RBI working group suggests permitting large NBFCs to convert into bank

RBI had constituted an internal working group on 12 June to review extant ownership guidelines and corporate structure for Indian private sector banks.The internal working group of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) suggested that large Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFCs) can convert into banks if they fulfill certain criteria. “Well run large NBFCs, with an asset size of ₹50,000 crore and above, including those which are owned by a corporate house, may be considered for conversion into banks subject to completion of 10 years of operations and meeting due diligence criteria and compliance with additional conditions specified in this regard,” the central bank panel recommended.

Guidelines on Merchant Acquiring Business – Regional Rural Banks

RBI allows RRBs to act as merchant acquiring banks using Aadhaar Pay – BHIM app and POS terminals.

Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Universal Banks in the Private Sector

RBI has on August 1, 2016 released “Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Universal Banks in the Private Sector”.On Tap Licensing is one of the Reforms brought in by the RBI Governor Shri Raghuram Rajan which means Continuous Banking i.e. Now bank licensing process will no longer be a once-in-a-decade affair. It will be an…