Financial Regulatory
Overview
We provide advisory support on regulatory compliance, licensing requirements, regulatory approvals, product structures, cross-border transactions and evolving legal requirements under applicable financial sector regulations. We assist clients in identifying regulatory considerations at an early stage and develop practical solutions that enable businesses to operate effectively within the applicable regulatory framework.
Our practice works closely with our Banking & Finance, Private Credit, Structured Finance, Corporate and M&A teams to provide regulatory advice in connection with lending transactions, investments, financing structures, restructurings and other strategic transactions.
Experience
We advise clients on matters involving the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) framework, Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regulations and other financial sector regulations. We assist clients with regulatory analysis, compliance reviews, transaction structuring, regulatory filings, approvals and interpretation of evolving regulatory requirements.
We also advise financial institutions and corporates on regulatory considerations arising from financing arrangements, investments, cross-border transactions, debt instruments and corporate restructurings. Our approach combines regulatory knowledge with commercial awareness, enabling clients to anticipate regulatory issues, manage compliance risks and execute transactions efficiently.
Insights
Project Finance Under the RBI Directions, 2025
Chapter 1: Executive Summary The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has fundamentally reshaped India’s prudential framework governing project finance through the Reserve Bank of India (Project Finance) Directions, 2025 (“Directions”), which came into effect on October 01, 2025. Replacing more than two decades of fragmented regulatory guidance, the Directions establish a single, harmonised framework governing […]
Read ArticleWhatsApp Usernames And The Future Of Digital Identity
Introduction WhatsApp’s proposed introduction of usernames represents more than a routine product enhancement. It signals a fundamental shift in how digital identity is created, presented and trusted on one of the world’s largest communication platforms. Since its launch, WhatsApp’s identity model has been built around a simple premise: every account is linked to a mobile […]
Read ArticleProject Finance Under the RBI Directions, 2025
Chapter 1: Executive Summary The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has fundamentally reshaped India’s prudential framework governing project finance through the Reserve Bank of India (Project Finance) Directions, 2025 (“Directions”), which came into effect on October 01, 2025. Replacing more than two decades of fragmented regulatory guidance, the Directions establish a single, harmonised framework governing […]
Read ArticleWhatsApp Usernames And The Future Of Digital Identity
Introduction WhatsApp’s proposed introduction of usernames represents more than a routine product enhancement. It signals a fundamental shift in how digital identity is created, presented and trusted on one of the world’s largest communication platforms. Since its launch, WhatsApp’s identity model has been built around a simple premise: every account is linked to a mobile […]
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