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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which bank expanded the scope of the TReDS platform to allow insurance facilities, and secondary market operations, and to improve the cash flow of MSMEs?
A
PNB
B
SBI
C
RBI
D
BOB
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday decided to expand the scope of the Trade Receivable Discounting System or the TReDS platform allowing the use of insurance facilities.

Detailed explanation-2: -TReDS is a payment system authorised under the Payment and Settlement Systems (PSS) Act, 2007. It is a platform for uploading, accepting, discounting, trading and settling invoices / bills of MSMEs and facilitating both receivables as well as payables factoring (reverse factoring).

Detailed explanation-3: -Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) is a digital platform for MSMEs to auction their trade receivables at competitive rates through online bidding by Financiers i.e Banks. It is a source for lower cost of financing as financing is based on buyer’s credit profile.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mastercard | Msme : Mastercard partners with M1xchange for digital invoice discounting solution for FPOs, MSMEs.

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