Tag Archive for 'cheque'

Cheque Bounce may no longer put you in Jail

The government will soon make an amendment in the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act for cheque bounce that will restrict banks from dragging a person to court. All such cases, after the changes come into effect, will have to be decided only through arbitration, conciliation or settlement by Lok Adalats. It is estimated that more than […]

RBI’s Initiative in Cheque Truncation System – 2010

The RBI set up a working group on Cheque Truncation and e-cheques, which studied the Truncation and Imaging processes of other countries and came out with the following recommendations:- In India the cheques should be truncated at the presenting bank itself and there should not be any amount based restriction. An electronic image based model will be […]

What is Travelers Cheques

Travelers Cheques are cheques issued by financial institution that can be used as a form of payment. These are mostly used by people who are travelling as it can be easily replaced by the issuing financial institution if lost or stolen. They are widely accepted all around the world. These are issued in various denominations such as US […]