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RBI invites comments on the Draft “Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2026”
MandatoryRBI's Draft SOP on Money Mule Accounts: 60-Day Debit Hold Framework Explained
RBI's draft KYC Amendment Directions propose a Supreme Court-mandated SOP requiring banks to place temporary debit holds (up to 60 days) on suspected money-mule accounts, with comments due October 2, 2026.
RBI invites comments on the Draft “Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2026”
12 September 202614 min
Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification) Third Amendment Directions, 2026
RBI Priority Sector Lending Third Amendment Directions, 2026: FCNR(B) and NRE Exemption Cut-Off Date Changed
RBI has amended the Priority Sector Lending Directions, 2025 by changing the cut-off date for specified FCNR(B) and NRE deposit-backed advances excluded from ANBC from September 30, 2026 to August 31, 2026.
Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification) Third Amendment Directions, 2026
11 September 2026Eff. 11 September 202611 min
Reserve Bank of India (Local Area Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Second Amendment Directions, 2026
RBI Second Amendment Directions 2026: New CRR/SLR Rules for Scheduled Local Area Banks
RBI's September 11, 2026 Second Amendment Directions insert scheduled-bank CRR/SLR provisions into the Local Area Banks Directions, 2025, triggered by Coastal Local Area Bank's inclusion in the Second Schedule to the RBI Act.
Reserve Bank of India (Local Area Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Second Amendment Directions, 2026
11 September 2026Eff. 11 September 202613 min
Shaping the Next Decade of Finance – Technology, Trust and Innovation
RBI Governor Malhotra at GFF 2026: Second Fintech SRO Recognised, Corporate Bond Tokenisation Launched with SEBI
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra's GFF 2026 keynote announced United FinTech Forum as the second fintech SRO and launched corporate bond tokenisation with CBDC settlement, alongside AI governance and trust-framework signals.
Shaping the Next Decade of Finance – Technology, Trust and Innovation
10 September 202613 min
Successful launch of “Demat 2.0” Pilot project for Tokenised Corporate Bonds
SEBI-RBI Launch "Demat 2.0": Tokenised Corporate Bonds Pilot Explained
SEBI and RBI have jointly launched "Demat 2.0," a pilot enabling corporate bonds to be issued as digital tokens with atomic settlement via RBI's wholesale CBDC. Three issuers have raised ₹1,025 crore so far; investor rights and compliance requirements remain unchanged.
Successful launch of “Demat 2.0” Pilot project for Tokenised Corporate Bonds
10 September 202612 min
Review of Circulars issued under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA)
RBI Withdraws Seven Superseded FEMA Circulars, Mostly on External Commercial Borrowings
RBI's September 8, 2026 circular withdraws seven A.P. (DIR Series) circulars under FEMA, 1999 — five on External Commercial Borrowings, one on Money Transfer Service Scheme sub-agents, and one on rupee borrowing by non-residents — as part of an ongoing review of circulars issued since June 2000.
Review of Circulars issued under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA)
9 September 2026Eff. 8 September 202611 min
Marching ahead with Responsibility and Growth - Keynote Address[1] delivered by Shri Shirish Chandra Murmu, Deputy Governor, at the 7th NBFC and HFC Summit in Mumbai on September 03, 2026
RBI Deputy Governor Sets Out Five-Point Roadmap for NBFCs and HFCs at 7th NBFC-HFC Summit
RBI Deputy Governor Shirish Chandra Murmu addressed the 7th NBFC & HFC Summit in Mumbai on September 3, 2026, reviewing a decade of NBFC reforms and setting out five regulatory priorities — governance, liquidity, asset quality, customer protection, and cyber resilience — for the sector's next growth
Marching ahead with Responsibility and Growth - Keynote Address[1] delivered by Shri Shirish Chandra Murmu, Deputy Governor, at the 7th NBFC and HFC Summit in Mumbai on September 03, 2026
3 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
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN COMPANIES / SUBSIDIARY OF FOREIGN BODY CORPORATE
Foreign Company Registration in India: FC-1, Documents, Approvals and Compliance FAQs
A practical guide to the supplied FAQ on foreign company registration in India, covering FC-1, FC-2, FC-3, FC-4, permissible activities, validity, name approval, apostille, RBI/IFSCA approvals, Indian representatives, subsidiaries and CSR.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN COMPANIES / SUBSIDIARY OF FOREIGN BODY CORPORATE
25 August 202624 min