1. Overview:

• Hail, Launched by: The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) together with the RBI.
• Event: Released at the Global Fintech Fest 2025 in Mumbai.
• Core Feature: Adds biometric and smart glasses based authentication of UPI transactions.

SEBI Investor Survey 2025: Essential Highlights.

1. Survey Overview:

• By: Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
• Partners AMFI, NSE, BSE, NSDL and CDSL.
• Scale: Scale is one of the biggest household surveys in India that was undertaken in 400 cities and 1,000 villages with a sample size of over 90,000 households.
• Aim: To determine awareness, penetration, barriers, and behavior of the investors in the securities market.

RBI Survey on International Trade in Banking Services (ITBS) 2024-25 Critical findings.

1. Survey Scope:

• Indian banks with foreign operations were covered by 13 banks and foreign banks in India were covered by 44 banks.

SEBI Custodian (Amendment) Regulations 2025: Major Highlights.

• Purpose: To enhance governance, compliance and financial standards of custodians in India.

Important Change - Growth in Net Worth:

• The minimum net worth has been increased to 75 crore as compared to 50 crore.
• Purpose: To improve the management of their risk and financial stability.

S&P Global Ratings: Economic Outlook 26 India.
1. Growth Forecast:

• S&P has maintained the growth rate of the GDP of India at 6.5 percent in the FY26.
• This is after registering a healthy Q1 FY26 expected growth of 7.8, which has a strong economic momentum.