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No bank strike on July 12, 13
SBI launches 3 digital initiatives; to offer services on Facebook, Twitter
From today (01.07.2016), pre-2005 banknotes can be exchanged only at select RBI offices
RBI orders banks to frame cyber-security policy immediately
Runway for payments banks
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No bank strike on July 12, 13
Newindianexpress.com
12th July, 2016
CHENNAI: The two-day strike call given by major unions in the banking sector have been deferred following an restraint order by the Delhi High Court, said a top leader of All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA). …
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SBI launches 3 digital initiatives; to offer services on Facebook, Twitter
Livemint.com
July 01, 2016
SBI made its debut on social media banking by launching its platform called ‘Mingle’ through which its customers can transact using Facebook and Twitter
Mumbai: The country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), launched three digital initiatives on Friday and indicated that it may have to prune its branch network once its associates are merged. …

From today (01.07.2016), pre-2005 banknotes can be exchanged only at select RBI offices
Thehindubusinessline.com
Mumbai, June 30, 2016
The facility for exchanging pre-2005 banknotes will be available only at select offices of the Reserve Bank of India from July 1, 2016, the central bank said in a statement.
The RBI said a major portion of the pre-2005 banknotes have been withdrawn from circulation and only a small percentage of these notes remain in circulation.
The RBI offices where the pre-2005 notes can be exchanged are located in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi. …
RBI orders banks to frame cyber-security policy immediately
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jun 2, 2016 MUMBAI: RBI today asked banks to immediately put in place a cyber security policy to tackle internet-based threats to the banking system. …
Runway for payments banks
Business-standard.com
Payments banks need to think digital and look at deploying emerging technologies to claim competitive advantage
May 16, 2016
The list of 11 new entities, which received an in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India last August to set up a new category of banks called payments banks, includes both corporate and non-corporate names. …
RBI working on regulations to curb frauds in e-transactions, says Finance Ministry
He said the Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI) had in 2014 come out with a recommendation of limiting the customer liabilities in case of frauds taking place through electronic channels.
Indianexpress.com
May 03, 2016
The RBI is working to put in place a regulatory framework to address customer grievance and liability issues arising out of frauds in electronic transactions, Government said on Tuesday. …

RBI tightens provisioning norms for bank frauds
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 18, 2016
MUMBAI: Tightening disclosure norms, RBI has asked banks to disclose fraud cases and make provisions for them not exceeding four quarters from the date during which it has been detected. …
Guidelines for on-tap banking shortly: Raghuram Rajan
Economictimes.indiatimes.com
Apr 05, 2016
Mumbai: The banking system moved a step closer to on-tap licensing with the Reserve Bank of India today saying that it will shortly announce guidelines for the same. …

In a first, DCB Bank starts Aadhaar-based ATMs
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 3, 2016
MUMBAI: In a first for any domestic bank, small-sized lender DCB Bank has started an Aadhaar-based ATM usage facility wherein a customer can transact using his biometric details instead of the PIN. …
Card frauds dupe IAS woman
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 31, 2016
New Delhi: A senior woman IAS officer was among a group of people targeted by cyber crooks who stole their credit card information and made fraudulent transactions.
The officer complained to the bank that she received a call from someone posing as the bank’s representative. He convinced her to reveal her card details and one-time password on the pretext of verifying details. …
ATM card exchanged on sly, couple loses Rs 45,000
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 8, 2016
PANCHKULA: A youth allegedly duped a 25-year-old woman of Rs 45,000 after exchanging his ATM card with hers in Pinjore on Monday morning. …

Fake bank callers dial a/c fraud
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Nov 17, 2015
Chandigarh: The next time you receive a call from a supposed bank official seeking details of your account and ATM card, better stay mum. Or, rather dial the cops soon after. Swindlers posing as bankers and technical staff members are obtaining crucial details from gullible residents and withdrawing money from bank accounts. In just 10 months, 83 such cases were reported from the city, confounding the police. …
Conmen used 580 duplicate cards to dupe bank of Rs 2.84cr
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Oct 6, 2015
MUMBAI: The Kotak Mahindra Bank recently detected a massive fraud in which 1,730 transactions worth Rs 2.84 crore were carried out using credit cards it had never issued. The cards, 580 in all, were fabricated by the fraudsters and used for online shopping and making payments in seven countries — Canada, USA, UK, Germany, Brazil, France and India – between July 2 and September 10. …
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