Investment in Credit Information Companies
At present, investments, directly or
indirectly by any person, whether resident or otherwise are limited to
10% of the equity capital of a Credit Information Company (CIC).
However, investments under FDI was permitted up to 49% subject to the
conditions stipulated in the directive
DBOD.DL.BC.No.85/20.16.040/2008-09 and Press Release dated November 20,
2008.
The Reserve Bank of India, Foreign Exchange Department (FED)
vide Notification dated August 30, 2013 has revised the FDI + FII
limits in CICs from 49% to 74%, subject to conditions specified
therein.
To implement the above measure, RBI in supersession of its directive dated November 20, 2008 referred to above, has issued a revised directive DBOD.CID.BC.No.74/20.16.042/2013-14 dated November 29, 2013, allowing higher FDI limits to entities which have an established track record of running a Credit Information Bureau in a well regulated environment, as under:
(a) up to 49% if ownership of the investor company is not well diversified
(b) up to 74% if ownership of investor company is well diversified, or if not well diversified, subject to conditions stipulated in the revised directive dated November 29, 2013, referred to above.
To implement the above measure, RBI in supersession of its directive dated November 20, 2008 referred to above, has issued a revised directive DBOD.CID.BC.No.74/20.16.042/2013-14 dated November 29, 2013, allowing higher FDI limits to entities which have an established track record of running a Credit Information Bureau in a well regulated environment, as under:
(a) up to 49% if ownership of the investor company is not well diversified
(b) up to 74% if ownership of investor company is well diversified, or if not well diversified, subject to conditions stipulated in the revised directive dated November 29, 2013, referred to above.
Ajit Prasad
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November 29, 2013
All Credit Information Companies
Investment in Credit Information Companies
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of
Section 11 of Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005, and
in supersession of its direction on Investment in Credit Information
Companies dated November 20, 2008, Reserve Bank of India, being
satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest to
do so, hereby directs that investments directly or indirectly by any
person, whether resident or otherwise, shall not exceed ten per cent of
the equity capital of the investee company.
2. Notwithstanding the above, the Reserve Bank may consider
allowing higher FDI limits as under to entities which have an
established track record of running a Credit Information Bureau in a
well regulated environment:
- up to 49% if their ownership is not well diversified (i.e., one or more shareholders each hold more than 10% of voting rights in the company)
- up to 74% if their ownership is well diversified
or
If their ownership is not well diversified, at least 50% of the directors of the investee CIC in India are Indian nationals/ Non-Resident Indians/ Persons of Indian Origin subject to the condition that one third of the directors are Indian nationals resident in India.
- The investor company should preferably be a listed company on a recognised stock exchange.
3. In case the investor in a Credit Information Company in
India is a wholly owned subsidiary (directly or indirectly) of an
investment holding company, the conditions as at (a), (b) and (c) of
(2) above will be applied to the operating group company that is engaged
in credit information business and has undertaken to provide technical
know-how to the Credit Information Company in India.
(B. Mahapatra)
Executive Director
Executive Director
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