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US Federal Reserve plans to raise bank oversight thresholds, sources sayThe US Federal Reserve is set to propose an increase in the asset thresholds for banking regulations, potentially raising the current $700 ...
India’s street food paradox: Cleaner cities, but where do vendors go?Street-food vendors in India are facing tighter enforcement as cities reclaim pavements and push for cleaner public spaces. But without des...
UPI fee: Why govt is putting a price on big merchant paymentsThe National Payments Corporation of India, which operates the UPI network, said the revenue will support investment in infrastructure resi...
Merchant fee on UPI rolling out as transaction floor set at Rs 2,000India has exempted transactions up to ₹2,000 via UPI and RuPay debit cards from charges. This move allows for the reintroduction of merchan...
FM Sitharaman pushes RBI to sharpen digital rupee as tokenisation takes offFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged the Reserve Bank of India to advance digital rupee pilots. She highlighted tokenisation's role in...
Sitharaman calls AI a ‘double-edged sword’, urges soft-touch regulation and faster digital rupee pushFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted artificial intelligence as a double-edged sword for financial systems. She advocated for a ...
“Whether we leave anyone behind”: Sameer Nigam’s blueprint for PhonePe’s second decadeAt Global Fintech Fest 2026, PhonePe founder‑CEO Sameer Nigam framed the company’s first ten years as the construction of India’s financial...
Sebi proposes wider pool of MII board candidates, SOP for key officialsSebi has proposed governance reforms for market infrastructure institutions, including relaxed director eligibility rules and standardised ...
SME IPO framework overhaul: Can SEBI deepen liquidity, protect investors without shutting out growth-oriented SMEs?As SEBI plans to overhaul the SME listing framework, the key challenge for the regulator will be strengthening investor protection while im...
The 'trustworthy' changes in the lives of India's middle classDigital payments and tax reforms have significantly altered middle-class spending habits. GST has streamlined consumption taxes, impacting ...
India said to plan easier rules to boost micro-cap listingsSebi is considering sweeping SME IPO reforms to broaden eligibility, boost investor participation and reduce listing costs. Proposed change...
Tata Sons faces continued listing uncertainty after RBI classificationThe Reserve Bank of India has placed Tata Sons under intensified regulatory oversight. This designation will not influence its ongoing bid ...
RBI mandates kill switch for AI models at banks, introduces comprehensive model risk frameworkThe Reserve Bank of India is implementing stringent rules for banks and financial entities using Artificial Intelligence. A new draft frame...
Global watchdog calls for tighter controls on agentic AI in financeThe Financial Stability Board (FSB) in a report on Wednesday "strongly" encouraged boards to consider implementing safeguards to mitigate r...
RBI tweaks related party lending rules, unveils 'unified' frameworkThe move is aimed at tightening governance and reducing conflicts of interest in lending practices by commercial banks. The revised norms, ...
Banks plan common portal to track consortium loansBanks plan to launch a common portal to monitor consortium loans, sharing data such as audit reports, borrower responses, stock statements,...
RBI to create specialised cadre for financial sectorAnalysts said that identifying stress triggers that may impact the larger financial sector could be hard to pinpoint.
Steel lobby seeks changes to stressed assets schemeIn a letter to RBI, ICC director-general Rajiv Singh also suggested that a strict time frame under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code shoul...
- Microfinance Bill will regulate the sector to death, to the joy of moneylenders
The Cabinet has cleared a proposed Bill empowering the Reserve Bank of India to regulate all microfinance institutions.
- Overambitious
The draft Bill on regulation of microfinance institutions (MFIs) suffers from a fatal flaw: it allows hope to triumph over experience.