bank Branch by External CA Auditors

January 7, 2015 690 Views 0 comment Print

he certificate to be furnished by the auditors has since been slightly amended. The agency commission claims submitted to our Regional Offices and Central Accounts Section, Nagpur may henceforth be accompanied by a certificate as per the revised format enclosed.

RBI relaxes charge creation norms for External Commercial Borrowings

January 6, 2015 4936 Views 0 comment Print

Subsequent to amending the FEM ( Transfer or Issue of any Foreign Security) Regulations, 2000 with respect to the charge creation norms vide notification No. FEMA.322/RB-2014 dated October 14, 2014[1] effective from 3rd December, 2014, the Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) on 1st January, 2015

Non-resident guarantee for non-fund based facilities entered between two resident entities

January 6, 2015 735 Views 0 comment Print

It is clarified that under the provisions of aforesaid Circular, residents that are subsidiaries of multinational companies can also hedge their foreign currency exposure through permissible derivative contracts executed with an AD Category – I bank in India on the strength of guarantee of its non-resident group entity.

Guidelines for Licensing of Payments Banks in Private Sector- FAQs

January 1, 2015 1041 Views 0 comment Print

If the payments bank appoints an entity as its business correspondent (BC), would that entity be able to perform business facilitation (BF) activities such as loan sourcing for some other bank in addition to performing payment related activities for the payment bank?

Guidelines for Licensing of Small Finance Banks in Private Sector- FAQs

January 1, 2015 1506 Views 0 comment Print

Will a group having two NBFC licences, one of which is a non–operative holding company for the main non-banking financial business and the other being the main financial business itself, surrender both its licences or only the active non-banking financial business licence while converting into a bank?

Security for External Commercial Borrowings

January 1, 2015 1445 Views 0 comment Print

Under the extant ECB guidelines, the choice of security to be provided to the overseas lender / supplier for securing ECB is left to the borrower. With a view to liberalising, expanding the options of securities and consolidating various provisions related to creation of charge over securities for ECB at one place

Non Cooperative Borrowers: A New Lending norms by RBI

December 24, 2014 2582 Views 0 comment Print

Indian economy was witnessing a heavy turmoil in the previous years and in the current year also this is, to the some extent continuing. However, we are witnessing some comforts where the Whole- sale price index have come to zero and the consumer price index is much within the comfort level.

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