Banking Awareness Archive

TDS on Interest Paid on Deposits- FY 2019-20 (AY 2020-21)

The rates of TDS on interest paid on deposits for residents and non–residents (NRIs) for  FY 2019-20 (AY 2020-21) are covered in the article. TDS is applicable on interest on recurring and term deposits (fixed deposits). The

Tax Deducted at Source – Consequences of failures

Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) is a concept employed for collection of tax. It was introduced with the aim to collect tax from the very source of income. Hence non-collection / short collection or delay in remittance

Repo Rate (Policy Rate) and Reverse Repo Rate

Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate are the two most important short term quantitative credit control techniques adopted by the Reserve Bank of India, as the central bank of India. Quantitative credit controls are adopted by RBI

Interest Rate Linked to External Benchmark – SBI Decision & Its Impacts  

The proposal to link interest rates of retail loans and loans to SME sector was announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) during the monetary policy in December 2018. The guidelines on this methodology are yet

 Cyber Risks, Cyber Insurance And Banks

Cyber risk and cyber insurance are byproducts of advancement in technology and digital banking. In recent times, dependency on technology has gone up and as a result data and information have become the most valuable assets. Unscrupulous

Banking Sector- True Corporate Governance is the Only Way Out

A recent research paper by the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Corporate Governance and market valuation concludes that better corporate governance practices elicit premium valuation. This article is the third one in the Corporate Governance and real

Do Banks Offer Free ATM Transactions?

ATMs have become the face of digital banking in India. The Reserve bank of India (RBI) has stipulated minimum number of free ATM transactions to be provided by banks to their savings bank customers. This has been

Automated Teller Machine –Services and Precautions

Automated Teller Machines were the first step in the digital journey of banking system in India. In a short span of time, ATMS became very popular. As of now, more than 2,40,000 Automated Teller Machines are deployed

Three Pillars Of Basel Accord And Global Financial Markets

Dependents among nations for various purposes have a long history though integration of global markets to the present position is of recent origin.  As of now, the decision taken by one country has the potential to alter

Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) & NEFT

RTGS stands for Real Time Gross Settlement. It is a system for fund transfer where the settlements are taking place on real-time in a continuous manner. Transactions are settled individually on a transaction by transaction basis. 'Real