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Reserve Bank Of India Provides Guidelines For Payment Systems

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set forth guidelines for “on tap” authorization for various payment systems, including the Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit (BBPOU), Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) and White Label ATMs (WLAs). For TReDS, there would have to be a minimum of Rs 25 crore in equity capital.

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Consumer Lending Compliance: Hot-Button Issues to Monitor

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Consumer Lending Laws & Compliance Financial institutions offering consumer loans need to know about these major consumer lending laws and recent compliance issues. You might also like this webinar, "Consumer Lending 101.". Consumer lending compliance spotlight. Pandemic Issues.

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India Introduces New Laws, Cap Regarding P2P Lending

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“Further, all the lenders shall submit declaration to P2P platforms that they have understood all the risks associated with lending transactions and that P2P platform does not assure return of principal/payment of interest,” the RBI said. The RBI also recently provided guidelines for payment systems.

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New China Guidelines Increase Foreign Business Opportunities

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The 30-page draft guidelines published by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) aim to reverse a slowdown of economic growth partially caused by the U.S. It also called on financial institutions to increase lending to private enterprises and small businesses and provide targeted products and services.

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Hong Kong Relaxes Rules In Effort To Boost FinTech Lending

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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has, as finews.asia reported this past week, amended its credit risk management guidelines in a way that seeks to boost the embrace of analytics when lending to smaller firms. The solution ensures compliance with the second payment services directive (PSD2).

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GAO: FinTech Firms, FIs Seek Alternative Data Clarity In Lending

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Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. Such alternative data, said the GAO, could pose risk to such lending decisions.

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China Eases Growth Targets To Boost SMB Lending

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China’s regulators have revealed that the country will be moving away from setting sharp growth targets at its biggest banks, in an effort to increase lending to small businesses (SMBs). On Tuesday (Nov.

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