RBI Imposes Rs 2 Crore Penalty On Deutsche Bank

On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a penalty of Rs 2 crore on Deutsche Bank AG for non-compliance with certain provisions of directions concerning interest rate on deposits.

The central bank said the statutory inspection of Deutsche Bank's financial position as on 31 March 2019 and the Risk Assessment Report revealed non-compliance with the 'Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016'.

Following the inspection, the RBI issued a show-cause notice to the bank.

"After considering the bank's reply to the notice, oral submissions made in the personal hearing and examination of additional submissions, RBI concluded that the charge of non-compliance with aforesaid RBI directions was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty," the central bank said.

Consequentially, RBI imposed a penalty of Rs 2 crore on Deutsche Bank AG.

The central bank added that the action was based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance and was not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.