Daily Current Affairs May 12 2023 | Latest News

 

CURRENT AFFAIRS : BANKING & FINANCE

Federal Bank & NeSL partner to offer electronic bank guarantee 

  • Indian private sector bank Federal Bank has partnered with National e-Governance Services Limited (NeSL) to launch an electronic bank guarantee (e-BG) facility.
  • With this partnership, Federal Bank hopes to completely replace the traditional paper-based process ‘in due course’.

What does ” bank guarantee” mean?

  • A bank guarantee is an assurance a financial institute like a bank offers to the external party if the borrower is unable to pay the debt.