Single Block Multiple Debits (SBMD) features for UPI payment announced
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in his ‘Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies’ of December 7, 2022, announced special features like ‘Single-Block-and-Multiple-Debits (SBMD)’ within the UPI framework. Under the SBMD framework, once the UPI customer has given consent to block the money in their bank account, the merchant can make multiple…
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Adhaar enabled payments : Revised charges of IPPB and compensation for fraud victims of AePS
The India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has increased charges for the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) service. The revised AePS Issuer transaction charges will be effective from December 1, 2022. “Any resident of India having an Aadhaar number linked to a bank account – referred to as an Aadhaar Enabled Bank Account (AEBA) – can…
Read article RBI enhances Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA) limit up to Rs.15000 for Recurring e-Payments
In the statement of developmental and Regulatory policies dated June 8, 2022, the Reserve Bank of India stated that the auto-transactions up to Rs 15,000 no longer require customers to authenticate such payments manually with a One Time Password (OTP). This is after the regulator received requests from several stakeholders to increase the limit under…
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How account aggregator framework helps borrowers, Banks, and Money Managers?
With the account aggregation solutions, the user doesn’t have to physically provide hard copies of documents from various financial information providers like Banks/NBFCs, Mutual Fund Houses, and Insurance companies to various users like cash flow based lenders, personal finance managers, wealth managers, and Robo advisors in a secure and effectual manner. Through AA all financial…
Read article Transaction Limit in IMPS enhanced to ₹5 lakh
In the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies on October 8, 2021, the Reserve Bank of India announced that the transaction limit of Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) to be increased to ₹5 lakh. “In view of the importance of the IMPS system in the processing of domestic payment transactions, it is proposed to increase the…
NPCI introduces guidelines for banks to compensate AePS fraud victims
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has introduced detailed guidelines for banks to redress frauds perpetrated on customers and merchants where a misuse or an error in biometric data or UIDAI seeding on Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) have led to a loss of funds. The new rules effective from September 1, determines with…
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