Delhivery Financial Services Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Delhivery Ltd, has received the Certificate of Registration (CoR) from the RBI to operate as a Type-II Non-Banking Financial Company-Non-Deposit Taking (NBFC-ND).
Delhivery Financial Services Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Delhivery Ltd, has received the Certificate of Registration (CoR) from the RBI to operate as a Type-II Non-Banking Financial Company-Non-Deposit Taking (NBFC-ND).
RBI has issued the ‘RBI (Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) – Registration, Exemptions and Framework for Scale Based Regulation) Second Amendment Directions, 2026’ to revise the framework for identifying Upper Layer Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC-ULs).
Under the new rules, effective from June 24, 2026, any NBFC with an asset size of ₹1 lakh crore or more will be automatically classified as an NBFC-UL. This replaces the previous parameter-based assessment model with an absolute asset-size criterion.
The asset size threshold will be reviewed every 3 years, instead of the 5-year cycle proposed in the draft. Additionally, government-owned NBFCs that meet the eligibility criteria will now be considered for inclusion in the UL category.
The Board of Directors of Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) and REC Ltd (REC) have approved a merger scheme to integrate REC into PFC under Sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013.
This consolidation will create a financing entity with an aggregate loan book exceeding ₹11 lakh crore.
The Government of India (GoI) has extended the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Microfinance Institutions-2.0 (CGSMFI-2.0) until August 2026 or until guarantees amounting to ₹20,000 crore are issued, whichever is earlier.
The government has also increased the maximum loan amount cap for Large Sized Non-Banking Financial Company-Micro Finance Institutions (NBFC-MFIs)/Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) from ₹300 crore to ₹1,000 crore, subject to an overall ceiling of 20% of Assets under Management (AUM).
Shriram Overseas Investments Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shriram Finance Ltd, has received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to start Primary Dealer (PD) business. The authorization is subject to the fulfillment of specific conditions set by the RBI.
The RBI has issued the “RBI (Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) - Branch Authorisation) Amendment Directions, 2026” to enhance operational flexibility for NBFCs while ensuring regulatory oversight. The rules have come into force with immediate effect.
All applications must be submitted through the Platform for Regulatory Application, Validation And AutHorisation (PRAVAAH) portal. Under the revised norms, deposit-taking NBFCs with Net Owned Funds (NOF) up to ₹50 crore or lower credit ratings are permitted to open branches only within the state of their registered office.