The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 30 lakh on The Federal Bank for non-compliance with certain directions contained in ‘Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, 2016’. The noncompliance referred to issue of some demand drafts without incorporating the name of the purchasers, each valuing Rs 50,000 and above.
This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Section 46 (4) (i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and this action is based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.
Federal Bank is a major Indian commercial bank in the private sector headquartered at Aluva, Kerala having more than thousand branches and ATMs spread across different States in India. It offers personal, corporate, NRI, SME banking, online banking services to its customers.
| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| HDFC Bank | 796.60 |
| ICICI Bank | 1279.45 |
| Axis Bank | 1296.10 |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank | 376.20 |
| Indusind Bank | 946.50 |
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