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Mumbai, March 30 The Reserve Bank of India on Monday deferred the implementation of acquisition finance guidelines by another three months to July 1 this year, following feedback from stakeholders.The central bank stated that it has also revised the "Amendment Directions on Capital Market...

Mumbai, March 30 Cedar Hill Capital announced on Monday that it has led a USD 1.5 million investment in Sign3, an AI-native fraud intelligence and risk management platform.The round also saw participation from existing investor Smile Group, as well as other founders and operators, including...

New Delhi, March 30 The Reserve Bank should use foreign exchange reserves to stabilize the rupee, which has been affected by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, according to a research report by SBI on Monday.The rupee breached the 95/USD mark on Monday and closed 7 paise higher at 94.78...

New Delhi, March 30 The government has appointed Aparna Sinha as an ex-officio member of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), according to an official notification.Sinha, who is currently serving as an Adviser (FSRL) in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance...

March 30, New Delhi – The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was discussed in the Lok Sabha, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasizing the importance of data privacy.She stated that banks must strictly adhere to Know Your Customer (KYC) norms to ensure the...

Mumbai, March 30 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) injected ₹84,582 crore of short-term liquidity into the banking system on Monday through two variable rate repo (VRR) auctions.The central bank injected ₹50,001 crore through the first three-day VRR auction early in the day at a cut-off rate of...

Mumbai, March 30 The rupee breached the 95/USD mark on Monday in intra-day trading and settled at 94.78 (provisional) against the American currency after the escalation of the Iran war jolted global markets, fueling rupee volatility and risk-off sentiment.Forex traders said the USD/INR pair...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that banks in the country operate under a strict legal and regulatory framework to ensure the safety and confidentiality of customer data. The Minister was responding to supplementary questions during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha today. Ms...

Mumbai, March 30 The rupee recovered 128 paise from its all-time low of 93.57 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, after the Reserve Bank reduced the net open position that banks can hold overnight to USD 100 million.Forex traders said the rupee opened stronger as banks, who...

Mumbai, March 27 The Reserve Bank on Friday introduced the 'Payments Vision 2028' document, announcing various initiatives, including the introduction of electronic cheques and expanding the regulatory scope to include entities such as e-commerce companies.A facility for the sender to enable...

Mumbai, March 27 The Reserve Bank on Friday fixed the limit for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the first half of 2026-27 at ₹2.5 lakh crore to help the central government meet any temporary mismatch in receipts and payments.The Reserve Bank of India may initiate fresh issuance of market...

Mumbai, March 27 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday mandated the use of Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) and Unique Transaction Identifier (UTI) for transactions in financial markets.These identifiers are key global standards for promoting transparency in the financial markets, the central...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Friday accused the LDF of a ₹700 crore scam in the procurement of software for thousands of primary cooperative societies in Kerala.Addressing a press conference, Chennithala alleged that the tender for providing...

Mumbai, March 27 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) injected ₹65,322 crore of temporary liquidity into the banking system on Friday through a six-day variable rate repo (VRR) auction.The RBI injected the funds at a cut-off rate of 5.26 per cent and a weighted average rate of 5.29 per cent, the...

Mumbai, March 25 The rupee plunged by 20 paise to close at a fresh record low of 93.96 against the US dollar on Wednesday as heavy outflows from foreign investors and rising tensions in the Middle East kept investors on edge.Even a decline in global crude oil prices, a weaker US dollar, and...

New Delhi, March 25 The government on Wednesday asked the Reserve Bank to maintain retail inflation at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side for another five years ending March 2031.To control price increases, the government in 2016 gave the RBI a mandate to keep retail...

Mumbai, March 25 The Reserve Bank rejected all bids for treasury bills offered at auction on Wednesday, as investors demanded yields that were 0.05-0.10 percentage points higher than those seen in previous auctions, amid tight liquidity conditions in the banking system, market participants said...

New Delhi, March 25 The Reserve Bank has approved the proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in Sammaan Capital Ltd by a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company.The acquisition by Avenir Investment RSC Ltd also includes the indirect change in control of the...

New Delhi, March 24 – The government has intensified its efforts to help citizens recover over ₹73,000 crore in unclaimed deposits held by banks, insurance companies, and mutual funds. Regulators are implementing simplified claim processes, digital tracking platforms, and nationwide awareness...

New Delhi, March 24 The unclaimed amount transferred by public sector banks to the Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund of the Reserve Bank of India stood at ₹60,518 crore as of January 2026, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.Additionally, the unclaimed insurance amount...