Regulating Commercial Banking

RBI/2025-26/138 DOR.STR.REC.43/21.04.048/2025-26 July 29, 2025 Reserve Bank of India (Investment in AIF) Directions, 2025 The Reserve Bank had issued the circulars DOR.STR.REC.58/21.04.048/2023-24 dated December 19, 2023 and DOR.STR.REC.85/21.04.048/2023-24 dated March 27, 2024 (“existing circulars”), prescribing the regulatory guidelines in respect of investment by the regulated entities of the Reserve Bank (REs) in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). The above guidelines have been reviewed, inter alia, taking into account industry feedback as well as the regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) relating to specific due diligence of investors and investments of AIFs.

RBI/2025-26/65 DOR.STR.REC.39 /21.06.008/2025-26 July 10, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks) (excluding Local Area Banks, Payments Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Basel III Capital Regulations – External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) – CareEdge Global IFSC Limited

RBI/2025-26/64 DoR.MCS.REC.38/01.01.001/2025-26 July 2, 2025 Reserve Bank of India (Pre-payment Charges on Loans) Directions, 2025 Availability of easy and affordable financing to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) is of paramount importance.

RBI/2025-26/62 DoR.SOG (DEA Fund) No.37/30.01.002/2025-26 June 25, 2025 Madam / Dear Sir The Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund Scheme, 2014 – Revised Operational Guidelines

RBI/2025-26/59 DOR.STR.REC.34/21.04.048/2025-26 June 19, 2025 Reserve Bank of India (Project Finance) Directions, 2025

RBI/2025-26/53 DOR.AML.REC. 31/14.01.001/2025-26 June 12, 2025 The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities Dear Sir/ Madam, Updation/ Periodic Updation of KYC – Revised Instructions Please refer to instructions on updation/ periodic updation of KYC as contained in paragraph 38 of Master Direction - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016 dated February 25, 2016 (as amended from time to time).

RBI/2025-26/52 DOR.SOG(LEG).REC/ 32/ 09.08.024/2025-26 June 12, 2025 All Commercial Banks (including RRBs) and all Co-operative Banks Madam/ Dear Sir Inoperative Accounts/ Unclaimed Deposits in Banks - Revised Instructions (Amendment) 2025 As per instructions, issued vide circular DOR.SOG(LEG).REC/64/ 09.08.024/2023-24 dated January 1, 2024 (hereinafter called the extant instructions), the credit balance in any deposit account maintained with banks, which have not been operated upon for ten years or more, or any amount remaining unclaimed for ten years or more, as mentioned in paragraph 3(iii) of the “Depositor Education and Awareness” (DEA) Fund Scheme, 2014, are required to be transferred by banks to DEA Fund maintained by the Reserve Bank of India. There is a need to enable Business Correspondents to facilitate updation of KYC.

RBI/2025-26/51 DOR.AML.REC. 30/14.01.001/2025-26 June 12, 2025 Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) (Amendment) Directions, 2025

RBI/2025-26/50 DOR.STR.REC.29 /21.06.008/2025-26 June 09, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks) (excluding Local Area Banks, Payments Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/ Madam, Basel III Capital Regulations - External Credit Assessment Institution (ECAI)

RBI/2025-26/48 DOR.CRE.REC.27/21.01.003/2025-26 June 9, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Large Exposures Framework – Amendment in the list of exempted exposures Please refer to paragraph 3.1 of the Annex to the circular DBR.No.BP.BC.43/21.01.003/2018-19 dated June 03, 2019 on ‘Large Exposures Framework’ (LEF) in terms of which “deposits maintained with NABARD on account of shortfall in achievement of targets for priority sector lending” are excluded from being considered for exposure limits under LEF.