The Kapol Co-operative Bank Ltd will, without prior approval in writing from the Reserve Bank, also not able to grant or renew any loans and advances, make any investment, incur any liability including borrowal of funds and acceptance of fresh deposits, disburse or agree to disburse any payment whether in discharge of its liabilities and obligations or otherwise,
RBI has today advised users of Pre-paid Payment Instruments (PPIs), including mobile and electronic wallets, that only non-bank entities authorised by RBI under Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (the Act) can issue PPI wallets for purchase of goods and services from third parties and money transfer within India.
A key feature of the inflationary process during 2015-16 was the large divergence in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation.
Reserve Bank of India today formally launched a mobile application (app) version of Reserve Bank of India’s website (www.rbi.org.in). The app is available on Android as well as iOS platforms and can be downloaded from the Play Store/App Store in one’s Android phone/iPhone, respectively, using the keyword Reserve Bank of India
Shri Ajay Tyagi took charge as Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India, today. Prior to this, Shri Tyagi was Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, handling the portfolios of Capital Market Division, Investment Division, Infrastructure Division and Currency and Coinage Division.
Reserve Bank of India has set up an Inter-disciplinary Standing Committee on Cyber Security to, inter alia, review the threats inherent in the existing/emerging technology; study adoption of various security standards/protocols; interface with stakeholders; and suggest appropriate policy interventions to strengthen cyber security and resilience.
Recent developments have given a fillip to electronic transactions including card payments even at smaller merchant establishments. Keeping this in mind, for encouraging a wider segment of merchants to accept card payments, consultations were held with stakeholders for rationalising the MDR structure for debit card transactions.
The Board also discussed the plan of action for FY 2017-18. Some of the major initiatives proposed are as follows: Reducing the listing time gap by bringing down the issue timing from the existing requirement of T+6. Allowing, in consultation with Stakeholders and Regulators, institutional participation in commodity derivatives markets in phased manner.
Besides Shri U.K.Sinha, Chairman, SEBI, the meeting was attended by members of the SEBI Board namely, Shri Tapan Ray, Shri. Arun P. Sathe. Shri S. Raman and Shri. G. Mahalingam. Executive Directors and other senior officials of SEBI were also present.
While pursuing the path of revenue mobilisation, which is an integral part of our core work, we must always keep in our view, the assurance given by Hon’ble Finance Minister that all honest, tax-compliant persons will be treated with dignity and courtesy.
