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
Boost R&D or lag in 6G race, MoS Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani tells telcos as revenues surgeMinister Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani urged Indian telecom operators to boost R&D spending to shape next-generation mobile networks, noting the...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
Swiss banks to test possible uses for Swiss franc stablecoinSix Swiss banks are collaborating to explore stablecoin uses. They will launch a digital sandbox in 2026 to test a Swiss franc-pegged stabl...
08 Apr, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
Trai recommends govt funding for testing new telecom innovations as part of sandbox frameworkThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has suggested that the government should provide funding for testing new products in the c...
13 Apr, 2024, 07.35 AM IST
TRAI consultation on encouraging innovative tech, business models via regulatory sandbox in digital communicationTelecom regulator TRAI has floated a discussion paper on encouraging innovative technologies, services, use cases, and business models thro...
22 Jun, 2023, 07.05 PM IST
Trai seeks views on regulatory sandbox framework to boost telecom tech innovationTrai has also called for inter-sectoral collaborations to boost tech innovation under the sandbox framework, especially since many 5G/6G us...
19 Jun, 2023, 09.40 PM IST
RBI allows six entities to test fintech products to deal with financial frauds under sandbox schemeThe Reserve Bank announced the opening of the fourth cohort under the regulatory sandbox in June 2022 for the prevention and mitigation of ...
05 Jan, 2023, 04.43 PM IST
Sebi revises eligibility criteria for regulatory sandboxBesides mentioning that all Sebi-registered entities are eligible for testing in the regulatory sandbox, it added that the entity may apply...
14 Jun, 2021, 07.38 PM IST
Sebi comes out with graded entry norms for innovation sandboxThis would be achieved by giving access to both test data and test environment to financial institutions, financial technology (fintech) fi...
03 Feb, 2021, 04.14 PM IST
Sebi revises objective, eligibility criteria of innovation sandboxIn addition, a steering committee comprising representatives from the enabling organisations has been formed to drive the innovation sandbo...
02 Feb, 2021, 10.28 PM IST
Sebi releases framework for regulatory sandboxThe regulator has also listed out specific conditions under which the approval to participate in the sandbox may be revoked.
05 Jun, 2020, 08.58 PM IST
Bar set high for insurance sandbox playIn Singapore, the rejection rate for the regulatory sandbox project was as high as 90 per cent.
26 Dec, 2019, 11.17 AM IST
Irdai sets up panel to evaluate application under regulatory sandboxRegulatory Sandbox (RS) usually refers to live testing of new products or services in a controlled/test regulatory environment for which re...
25 Oct, 2019, 05.05 PM IST
IRDAI opens application window for regulatory sandbox participationIRDAI said that the first window for applications will open from September 15 to October 13.
13 Sep, 2019, 09.30 PM IST
Nasscom asks Sebi to ease norms for offline testing of fintechsSebi on May 28 introduced a discussion paper on a regulatory sandbox and mandated “limited offline testing” by the applicants in the eligib...
24 Jun, 2019, 08.40 AM IST
After RBI, Sebi & IRDAI launch initiatives to boost startupsIRDAI said that with the regulatory sandbox approach, fintechs “will have a safe and conducive space to experiment and where the consequenc...
21 May, 2019, 09.48 AM IST
Nasscom, Fintech want crypto in RBI’s sandboxNasscom says other countries permit it in their regulatory sandbox; says inclusion could help RBI develop a better understanding of the ris...
16 May, 2019, 08.47 AM IST