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In its financial stability report dated December 27, 2019, the RBI proposed the New Umbrella Entity for retail payment systems, to offer alternative digital retail payment systems to the consumers, in a space which has been ...

The PPI Master Directions have introduced certain key amendments, which we highlight below.

The Reserve Bank of India has introduced a dedicated regulatory framework for resolving loan accounts of borrowers affected by natural calamities and certain external disruptions.

An International Financial Service Centre (IFSC) is a specialized financial zone set up under the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act, 2005. It grants Indian entities access to global financial markets...

Shareholder value approach refers to a situation in which companies function only for the benefit of the shareholders. The only purpose of the management pursuing shareholder value is to maximize the returns to the shareholders.

India's merchant banking industry is entering a more demanding regulatory phase in which capital strength, liquid buffers and governance standards will matter as much as deal making credentials.

Road map of presence of Foreign Banks in India unveiled. Phase I (March 2005 to March 2009) and Phase II (April 2009 Onwards) for presence of Foreign Banks in India.

We are pleased to present the latest edition of Tax Street – our newsletter that covers all the key developments and updates in the realm of taxation in India and across the globe for the month of May 2020.

A well drafted partnership deed is the backbone of any partnership firm. While many businesses focus on starting operations quickly, the real legal protection lies in defining the relationship...

India’s banking regulatory framework is evolving towards more uniformity, prudential discipline, and supervisory transparency. The Reserve Bank of India’s (“RBI”) Prudential Norms on Dividend Declaration and Remittance of Profit Directions, 2026, are an important step in this regard.

Corporate governance has reached centre-stage in the global agenda. The principles and codes evolved in several countries have furthered the cause of efficiency, transparency and equity particularly in the interest of the shareholders.

The Reserve Bank of India’s Scale Based Regulation (“SBR”) framework has fundamentally changed the way India regulates its largest non-banking financial companies (“NBFCs”). What began in 2021 as a framework built around size, complexity, interconnectedness, and systemic importance has evolved into a substantially more predictable regime following the RBI’s June 2026 amendments.

Every bank in India is expected to be set up in the form of a company, save and except for foreign banks, which are allowed to operate in India through branches.

A working group constituted by the Indian securities regulator (SEBI) submitted recommendations along with draft regulations to revise the portfolio manager regime.

On July 27, 2026, the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) issued four draft amendment directio ns pertaining to Commercial Banks, Small Finance Banks, Non-Banking Financial Companies (“NBFCs”) and All India Finan cial Institutions (“AIFIs”), proposing changes to the respective Securitisation Transactions Directions, 2025 governing each category of regulated entity.

Between January and April 2026, the Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") pushed through a dense cluster of circulars and regulatory amendments – touching everything from merchant banker registration to the way retail investors receive an abridged prospectus. Some of these changes were long overdue; others were triggered by market stress. All of them, taken together, amount to a fairly significant recalibration of how India's capital markets participants will need to conduct themselves going forwa

AK & Partners invites you to a high-impact webinar analysing the RBI Penalty Report 2024—a must-attend session for senior leaders in the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector...