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SOURCE OF INFORMATION : RESERVE BANK OF INDIA WEBSITE & NEWSPAPERS
PERIOD COVERED : 01-AUG-1996 TO 11-OCT-2025

FOREIGN BANKS: IMPOSED PENALTY

S.No. ENTITY PERSONS REGULATORY CHARGES REGULATORY ACTION(S) / DATE OF ORDER FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS
1
History of entity/person AMERICAN EXPRESS BANKING CORP.
  DID NOT MAKE ANY EFFORTS TO REVERSE CREDIT BALANCES OF CERTAIN CREDIT CARDHOLDERS, ARISING OUT OF REFUND/FAILED/REVERSED TRANSACTIONS TO THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS   IMPOSED PENALTY RS.31,80,000 FROM 01-OCT-2025

01-OCT-2025
 
2
History of entity/person BANK OF AMERICA N.A.
  DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER LIBERALISED REMITTANCE SCHEME OF FEMA,1999   IMPOSED PENALTY RS.10,000 FROM 30-NOV-2023

30-NOV-2023
 
3
History of entity/person BANK OF AMERICA N.A.
  DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON DIRECT CREATION OF PAYMENT MESSAGES IN SWIFT ENVIRONMENT

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON IMPLEMENTATION OF STRAIGHT THROUGH PROCESSING (STP) BETWEEN CBS/ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND SWIFT SYSTEM

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI TO ENSURE THAT THE USERS ENTERING/PASSING/AUTHORIZING TRANSACTIONS IN CBS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OPERATING IN SWIFT ENVIRONMENT

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON INDEPENDENT RECONCILIATION OF LOGS GENERATED FROM SWIFT WITH CORRESPONDING ENTRY PASSED IN CBS/ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON INTRODUCTION OF ADDITIONAL LAYER OF APPROVAL FOR ALL PAYMENT MESSAGES EXCEEDING PARTICULAR THRESHOLD

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON NOSTRO RECONCILIATION ON T+1/T+5 BASIS  
IMPOSED PENALTY RS.1,00,00,000 FROM 25-FEB-2019

25-FEB-2019
 
4
History of entity/person BANK OF AMERICA N.A.
  DID NOT ADHERE TO INSTRUCTIONS OF RBI ON REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT ACT, 1999 (FEMA)   IMPOSED PENALTY RS.10,000 FROM 21-DEC-2016

21-DEC-2016
 
5
History of entity/person BANK OF AMERICA N.A.
  DID NOT ADHERE TO INSTRUCTIONS OF RBI ON DERIVATIVES, SUCH AS FAILURE TO CARRY OUT DUE DILIGENCE IN REGARD TO SUITABILITY OF PRODUCTS, SELLING DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS TO USERS NOT HAVING RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND NOT VERIFYING UNDERLYING/ADEQUACY OF UNDERLYING AND ELIGIBLE LIMITS UNDER PAST PERFORMANCE ROUTE   IMPOSED PENALTY RS.5,00,000 FROM 26-APR-2011

26-APR-2011
 
6
History of entity/person BANK OF BAHRAIN & KUWAIT B.S.C.
  DID NOT IMPLEMENT SYSTEM TO GENERATE ALERTS ON REAL TIME BASIS, INTEGRATE LOGS WITH CENTRALIZED MONITORING SOLUTION AND REVIEW ALERTS/LOGS

DID NOT IMPLEMENT MULTI FACTOR AUTHENTICATION TO ACCESS CRITICAL SERVERS

DID NOT DISALLOW ADMINISTRATIVE RIGHTS ON END POINTS

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON CYBER SECURITY FRAMEWORK IN BANKS

DID NOT IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS TO ALLOW, MANAGE AND MONITOR ACCESS TO CRITICAL SERVERS

DID NOT HAVE CYBER CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN

DID NOT ENABLE AUDIT LOGS FOR DATABASE AND OPERATING SYSTEM OF SERVERS

DID NOT IMPLEMENT SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTRE TO OBTAIN REAL-TIME/NEAR-REAL TIME INFORMATION AND INSIGHT INTO SECURITY POSTURE OF THE BANK

DID NOT IMPLEMENT SYSTEMS TO DETECT UNUSUAL AND UNAUTHORIZED, INTERNAL OF EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES IN DATABASE  
IMPOSED PENALTY RS.2,66,00,000 FROM 12-DEC-2022

12-DEC-2022
 
7
History of entity/person BANK OF TOKYO MITSUBISHI LTD.
  DID NOT ADHERE TO INSTRUCTIONS OF RBI ON REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT ACT, 1999 (FEMA)   IMPOSED PENALTY RS.10,000 FROM 21-DEC-2016

21-DEC-2016
 
8
History of entity/person BARCLAYS BANK PLC
  DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON DIRECT CREATION OF PAYMENT MESSAGES IN SWIFT ENVIRONMENT

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON IMPLEMENTATION OF STRAIGHT THROUGH PROCESSING (STP) BETWEEN CBS/ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND SWIFT SYSTEM

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI TO ENSURE THAT THE USERS ENTERING/PASSING/AUTHORIZING TRANSACTIONS IN CBS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OPERATING IN SWIFT ENVIRONMENT

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON INDEPENDENT RECONCILIATION OF LOGS GENERATED FROM SWIFT WITH CORRESPONDING ENTRY PASSED IN CBS/ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON INTRODUCTION OF ADDITIONAL LAYER OF APPROVAL FOR ALL PAYMENT MESSAGES EXCEEDING PARTICULAR THRESHOLD

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON NOSTRO RECONCILIATION ON T+1/T+5 BASIS  
IMPOSED PENALTY RS.1,00,00,000 FROM 25-FEB-2019

25-FEB-2019
 
9
History of entity/person BARCLAYS BANK PLC
  DID NOT ADHERE TO INSTRUCTIONS OF RBI ON DERIVATIVES, SUCH AS FAILURE TO CARRY OUT DUE DILIGENCE IN REGARD TO SUITABILITY OF PRODUCTS, SELLING DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS TO USERS NOT HAVING RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND NOT VERIFYING UNDERLYING/ADEQUACY OF UNDERLYING AND ELIGIBLE LIMITS UNDER PAST PERFORMANCE ROUTE   IMPOSED PENALTY RS.15,00,000 FROM 26-APR-2011

26-APR-2011
 
10
History of entity/person BNP PARIBAS
  DID NOT ADOPT UNIFORM EXTERNAL BENCHMARK WITHIN THE SAME LOAN CATEGORY IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN LOANS   IMPOSED PENALTY RS.31,80,000 FROM 02-SEP-2024

02-SEP-2024
 
11
History of entity/person BNP PARIBAS
  DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON DIRECT CREATION OF PAYMENT MESSAGES IN SWIFT ENVIRONMENT

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON IMPLEMENTATION OF STRAIGHT THROUGH PROCESSING (STP) BETWEEN CBS/ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND SWIFT SYSTEM

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI TO ENSURE THAT THE USERS ENTERING/PASSING/AUTHORIZING TRANSACTIONS IN CBS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OPERATING IN SWIFT ENVIRONMENT

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON INDEPENDENT RECONCILIATION OF LOGS GENERATED FROM SWIFT WITH CORRESPONDING ENTRY PASSED IN CBS/ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON INTRODUCTION OF ADDITIONAL LAYER OF APPROVAL FOR ALL PAYMENT MESSAGES EXCEEDING PARTICULAR THRESHOLD

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON NOSTRO RECONCILIATION ON T+1/T+5 BASIS  
IMPOSED PENALTY RS.3,00,00,000 FROM 25-FEB-2019

25-FEB-2019
 
12
History of entity/person BNP PARIBAS
  DID NOT ADHERE TO INSTRUCTIONS OF RBI ON DERIVATIVES, SUCH AS FAILURE TO CARRY OUT DUE DILIGENCE IN REGARD TO SUITABILITY OF PRODUCTS, SELLING DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS TO USERS NOT HAVING RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND NOT VERIFYING UNDERLYING/ADEQUACY OF UNDERLYING AND ELIGIBLE LIMITS UNDER PAST PERFORMANCE ROUTE   IMPOSED PENALTY RS.10,00,000 FROM 26-APR-2011

26-APR-2011
 
13
History of entity/person CITIBANK N.A.
  DID NOT UNDERTAKE DUE DILIGENCE WHILE PROCESSING INWARD REMITTANCES FROM A FOREIGN CURRENCY ACCOUNT OPENED BY A CONSTITUENT   IMPOSED PENALTY RS.3,20,000 FROM 09-APR-2025

09-APR-2025
 
14
History of entity/person CITIBANK N.A.
  DID NOT ADHERE TO REPORTING OF TRANSACTIONS UNDERTAKEN UNDER THE LIBERALIZED REMITTANCE SCHEME   IMPOSED PENALTY RS.36,28,000 FROM 21-MAR-2025

21-MAR-2025
 
15
History of entity/person CITIBANK N.A.
  DELAY IN REPORTING OF CERTAIN BREACHES IN LARGE EXPOSURE LIMITS

DELAY IN UPLOADING RECTIFIED DATA PERTAINING TO CERTAIN SEGMENT F OF REJECTION REPORTS FROM CREDIT INFORMATION COMPANIES  
IMPOSED PENALTY RS.39,00,000 FROM 20-FEB-2025

20-FEB-2025
 
16
History of entity/person CITIBANK N.A.
  DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON TRANSFER OF ELIGIBLE UNCLAIMED FUNDS TO DEPOSITOR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS FUND WITHIN PRESCRIBED PERIOD

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES ISSUED BY RBI ON PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION TO EMPLOYEES IN FORM OF COMMISSION

OUTSOURCED MONITORING AND DISPOSAL/CLOSURE (DECISION MAKING FUNCTION) OF AML (ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING) ALERTS TO A GROUP COMPANY  
IMPOSED PENALTY RS.5,00,00,000 FROM 02-NOV-2023

02-NOV-2023
 
17
History of entity/person CITIBANK N.A.
  DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES ISSUED BY RBI ON OBTAINING DECLARATION FROM CUSTOMERS ABOUT CREDIT FACILITIES ENJOYED WITH OTHER BANKS

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES ISSUED BY RBI ON GRANTING NON-FUND BASED FACILITIES TO NON-CONSTITUENT BORROWERS

DID NOT VERIFY DATA AVAILABLE IN CRILC DATABASE

DID NOT OBTAIN NO-OBJECTION CERTIFICATE (NOC) FROM LENDING BANKS AT THE TIME OF OPENING CURRENT ACCOUNTS

NOT SUBMIT COMPLIANCE TO RISK ASSESSMENT FINDINGS  
IMPOSED PENALTY RS.4,00,00,000 FROM 08-JAN-2020

08-JAN-2020
 
18
History of entity/person CITIBANK N.A.
  DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON DIRECT CREATION OF PAYMENT MESSAGES IN SWIFT ENVIRONMENT

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON IMPLEMENTATION OF STRAIGHT THROUGH PROCESSING (STP) BETWEEN CBS/ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND SWIFT SYSTEM

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI TO ENSURE THAT THE USERS ENTERING/PASSING/AUTHORIZING TRANSACTIONS IN CBS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OPERATING IN SWIFT ENVIRONMENT

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON INDEPENDENT RECONCILIATION OF LOGS GENERATED FROM SWIFT WITH CORRESPONDING ENTRY PASSED IN CBS/ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON INTRODUCTION OF ADDITIONAL LAYER OF APPROVAL FOR ALL PAYMENT MESSAGES EXCEEDING PARTICULAR THRESHOLD

DID NOT ADHERE TO DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES OF RBI ON NOSTRO RECONCILIATION ON T+1/T+5 BASIS  
IMPOSED PENALTY RS.4,00,00,000 FROM 25-FEB-2019

25-FEB-2019
 
19
History of entity/person CITIBANK N.A.
  DEFICIENCIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH RBI INSTRUCTIONS ON 'FIT AND PROPER' CRITERIA FOR DIRECTORS OF BANKS   IMPOSED PENALTY RS.3,00,00,000 FROM 11-JAN-2019

11-JAN-2019
 
20
History of entity/person CITIBANK N.A.
  DID NOT ADHERE TO ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES

ALLOWED OPERATIONS AND DID NOT CLOSE SEVERAL ACCOUNTS OPEN USING OTP BASED E-KYC IN NON-FACE-TO-FACE MODE, EVEN AFTER EXPIRY OF ONE YEAR WITHOUT CONDUCTING CUSTOMER DUE DILIGENCE PROCEDURE  
IMPOSED PENALTY RS.25,00,000 FROM 04-JUL-2011

04-JUL-2011
 
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