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New rbi it outsourcing directions & key takeaways for fintech agreements

On April 10th, 2023 Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) issued fresh directions to financial institutions (also referred to as “Regulated Entities”/ “REs”), concerning outsourcing of information technology (“IT”) services and IT-enabled services (“ITeS”) to third-party service providers (whether or not belonging to the same group of companies as that of the financial institution), titled the ‘Reserve Bank of India (Outsourcing of Information Technology Services) Directions, 2023’ (“IT Outsourcing Directions”/ “Directions”).

21 March 2024

Fintech

New rbi it outsourcing directions and key takeaways for fintech agreements

On April 10th, 2023 Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) issued fresh directions to financial institutions (also referred to as “Regulated Entities”), concerning outsourcing of information technology (“IT”) services and IT-enabled services (“ITeS”) to third-party service providers (whether or not belonging to the same group of companies as that of the financial institution), titled the ‘Reserve Bank of India (Outsourcing of Information Technology Services) Directions, 2023’ (“IT Outsourcing Directions”). RBI had first proposed this in its Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated February 10th, 2022, a draft was also put for public comments in June 2022. This comes in light of the increasing boom in the use of digital mediums in customer onboarding, KYC and loan disbursement.

05 May 2023

IPO

Sebi, start-ups & valuation for ipos: part ii of iii

In our previous article, we discussed how the market watchdog SEBI is scrutinising PE/VC fundraising by start-ups. The market regulator recently held a board meeting specifically eyeing improving the insider trading regulations and including key performance indicators for investors’ benefit. So, in part II of our series, we are going to discuss key takeaways from the SEBI board meeting held on September 30th, 2022 where changes to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 (“SEBI ICDR Regulations”) were approved.

11 January 2023

Money Laundering

5 things to know before facing the enforcement directorate under the pmla, 2002

The Supreme Court of India through its seminal judgement in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. [SLP(Crim.) No. 4634 of 2014] shaped the contours of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) in India. The SC in this case upheld the powers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to investigate persons, conduct searches and raids, and even arrest citizens under the stringent provisions of the PMLA to curb the offences of money laundering in India.

11 January 2023