Aadhaar Banking News

Aadhaar is Not Mandatory For Linking Bank Accounts

Aadhaar not mandatory for opening bank accounts or linking with mobile SIM registration or other related services which includes issuance of tatkal passport services. However, apex court has kept the Aadhaar mandatory for Social Security Schemes and DBT. The apex court ruled that the deadlines for linking to the Unique Identification number stand extended till […]

Banking News

RBI Starts Audit of Public Sector Banks For LoU’s & Trade Finance Activities

Post Punjab National Bank Fraud – Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has started the auditing of all the public sector banks for issuance of LoU’s and trande finance business activities. The RBI audit will look after the exisitng process and following of extant guidelines by Foreign Exchange branches of PSB’s. It is believed that majority […]

GST

No GST E-way Bills requirement for Goods Worth up to Rs 50,000

e-Way relataxtion up to Rs 50,000 – Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has made inter-state movement of goods worth over Rs 50,000 to have e-way bills from April 1. The requirement for such bills in intra-state movement would be implemented in a phased manner. It means the council has given the relaxation for small delivery and e-commerce, courier companies […]

eWallets Mutual Fund

Paytm Money Gets SEBI Node For Selling Mutual Funds

eWallet to Mutual Fund – Paytm gets SEBI node as registered investment advisor for selling of mutual funds in India. Paytm Money – the wholly-owned wealth management arm of financial services platform of Paytm. After getting node from SEBI, Paytm is joining hands with close to a dozen AMCs (asset management companies) and will roll out […]

Banking News

Five Probable PSBs For RBI’s Prompt Corrective Action Plan (PCA)

ICRA report on probable PSB’s under PCA – Recall of Rs 157-bn AT-1 bonds may lead five Public Sector Banks under Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s)  Prompt Corrective Action Plan (PCA). These five public sector banks are Canara Bank, Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India, Andhra Bank and Punjab & Sind bank. Earlier, With losses during […]