Fintech
Preventing ‘Cookies’ from Crumbling under the DPDP Act Regime
Recently, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has released a whitepaper titled “Navigating Cookies: Recalibrating your cookie strategy in light of the DPDPA” (White Paper). As the relevant legal landscape evolves, the need to realign and rework cookie consent policies would become highly critical.
From Local to Global: Decoding RBI's Recent Amendments to FEMA Regulations for Cross-Border Transactions
RBI has amended the following regulations (i) Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a person resident in India) Regulations, 2015 (FCA Regulations) through the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a person resident in India) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2025 (FCA Amendment); and (ii) Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2016 (Deposit Regulations) through the Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2025 (Deposit A
Navigating the updated regulatory framework for Investment Advisers and Research Analysts
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has recently introduced amendments to the SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013 and SEBI (Research Analysts) Regulations, 2014 dated 16 December 2024 (Amendments) and has significantly modified the regulatory framework governing Investment Advisers and Research Analysts in India.
Regulation following Innovation: Self-regulation in the FinTech Sector
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced the 'Framework for Self-Regulatory Organisation(s) in the FinTech Sector' (SRO-FT Framework) on 30 May 2024.
Internet Intermediaries’ Rules Amended | Significant Changes Made
On 28 October 2022, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) amended the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 (IT Rules 2021) by way of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules 2022 (Amendment).
RBI notifies Digital Lending Guidelines
On 2 September 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the ‘Guidelines on Digital Lending’ (Guidelines) to banks and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) which disburse loans through digital lending platforms. This follows the press release issued by the RBI on 10 August 2022 on the implementation of the recommendations of the Working Group on Digital Lending (Press Release). Please refer to our analysis of the Press Release here.