https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=65649 The Financial Services Annex establishes an 18-article framework granting market access and national treatment for financial service suppliers, including increased FDI thresholds and a bank branch licensing regime allowing up to 15 branches over four years; it commits the parties to interoperable electronic payments and real-time cross-border remittances, collaborative fintech and sandbox arrangements, protections for transfer and storage of financial information preserving data sovereignty, anti-discrimination in credit assessment, and support for cross-border back-office and support functions. en-us Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:25:24 +0530 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:25:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=65649 The Financial Services Annex establishes an 18-article framework granting market access and national treatment for financial service suppliers, including increased FDI thresholds and a bank branch licensing regime allowing up to 15 branches over four years; it commits the parties to interoperable electronic payments and real-time cross-border remittances, collaborative fintech and sandbox arrangements, protections for transfer and storage of financial information preserving data sovereignty, anti-discrimination in credit assessment, and support for cross-border back-office and support functions. News - Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:25:24 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=65649