On April 12, the RBI rejected applications received from Dvara Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services Pvt Ltd and Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd to start SFBs in the private sector
The guidelines for 'on tap' licensing of Universal Banks and SFBs in the private sector were issued on August 1, 2016, and December 5, 2019, respectively.
The applicants rejected were - UAE Exchange and Financial Services, The Repatriates Cooperative Finance and Development Bank Ltd (REPCO Bank), Chaitanya India Fin Credit Pvt Ltd and Pankaj Vaish and others.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has rejected the applications of Akhil Kumar Gupta, Cosmea Financial Holdings Private Limited, and West End Housing Finance for a small finance bank license.