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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has today decided to grant “in-principle” approval to the following 10 applicants to set up small finance banks under the “Guidelines for Licensing of Small Finance Banks in the private sector” (Guidelines) issued on November 27, 2014. Names of selected applicants Au Financiers (India) Ltd., Jaipur Capital Local Area Bank Ltd., Jalandhar Disha Microfin Private Ltd., Ahmedabad Equitas Holdings P Limited, Chennai ESAF Microfinance and Inv
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has today decided to grant “in-principle” approval to the following 10 applicants to set up small finance banks under the “Guidelines for Licensing of Small Finance Banks in the private sector” (Guidelines) issued on November 27, 2014. Names of selected applicants Au Financiers (India) Ltd., Jaipur Capital Local Area Bank Ltd., Jalandhar Disha Microfin Private Ltd., Ahmedabad Equitas Holdings P Limited, Chennai ESAF Microfinance and Inv
The Reserve Bank of India today signed a Special Currency Swap Agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Under the arrangement, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka can draw upto US$ 1. 1 billion for a maximum period of six months. This special arrangement is in addition to the existing Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for the SAARC Member Countries. It may be recalled that on March 25, 2015, the Reserve Bank of India had signed a Currency Swap Agreement with the C
The Reserve Bank of India today signed a Special Currency Swap Agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Under the arrangement, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka can draw upto US$ 1. 1 billion for a maximum period of six months. This special arrangement is in addition to the existing Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for the SAARC Member Countries. It may be recalled that on March 25, 2015, the Reserve Bank of India had signed a Currency Swap Agreement with the C
The Reserve Bank of India has advised all public sector banks and some private sector and foreign banks to appoint an internal ombudsman. The internal ombudsman would be designated Chief Customer Service Officer (CCSO), it has stated. The CCSO should not have worked in the bank in which he/she is appointed as CCSO. The Reserve Bank has taken this initiative to further boost the quality of customer service and to ensure that there is undivided attention to resolution o
The Reserve Bank of India has advised all public sector banks and some private sector and foreign banks to appoint an internal ombudsman. The internal ombudsman would be designated Chief Customer Service Officer (CCSO), it has stated. The CCSO should not have worked in the bank in which he/she is appointed as CCSO. The Reserve Bank has taken this initiative to further boost the quality of customer service and to ensure that there is undivided attention to resolution o
The Reserve Bank of India has imposed monetary penalty on the following three banks for violation of Reserve Bank of India instructions, inter alia, on Know Your Customer (KYC)/ Anti Money Laundering (AML). The details of the penalty are: Sl. No. Name of the bank Penalty Amount (in ` mn) 1. Bank of Maharashtra 15 2. Dena Bank 15 3. Oriental Bank of Commerce 15 Eight other banks, namely, Central Bank of India, Bank of India, Punjab and Sind Bank, Punjab National Bank,
The Reserve Bank of India has imposed monetary penalty on the following three banks for violation of Reserve Bank of India instructions, inter alia, on Know Your Customer (KYC)/ Anti Money Laundering (AML). The details of the penalty are: Sl. No. Name of the bank Penalty Amount (in ` mn) 1. Bank of Maharashtra 15 2. Dena Bank 15 3. Oriental Bank of Commerce 15 Eight other banks, namely, Central Bank of India, Bank of India, Punjab and Sind Bank, Punjab National Bank,
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