SEBI introduces a new UPI handle, @valid, for registered intermediaries like brokers and mutual funds, starting October 1st, to enhance transaction security. This initiative aims to ensure investors make payments only to verified entities, accompanied by a visual verification cue. A ‘Sebi check’ functionality is also under development for investors to verify UPI ID authenticity.
Banks unlikely to reduce deposit rates despite RBI easing
Following the latest repo rate decrease, bankers foresee only slight adjustments to deposit rates. The landscape, characterized by sluggish savings yields and elevated credit-deposit ratios,