Regulating Non-Banking

Currently, instructions on customer appropriateness and suitability and other related matters in the context of insurance agency business have been issued to Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) and Housing Finance Companies. Upon a review, it has been decided to issue comprehensive instructions on advertising, marketing and sales of financial products and services (including third-party products and services) to all banks and NBFCs, which shall include various aspects related thereto, such as activities of Direct Sales Agents (DSAs) / Direct Marketing Agents (DMAs), dark patterns, prevention of mis-selling, etc.

The Reserve Bank had announced, as part of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated February 06, 2026, to issue draft Amendment Directions for exemption from registration to eligible NBFCs not availing public funds and not having customer interface (including ‘Type I NBFCs’). Accordingly, the draft Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Registration, Exemptions and Framework for Scale Based Regulation) Amendment Directions, 2026 have been issued for public comments.

The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has cancelled the Certificate of Registration (CoR) of the following companies. Sr No Name of the Company Registered Office Address CoR No. CoR Issued On Cancellation Order Date 1 Kanoi Leasfin Ltd 13A Dacres Lane, 7th Floor, Kolkata, 700069 05.00376 February 26, 1998 January 09, 2026 2 Aditi Sanchar Suvidha Pvt Ltd Siddha Weston 9, Weston Street, 2nd Floor, Room No. 229, Dharmatala, Kolkata, 700013 B.05.04609 October 15, 2001 January 09, 2026 3 Welmen Dealcomm Pvt Ltd 45 Shakespeare Sarani, Room No. 303, Century Towers, Kolkata, 700017 B.05.04333 September 07, 2001 January 16, 2026

The following eight Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) have surrendered the Certificate of Registration (CoR) granted to them by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has therefore cancelled their CoR. i) Cancellation of CoR due to exit from Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFI) business

The Reserve Bank had issued the Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Branch Authorisation) Directions, 2025 (hereafter referred as the ‘Master Directions’), on November 28, 2025, which inter alia prescribes regulations on opening and closure of branches of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs). As announced in the Governor’s Statement on February 06, 2026, the Reserve Bank has today published the Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Branch Authorisation) Amendment Directions, 2026. Consequently, relevant paragraphs of the Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies - Acceptance of Public Deposits) Directions, 2025 and the Reserve Bank of India (Housing Finance Companies) Directions, 2025, shall be amended suitably.

Analysis of the performance under the Citizen’s Charter during the month of January 2026 has been carried out, and the summary thereof is given below – Description No. of Applications A Applications pending at the beginning of the month 3,392 B Applications received during the month 19,850 C Referred back to applicants for additional information 477 Total (A+B-C) 22,765 D Applications processed during the month – Within timeline – Beyond timeline 19,932 19,916 16 (99.9%) (0.1%)

Reserve Bank had announced, as part of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated June 08, 2023, to issue guidelines rationalising the extant prudential norms for implementation of resolution plans in respect of exposures affected by natural calamities, inter alia harmonising the regulatory instructions applicable to different Regulated Entities (REs). Based on a comprehensive review of the existing regulatory instructions, including the scope, coverage and prudential requirements, the following draft Directions are being issued for public comments.

Please refer to the FMRD Master Direction No. 1/2016-17 - Master Direction - Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings and the Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy Directions, 2025 applicable to the different Regulated Entities (REs) which inter alia specify the methodology for computation of Net Open Position and calculation of capital charge on foreign exchange risk. Reserve Bank has released today the following draft Amendment Directions which modify the aforementioned instructions.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released today the Draft Amendment Directions on ‘Clarification on Owned Fund / Tier 1 Capital computation for NBFCs / ARCs and applicability to “Credit / Investment Concentration” Norms’ which amend the Master Directions listed below: (i)    Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Directions, 2025 vide Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Second Amendment Directions, 2026.