Why India cannot build a world-class fintech champ yetIndia boasts world-class digital finance but lacks global consumer fintechs. Regulatory hurdles prevent innovation, unlike in markets with ...
18 May, 2026, 05.46 PM IST
Curb your overenthusiasm: Why India must avoid early overregulation while drafting rules for new techIndia faces a critical choice in regulating new industries like AI and genomics. Overly cautious, ex-ante regulations, similar to the histo...
10 May, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
Six companies, six tricks in Indian balance sheets, and how investors get taken for a rideWhenever an Indian company imports goods, borrows in foreign currency, earns overseas revenue, or runs a foreign subsidiary, forex accounti...
09 May, 2026, 06.18 AM IST
Liquidity unlocked, access denied: With rating rules, how TReDS leaves most MSMEs behindDespite the government’s TReDS push, experts say the RBI’s move to ease onboarding lacks clarity as credit ratings continue to be a key bot...
15 Apr, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
India’s next reform push must target cost of doing businessIndia faces high business costs impacting competitiveness. Addressing credit, land, input, logistics, and compliance expenses is crucial. B...
03 Apr, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
RBI proposes exempting NBFCs under ₹1,000 crore assets from registration to ease complianceThe Reserve Bank of India is proposing to exempt smaller non-banking finance companies from registration. Firms with assets under one thous...
07 Feb, 2026, 12.57 AM IST
RBI issues 244 Master Directions, consolidating over 9,000 circulars aimed at reducing compliance burdenThe Reserve Bank of India has reorganised its regulatory rulebook by merging thousands of circulars and guidelines into a smaller set of Ma...
29 Nov, 2025, 12.56 PM IST
EEPC India lauds reforms by RBI to ease compliance burden for small exportersThe RBI has eased Merchanting Trade Transaction rules, extending foreign exchange outlay to six months, and simplified EDPMS/IDPMS entry cl...
03 Oct, 2025, 05.06 PM IST
RBI caps FEMA violation penalty at Rs 2 lakh to ease compliance burdenThe RBI has significantly eased FEMA regulations by capping penalty amounts for violations at Rs 2 lakh, a substantial reduction from the p...
25 Apr, 2025, 12.52 AM IST
RBI to ease compliance burden while fine tuning regulations to address evolving risksRBI Governor Shaktikanta Das emphasized the importance of strong governance and resilient financial systems at the global conference on fin...
21 Jun, 2024, 11.28 AM IST
RBI streamlines process of filing supervisory returns by banks, NBFCsThe move will help reduce the burden of compliance on the regulated entities based on the recommendations of the Regulations Review Authori...
27 Feb, 2024, 06.07 PM IST
Digibanks, know thy KYC-keepingRBI's regulatory intervention on customer identification by payments banks is seen as harsh for startups. Digital wallet providers argue th...
07 Feb, 2024, 11.38 PM IST
Passive aggression, payment aggregatorsSome degree of harmonisation would be required to level the playing field between traditional and new-age payment aggregators. Banks have b...
04 Dec, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
RRA recommends withdrawal of 225 more circulars: RBIThe RRA had recommended the withdrawal of 150 circulars in the first tranche of recommendations in November 2021 and 100 circulars in the s...
02 May, 2022, 05.15 PM IST
RBI sets up advisory group to assist regulatory review authorityHeaded by SBI Managing Director S Janakiraman, the advisory group will assist the RRA by identifying regulations, guidelines, and returns t...
07 May, 2021, 05.07 PM IST
RBI sets up RRA to streamline regulations and reduce complianceReserve Bank of India Deputy Governor M Rajeshwar Rao has been appointed as the Regulations Review Authority, the central bank said in a st...
15 Apr, 2021, 06.39 PM IST
RBI slaps Rs 3 cr penalty on Axis BankRBI said it had carried out a statutory inspection of private sector player Axis Bank with reference to its financial position as on March ...
05 Mar, 2018, 09.38 PM IST