Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), despite the important role played by them in the economic fabric of the country, continue to face constraints in obtaining adequate finance, particularly in terms of their ability to convert their trade receivables into liquid funds. In order to address this pan-India issue through setting up of an institutional mechanism for financing trade receivables,the Reserve Bank of India had published a concept paper on “Micro, Smal

PREFACE The role of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the economic landscape of the country needs no reiteration. Given the potential of this segment to unlock growth, employment and inclusion in the economy and society, it is indeed the need of the hour to address concerns related to financing of this segment. Despite efforts on multiple fronts as well as enabling legal and regulatory provisions, the MSME segment continues to be belaboured with the probl

DPSS.CO.PD. No. /02.10.002/2011-2012 February , 2012 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks /. District Central Co-operative Banks Authorised ATM Networks & Prospective White Label ATM operators. Dear Sir; Deployment of White Label ATMs (WLAs) As per the existing rules/regulations only banks are being permitted to set up Automated Teller Machi

Draft Guidelines for issuance and operation of Prepaid Payment Instruments in India A. Purpose To provide a framework for the regulation and supervision of all the entities involved in issuance of Prepaid Payment Instruments in the country and to ensure orderly development of this segment of the payments and settlement system in a prudent and customer friendly manner. B. Scope These guidelines lay down the eligibility criteria and the basic conditions for issuance of

1. Introduction 1.1 Mobile phones as a delivery channel for extending banking services have off-late been attaining greater significance. The rapid growth in users and wider coverage of mobile phone networks have made this channel an important platform for extending banking services to customers. With the rapid growth in the number of mobile phone subscribers in India (about 261 million as at the end of March 2008 and growing at about 8 million a month), banks have be

1. Introduction 1.1 With the rapid growth in the number of mobile phone subscribers in India (about 261 million as at the end of March 2008 and growing at about 8 million a month), banks have been exploring the feasibility of using mobile phones as an alternative channel of delivery of banking services. A few banks have started offering information based services like balance enquiry, stop payment instruction of cheques, record of last five transactions, location of n

Annex 1 To be published in the Official GazetteRESERVE BANK OF INDIANotificationMumbai, the ____, 2008DPSS_____No. -----: -In pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 38 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (51 of 2007), the Reserve Bank hereby publishes the annexed Board for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems Regulations, 2008.(Executive Director)ANNEXBoard for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems Regulation

Table of Contents Chapter Topic Page No: I Introduction 3 II Preview 6 III Review of FSTV Vision - 2005 10 IV Vision 2008-2010 15 V Conclusions and way forward 18 Chapter 1 Introduction The Mission Statement and the Corporate Objective relating to the Financial Sector Technology Vision continue to be as follows: Mission Statement <<< I T FOR EFFICIENCY AND EXCELLENCE >>> Corporate Objective: 'Enabling financial sector to leverage on I T for better cu