The Reserve Bank today 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 select Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs). The conference was attended by about 280 participants representing more than 100 NBFCs. This event, with the theme ‘<i>Resilient Financial System – Role of Effective Assurance Functions</i>’, is a part of the series of supervisory engagements the Reserve Bank has been organising over the last one year with its Regulated Entities. As part of this series, the Conference for the Heads of Assurance Functions of Scheduled Commercial Banks was held earlier in January 2024.

The following 15 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) Due to exit from Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFI) business:  Sr. No. Name of the Company Registered Office Address CoR No. CoR Issued on Date of Cancellation of CoR 1 Vian Growth Capital Private Limited No.2151, 2nd Floor, HAL 2nd Stage, 17th Main, Bangalore, Karnataka – 560008 N-02.00351 September 19, 2022 April 04, 2024 2 Drap Leasing and Finance Pvt Ltd 701, Christa 1, Apollo D B City, Nipaniya Indore, Madhya Pradesh - 452010 B-03.00061 May 02, 1998 April 09, 2024

In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Reserve Bank has cancelled the Certificate of Registration (CoR) issued to the following Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC): Sr. No. Name of the NBFC Registered Office Address CoR No. CoR Issued On Name of the services provider/mobile app

The Reserve Bank of India has today issued the Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Asset Reconstruction Companies) Directions, 2024. The Directions have come into effect immediately.

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 of the following companies.

The following five 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.

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 of the following companies.  Sr. No. Name of the Company Registered Office Address CoR No. CoR Issued On Cancellation Order Date 1 Nimisha Finance India Private Limited B 1/7, Sector 1, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – 226021 B-12.00291 March 29, 2001 February 08, 2024 2 R.M.B. Finance Company Limited Rajni Complex, 3rd Floor, Khagaul Road, Mithapur, Patna Sadar, Bihar - 800001 B-15.00036 November 08, 2001 February 14, 2024

The following seven 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.

The Reserve Bank of India has today, in exercise of its powers under section 45L(1)(b) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, directed JM Financial Products Limited (JMFPL or ‘the company’) to cease and desist, with immediate effect, from doing any form of financing against shares and debentures, including sanction and disbursal of loans against Initial Public Offering (IPO) of shares as well as against subscription to debentures. The Company shall, however, continue to service its existing loan accounts through the usual collection and recovery process.

The Reserve Bank of India has today, in exercise of its powers under Section 45L(1)(b) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, directed IIFL Finance Ltd. (“the company”) to cease and desist, with immediate effect, from sanctioning or disbursing gold loans or assigning/ securitising/ selling any of its gold loans. The company can, however, continue to service its existing gold loan portfolio through usual collection and recovery processes.