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SBI ATM Charges, Phone Banking Limit And Aadhaar Card Linking
Ndtv.com
September 16, 2017
SBI or State Bank of India, the biggest lender in India, said that its customers can avail of fund transfer services through phone banking. In a Twitter post, the state-owned lender said that one can transfer up to Rs. 25,000 to his own account per day through phone banking while for third party accounts, the transfer limit is Rs. 10,000 per day. However, the monthly limit for third party transfer will be Rs. 50,000 for phone banking, but there is no monthly limit for transfer to own account, SBI said. For phone banking transactions of more than Rs. 5,000, you will require a one-time password (OTP). …
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Bank strike on August 22: SBI, PSU banks to be affected; ICICI, HDFC to remain open
Businesstoday.in
Aug 21, 2017
Twenty one public sector banks, including State Bank of India (SBI) and IDBI Bank, are likely to see major disruption in operations tomorrow as bank unions go on a nation-wide strike to protest against government’s move to ‘privatise’ public sector banks.
The call for strike was made by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine unions in the sector including All India Bank Officer’s Confederation (AIBOC) and All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), after its meeting with the Chief Labour Commissioner AK Nayak regarding its several demands fell through. …
Bank unions threaten to strike work on Tuesday; services may be hit
Thehindubusinessline.com
Aug 20, 2017
Services at public sector banks may take a hit on Tuesday as all unions under the aegis of UFBU have threatened to go on strike against the government’s proposed consolidation move besides raising a host of other demands.
Most banks have already informed their customers that the functioning of branches and offices will be hit if the strike takes off.
Operations at private lenders like ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank are expected to be normal except for delay in cheque clearances. …
RBI to issue new notes of Rs 20 soon
RBI will issue new Rs 20 banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi series 2005 that will be similar in design to those currently in circulation.
Hindustantimes.com
July 20,2017
The Reserve Bank will shortly issue bank notes of denomination Rs 20 in Mahatma Gandhi series 2005 that will be similar in design to those currently in circulation.
The new notes will be bearing inset letter ‘S’ in the number panel and signature of Governor Urjit R Patel, the RBI said in a notification today. … Continue reading.
Card, online payments made safer; customer liability cut
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 7, 2017
MUMBAI: Electronic payments have become safer for consumers with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introducing the concept of ‘zero liability’ and ‘limited liability’ for bank customers+ for any card or online fraud. The central bank has also made it mandatory for banks to register all customers for text message alerts and permit reporting of unauthorized transactions through a reply to the alert message.
The proposal to limit customer liability in a fraudulent transaction was floated in a draft circular in August 2016. The RBI has now come out with final guidelines and sought to make rules stricter for banks than originally envisaged. … Continue reading
More: To see the relevant RBI Circular dated 05.07.2017, please click here.

Govt opens new window for banks, post offices to deposit old notes with RBI
The finance ministry has opened a new one-month window for district cooperative banks, commercial banks and post offices to deposit demonetised notes with RBI
Livemint.com
June 22,2017
New Delhi: The finance ministry has opened a new one-month window for district cooperative banks, commercial banks and post offices to deposit demonetised Rs500 and Rs1,000 currency notes with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), provided these notes were collected from customers within the specified time period.
While post offices and commercial banks were allowed to receive the old high-value currency notes till 30 December, district central cooperative banks were allowed to accept these only till 14 November.
In a gazette notification published on Tuesday, the finance ministry said banks and post offices have to give reasons for not depositing the withdrawn notes within the specified time period, “subject to the satisfaction of the RBI”. …
Banks can accept coloured notes, but avoid dirtying them: RBI
iMoneycontrol.com
March 09, 2017
The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday clarified that banks can accept colour-stained notes amid messages circulating on WhatsApp that public sector banks have been asked not to accept coloured Rs.2,000 and Rs.500 notes.
In a statement, the central bank, however, has dissuaded citizens from colouring or dirtying currency notes. …

Centre pushes for fingerprint money transactions through Aadhaar Pay
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 23, 2017
NEW DELHI: Keen to push digital payments among the poor and illiterate in rural areas of the country, the government is pushing to popularise Aadhaar Pay which ensures financial transactions by just using fingerprint.
Aadhaar Pay, which is merchant version of the already in use Aadhaar-enabled payment system (AEPS), will become an alternative for all online and card transactions which require password and PIN. …
Airtel Payments Bank launched, with vow to shake up old banking system
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Jan 13, 2017
New Delhi: Airtel Payments Bank (APB), a joint venture between Bharti Airtel Ltd and Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, said it will spend Rs.3,000 crore to develop a pan-India banking network and digital payments ecosystem.
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APB offers 7.25% interest compared to 3-4% offered by conventional banks. Besides the high interest rate, the bank also offers personal accidental insurance of Rs1 lakh with every savings account and free talktime equaling the amount deposited in the payments bank-savings account. …
How to keep your credit score high
Financial discipline in usage of your credit card and repayment of loans alone will enhance your credit score
Financial Express
November 18, 2016
In order to avoid situations where a loan turns into a non-performing asset, bankers pay attention to the CIBIL scores before sanctioning any loans. Your CIBIL score or credit score is an important factor in determining whether your loan application will be approved. These scores are computed based on various parameters such as your credit history, payment patterns, defaults, etc. Let us see how one can maintain a good score. …

Now Skip The PIN For Online Card Payments Up To Rs 2,000
Bloommbergquint.com
December 6, 2016
The Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks to give retail customers the option to complete card-not-present transactions worth less than Rs 2,000 without having to enter an additional factor of authentication, or the PIN code, according to a notification on its website.
A card-not-present transaction is one in which a customer does not physically present a card to a merchant. A common example is a purchase made on an e-commerce website using either a debit or a credit card. …

Step Up Vigil To Check Fake Currency Circulation: RBI To Banks
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The RBI said the failure of banks in detection and impounding of counterfeit notes and in preventing such currencies from being recirculated will be violative of the directions and “will, therefore, attract penal action”.
October 27, 2016
Mumbai: In an effort to check fake currency circulation, especially of higher denominations, the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday asked banks to put entire banking areas under CCTV surveillance and keep all the recordings that can help identify “unscrupulous elements”. …
Credit Information Companies (CICs) directed by RBI to provide access to free full credit report, including credit score, to individuals
Sep 02, 2016 : Dtf.in
The Credit Information Companies (CICs) have been directed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to provide access to free full credit report, including credit score, once a year (January-December) to individuals whose credit history is available with the companies.
According to the RBI, “Given the importance of the credit report in an individual’s financial matters, he/she is entitled to have a copy of the report upon request”. Such a report may enable consideration for applying for fresh credit facilities. Further, with a copy of the report in hand, the borrower will have an opportunity to have the errors, if any, in her/his credit history rectified.
The credit information companies should notify on their website the procedure for accessing the report, RBI said.
The four credit information companies in India are CIBIL, Equifax, Experian and Crif High Mark.
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