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Reserve Bank of India
RBI Extends NRI/PIO Certified-Copy KYC Facility to FPIs Across All Bank Categories
RBI has issued six parallel Amendment Directions, 2026 — covering Commercial, Small Finance, Local Area, Regional Rural, Urban Co-operative and Rural Co-operative Banks — extending the alternative certified-copy KYC verification route, so far available only to NRIs and PIOs, to Foreign Portfolio Investors as well. Effective immediately from 18 September 2026.
Reserve Bank of India
18 September 2026Eff. 18 September 202613 min
RBI
RBI Cuts Temporary Deposit Interest Rate Relaxation to 31 August 2026 for Banks and Rural Co-operative Banks
RBI has shortened the temporary relaxation on FCNR(B) and NRE deposit interest-rate restrictions for six categories of banks, changing the sunset date from 30 September 2026 to 31 August 2026.
25 August 2026Eff. 25 August 202610 min
RBI
RBI Revises CRR and SLR Exemption Window for Bank Deposits: Deadline Cut to August 31, 2026
RBI’s Fourth Amendment Directions dated August 25, 2026 shorten the CRR and SLR exemption window for specified fresh FCNR(B) and NRE deposits across commercial banks, small finance banks, regional rural banks and co-operative banks.
25 August 2026Eff. 25 August 202610 min
RBI Issues Amendment Directions on ‘Conduct of Regulated Entities in Recovery of Loans and Engagement of Recovery Agents’
MandatoryRBI Issues Amendment Directions on Recovery of Loan Dues and Engagement of Recovery Agents, 2026
RBI has issued final Amendment Directions effective January 1, 2027 for banks, NBFCs, HFCs, AIFIs and co-operative banks, mandating a written recovery policy, IIBF-certified recovery agents, mandatory call recording, borrower disclosures, and strict rules for locking financed mobile devices.
RBI Issues Amendment Directions on ‘Conduct of Regulated Entities in Recovery of Loans and Engagement of Recovery Agents’
7 August 2026Eff. 1 January 202716 min
Review of Guidelines on Concentration Risk Management - Rural Co-operative Banks
RBI Issues Draft Concentration Risk and Credit Facilities Amendment Directions for Rural Co-operative Banks 2026
RBI has issued two draft Directions for Rural Co-operative Banks - new Concentration Risk Management norms and Credit Facilities amendments - covering exposure, housing loan, and unsecured advance limits. Comments due August 28, 2026.
Review of Guidelines on Concentration Risk Management - Rural Co-operative Banks
7 August 202613 min
RBI invites public comments on Draft Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Urban Co-operative Banks
RBI Issues Draft Guidelines for 'On Tap' Licensing of Urban Co-operative Banks 2026
RBI's draft guidelines allow eligible multi-state credit co-operative societies to apply for UCB banking licenses on an on-tap basis. Sets eligibility, capital, governance norms. Comments open till September 05, 2026.
RBI invites public comments on Draft Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Urban Co-operative Banks
6 August 202615 min
RBI
MandatoryRBI Issues Amendment Directions on Interest Rate on Deposits Across Six Bank Categories 2026
RBI's July 30, 2026 Amendment Directions tighten bulk-deposit rate disclosure timing (by 10:10 am daily) and mandate uniform pricing across branches for Commercial, Small Finance, RRB, Payments, Local Area and Urban Co-operative Banks. Effective October 1, 2026.
31 July 2026Eff. 1 October 20269 min