RBI DRAFT LENDING TO RELATED PARTIES DIRECTIONS, 2025: KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR NBFCS

OverviewOn October 1, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India released the draft “Non-Banking Financial Companies – Lending to Related Parties Directions, 2025,” inviting stakeholder comments until October 31, 2025, with proposed applicability from April 1, 2026. This draft introduces…

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The Account Aggregator Framework: A Complete Application-to-Compliance Guide for Fintech Founders and NBFC Professionals

Table of Contents Executive Summary Regulatory Context and Objective Eligibility and Capital Requirements Application Process via PRAVAAH Portal In-Principle Approval and Implementation Roadmap Certificate of…

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The RBI’s Game-Changer: How a Quiet Policy Shift Could Reshape India’s Financing Landscape

Imagine this: You're running a mid-sized infrastructure company in India, and you've been watching your borrowing costs creep higher while domestic banks tighten their purse…

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NBFCs vs Banks: Understanding the Key Differences and Opportunities

Introduction In today’s financial ecosystem, both Banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) play a crucial role in driving economic growth. While banks remain the backbone…

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NBFCs Are Quietly Rewriting Their Funding Playbook

A quiet but meaningful shift is underway in how Indian non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are sourcing funds. So far in 2025, offshore syndicated loans to…

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DIFFERENT TYPES OF NBFC REGISTRATIONS & ITS PURPOSES

A Non-Banking Financial Company (“NBFC”) in India is a company registered under the Companies Act, 2013, who has received the Certificate of Registration (CoR) from…

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Understanding NBFC Requirements: Net Owned Funds (NOF) and Principal Business Criteria (PBC)

Author: Ankit Baid, Research Analyst at Affluence Advisory As a practitioner in the financial services sector, we have often encountered questions around the capital adequacy…

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Compliance Roadmap for Newly Registered NBFCs

INTRODUCTION The NBFC business is really taking off these days, and a lot of new players have jumped in. Many have gotten their approval from…

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Latest Update: RBI Cuts Repo Rate to 5.50% (June 2025)

In its June 2025 monetary policy announcement, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced the repo rate by 50 basis points, bringing it down to…

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A Unified Framework for Digital Lending: RBI’s 2025 Directions Focus on Transparency and Consumer Rights

On May 8, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced the Digital Lending Directions, 2025, replacing the 2022 Guidelines on Digital Lending and the…

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