The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of its powers under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, had put certain business restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL or the bank), vide Press Releases dated March 11, 2022 and January 31, 2024

The Governor, Reserve Bank of India held meetings with the MD & CEOs of Public Sector Banks and select Private Sector Banks on February 14, 2024, in Mumbai. These engagements are part of Reserve Bank’s continuous interaction with the Senior Management of its Regulated/Supervised Entities.

 (Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS  27-Jan-23 12-Jan-2024 * 26-JAN-2024 * 27-Jan-23 12-Jan-2024 * 26-JAN-2024 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A)   a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 208480.12 262755.38 265720.09 210725.37 266353.52 269500.31 **  b) Borrowings from banks 62698.3 180980.15 197683.64 63048.66 181010.43 197782.34 

The Reserve Bank had cautioned members of public against frauds in the name of KYC updation vide its Press Release dated September 13, 2021. In the wake of continuing incidents/ reports of customers falling prey to frauds being perpetrated in the name of KYC updation, RBI once again urges the members of public to exercise caution and due care to prevent loss and safeguard themselves from such malicious practices.

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of January 2024 are set out in Tables 1 to 7.

In Press Release dated March 11, 2022, the Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of its powers under section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, had directed Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL or the bank) to stop onboarding of new customers with immediate effect.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs)  ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 13-Jan-23  29-DEC-2023 *  12-JAN-2024 *  13-Jan-23  29-DEC-2023 *  12-JAN-2024 *  I  LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks  209292.46  266042.92  262701.02  211585.22  269437.43  266299.16 **

The Reserve Bank on Jan 10, 2024 held a Conference in Mumbai for the Heads of Assurance Functions (i.e., Chief Compliance Officers, Chief Risk Officers and Heads of Internal Audit) of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs). The theme of the Conference was ‘Resilient Financial System – Role of Effective Assurance Functions’. This is part of the series of supervisory engagements kicked-off by the Governor in May 2023 with the Conference for the Directors of Public and Private Sector Banks on the theme of ‘Governance in Banks – Driving Sustainable Growth and Stability’. Deputy Governors Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao and Shri Swaminathan J. addressed the participants. Executive Directors representing the RBI’s Department of Supervision, Department of Regulation and Enforcement Department, and other senior officials, also participated in the Conference.

(Amount in ₹ crore)  SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 16-Dec-22 01-Dec-2023* 15-Dec-2023* 16-Dec-22 01-Dec-2023* 15-Dec-2023* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 201266.75 249012.9 276840.69 203686.16 252853.53 280287.70 **  b) Borrowings from banks 59956.92 200300.52 192669.22 60125.92 200371.37 192698.11  c) Other demand & time liabilities 54667.28 71526.84 70471.57 55264.53 72234.31 71176.89 II LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A) a) Deposits (other than from banks) 17354379.08 19886495.7 (1,97,60,403.24) 19791556.74 (1,96,67,586.27) 17775361.5 20320773.77 (2,01,94,681.31) 20228915.17

During the quarter ended December 31, 2023, the Reserve Bank of India has received one application under the Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Small Finance Banks in the Private Sector dated December 05, 2019 from Fino Payments Bank Limited.