The Reserve Bank of India has cautioned the public against Multi-level Marketing (MLM) activities so that investors do not fall prey to unscrupulous entities. Explaining the functioning of these entities, the Reserve Bank stated that MLM/Chain Marketing/Pyramid Structure schemes promise easy or quick money upon enrolment of members. Income under such schemes majorly comes from enrolling more and more members from whom hefty subscription fees are taken rather than from

Soliciting cooperation from the public in withdrawing these notes from circulation, the Reserve Bank of India has urged them to deposit the old design notes in their bank accounts or exchange them at a bank branch convenient to them. The Reserve Bank of India has stated that the public can do so till June 30, 2015. Earlier, in March 2014, it had set the last date for public to exchange these notes was January 01, 2015. The Reserve Bank has stated that the notes can be

Photographs The Reserve Bank of India set up the Supervisory College for Punjab National Bank on December 09, 2014 in Mumbai. Shri Chandan Sinha, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India inaugurated the College. Shri Chandan Sinha in his address stated that the regulatory framework is getting synchronised across jurisdictions on the lines of the Basel framework and regulators are also learning from each-other about the best practices. He further emphasised that super

Photographs The second Supervisory College for State Bank of India was held in Mumbai on December 08, 2014. Shri S.S. Mundra, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India inaugurated the supervisory college. In his address, Shri Mundra briefly touched upon the set-up of Supervisory Colleges and then presented a bird’s eye view of the banking system in India and the tools for the supervision of commercial banks by RBI. He mentioned that though none of the Indian banks qualif

The Reserve Bank of India today released a Charter of Customer Rights, which enshrines broad, overarching principles for protection of bank customers and enunciates the ‘five’ basic rights of bank customers. These are: (i) Right to Fair Treatment; (ii) Right to Transparency; Fair and Honest Dealing; (iii) Right to Suitability; (iv) Right to Privacy; and (v) Right to Grievance Redress and Compensation. The Reserve Bank has also advised the Indian Banks’ Association (IB

It has come to the notice of the Reserve Bank of India that some entities/imposters, including companies, partnership firms, individuals, etc., are fraudulently impersonating as Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) registered with the Reserve Bank of India, by forging the Certificate of Registration cancelled by Reserve Bank of India. It is understood that entities/imposters are promising loans to the needy public at attractive rates and collecting money from them

The Reserve Bank of India today issued one more alert to the public about the newest form of fraud perpetrated in its name - a credit card issued by fraudsters in the name of the Reserve Bank. Explaining the modus operandi, the Reserve Bank stated that the gullible member of the public is sent a credit card which allows withdrawal of money up to a certain limit, albeit a small sum, from a bank account. Having gained the confidence of the victim thus, the fraudster get

The second Supervisory College for ICICI Bank Ltd. was held in Mumbai on September 04, 2014. Shri Harun R. Khan, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India inaugurated the forum. The Reserve Bank of India had set up the first Supervisory College for ICICI Bank Ltd. in December, 2012. Shri Harun R. Khan in his address to the Supervisory College stated that the synergy which was developed among the Supervisors during the first Supervisory College of ICICI Bank Ltd. in Decem

The Reserve Bank of India set up the Supervisory College for Axis Bank Ltd. on September 03, 2014 in Mumbai. Shri R Gandhi, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India inaugurated the College. Shri R Gandhi in his address stated that some of the Indian banks have started touching the lives of people and enterprises in overseas jurisdictions and have assumed a certain degree of relevance for the host nations’ economy. It casts upon the Reserve Bank as the home country super

The Reserve Bank of India today released a note along with a poster and a booklet comprising a few common questions relating to Know Your Customer (KYC) norms for opening bank accounts. The objective of this is to bring awareness among the general public about the KYC simplification measures taken by the Reserve Bank in the recent times with a view to helping the common man in opening bank accounts. Measures taken for simplification: 1. Single document for proof of id