Case brief
RBI imposed a ₹2 crore penalty on Deutsche Bank AG for non-compliance with certain provisions of its Interest Rate on Deposits Directions, 2016. The bank was penalized after inspection and a show-cause process confirmed the violation.
Impact
Deutsche Bank AG must absorb the financial penalty; the release does not describe any operational restriction or licence impact. The action is backward-looking and does not directly impose new conduct obligations beyond the penalized compliance lapse, though it signals RBI’s enforcement stance on adherence to deposit interest directions.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Section 46 (4) (i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949