India: Financial Services

The Competition Commission of India has approved a significant restructuring in the insurance sector involving Fairfax-controlled FAL Corporation, Go Digit Infoworks Services, and Go Digit General Insurance. The transaction involves a scheme of amalgamation that will merge Infoworks into Digit General, fundamentally altering the ownership structure and reducing the effective voting interest of existing minority shareholders from 52% to approximately 14.92%.

MARS Equity Dragon Fund VCC, managed by a subsidiary of MUFG Bank, acquired a 2.74% stake in both Krazybee Services Limited and Finnovation Tech Solutions Private Limited, the entities behind the KreditBee lending app. The acquisition included access to commercially sensitive information and observer rights, triggering Competition Commission of India review despite the small stake size.

Novation has existed in Indian over the counter ("OTC") derivative markets for years, but as derivative volumes and market maker turnover grew, the absence of a comprehensive framework spanning asset classes became a genuine gap. In July 2025, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") released a draft titled "Reserve Bank of India (Novation of OTC Derivative Contracts) Directions, 2025", seeking to close this gap through a unified set of directions. After consultation with various stakeholders, RBI finalised the framework on 22 September 2026, but abandoned the standalone Directions format.

Financial technology companies operate in a data intensive environment. A single fintech platform may collect identity information, financial records, transaction details, credit information, device information, location data and behavioural information.

The Supreme Court vide its recent order dated September 17, 2026 (“Order”) in the matter of Ayesha Jain v. Amity University, Noida & Ors., [W.P. (C) No. 531/2025] came down heavily on the manner of operation of universities and issued a series of stringent directions requiring greater disclosure by universities, including with respect to their finances, admissions, staffing, grievance redressal and regulatory compliance

This note sets out the decisions in the order they arise, for a foreign group entering GIFT IFSC and for an Indian group setting up a unit there, and states the position as it stands in September 2026. It is written from the perspective of an Ahmedabad law firm advising on GIFT IFSC matters.

India's Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) were conceived in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis as vehicles to channel long-term institutional capital into India's chronic infrastructure and real estate funding gaps.

In the world of finance, the term insider trading often evokes images of shady deals and hidden agendas. But what exactly is insider trading? Why is it illegal, and how do laws in India seek to prevent it? Let's dive into this intriguing subject, simplifying the complexities surrounding insider trading laws in India, while exploring the impact of these laws on the financial markets and their role in maintaining fairness.

The Debts Recovery Tribunal, also known as DRT, follows certain rules which relate to the time limits mentioned in the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 (RDB Act or the Act). These limits are not merely procedural requirements and instead are factors which influence the right of the borrower or guarantor depending on the stage of recovery proceedings in question.