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Over 1.18 crore payment devices deployed across country till April : RBI data

MUMBAI: More than 4.11 lakh PoS, mobile PoS and other physical devices were deployed across the country under the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) scheme as on April 30, 2022, the RBI said on Thursday.

The Times of India · Jun 9, 2022

RBI will soon regulate digital lending platforms, to clamp down on many ‘unauthorised and illegal’ apps: RBI Governor

RBI Governor suggests that customers borrowing from unregistered digital lending apps should approach the local police in case of any issue

The Hindu · Jun 9, 2022

Will RBI's rate hike really tame inflation?

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the policy rates by 50 basis points (bps) on June 8, following the inter-meeting hike of 40bps in May. This has brought the repo rate to 4.90%. The back-to-back hikes signal that inflation has been reinstated as…

The Times of India · Jun 9, 2022

Builders expect slowdown in housing demand in short-term on RBI's rate hike

NEW DELHI: The RBI's decision to hike the benchmark interest rate will make home loans costlier and affect housing sales, especially in affordable and mid-income segments, according to property consultants.

The Times of India · Jun 8, 2022

Sensex falls 215 points in volatile trade post RBI policy; logs 4th day of decline

MUMBAI: Equity benchmarks extended their decline for the fourth straight session on Wednesday, with the sensex falling 214.85 points after the Reserve Bank raised the key interest rate by 50 basis points.

The Times of India · Jun 8, 2022

RBI enhances e-mandate limit on cards for recurring payments to Rs 15,000

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday hiked the limit on the amount of recurring transactions that can be made sans additional factor authentication (such as OTP) via e-mandate to Rs 15,000 from Rs 5,000 currently.

The Times of India · Jun 8, 2022

War led to globalisation of inflation, says RBI governor raising FY23 inflation projection to 6.7%

MUMBAI: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said the Ukraine-Russia war has led to globalisation of inflation and is posing new challenges, as the central bank upped the inflation projection to 6.7 per cent for current fiscal year.

The Times of India · Jun 8, 2022

RBI allows credit cards to be linked with UPI platform

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank on Wednesday allowed credit cards to be linked with the unified payments interface (UPI), which will enable more people to make payments using the popular platform.

The Times of India · Jun 8, 2022

RBI doubles individual housing loan cap for cooperative lenders

Taking into account the rising housing prices since the maximum permissible loan limits for cooperative lenders was reviewed a decade ago, the RBI has increased the limit up to ₹1.40 crore for urban cooperative banks.

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2022

Business: RBI hikes repo rate by 50 bps to 4.90 per cent

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday hiked policy repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) to 4.90 per cent with immediate effect. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 8, 2022