Category Archives: RBI

IDRBT sets up Information Assurance Center

According to a report in Hindu-Business Line, the Governor of RBI inaugurated a Centre for Information Assurance and Management (CIAM) in association with the State University of New York at Buffalo. The CIAM is expected to  function as a “one-stop” resource … Continue reading

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IT Companies vie for business from New Banks

Even before the decision on which of the 26 applicants will get Banking license, Infosys, TCS and Oracle are vieing with each other for supply of Core Banking software to the new Banks. It is estimated that each Bank will … Continue reading

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22 Banks Fined for KYC Failure

22 Banks have been fined by RBI for KYC failures. The fines range from Rs 0.50 lakhs in the case of Ratnakar Bank to rs 3.002 crores in the case of IOB. Most other Banks have been fined between 2.50 … Continue reading

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One More Export Fraud Reported from Delhi

As discussed in this column earlier, one more fraud on an Exporter has been reported from Delhi involving diversion of export proceeds. Report in TOI The loss reported in the Delhi fraud is US$31000 (Rs 18 lakhs). The two other … Continue reading

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RBI and ECGC should consider trade remittances to Hong Kong as Highly Risky

  OPEN LETTER TO RBI AND ECGC To Reserve Bank of India Exchange Control Department Mumbai and ECGC of India Mumbai Sub: Increasing Hong Kong Risk for Importers and Exporters from India Dear Sir I have recently come across two … Continue reading

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RBI Faces first challenge in Bank licensing on Aditya Birla Group and Conflict of interest

When the Chairman of a Group which applies for Banking license happens to be a Director of RBI for the last 6 years and continues to be so while the license application is being processed, do we need a second … Continue reading

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