RBI's push for card security to hit merchants, lenders
3 years ago

RBI's push for card security to hit merchants, lenders

The Hindu  

The Reserve Bank of India's plans to move towards card tokenisation is likely to hit a wide range of companies from major e-commerce firms and food delivery firms to lenders, while increasing the use of cash, said industry sources and bankers. "Introducing an additional step in payments adds friction and several studies show that customers may end up dropping out in case of a discretionary purchase," said Sijo Kuruvilla George, who heads the New Delhi-based think-tank Alliance of Digital India Foundation, which represents Indian startups. "Not all banks are going to be ready by January and even if they are, it is likely that to avoid inconvenience, customers may opt for a one-step cash on delivery, instead of keying in details," said a banker with a leading Indian lender, who asked not to be named because he is not authorised to speak to themedia. Credit card transactions in India crossed the 1 trillion rupees mark in October while other modes of digital payments have The industry is still waiting for clarity on how cash back schemes and monthly-installment type card purchases will work and has asked the central bank for more clarity and time, said an executive at an internet firm, who asked not to be named as the information is not public.

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New credit card issuances plunge 50% in October to 7.8 lakh as against 16 lakh a year ago
2 weeks, 4 days ago

New credit card issuances plunge 50% in October to 7.8 lakh as against 16 lakh a year ago

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The credit card industry seeing a sharp 50% year-on-year decline in new card issuances to a meagre 7.8 lakh in October as against 16 lakh cards issued in the same month last year. In November 2023, the Reserve Bank, fearing a bubble build-up in the unsecured loans segment, which has been growing at three times the other loans for …

Mastercard wants to get rid of card numbers for online shopping
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mastercard wants to get rid of card numbers for online shopping

Live Mint  

-- Mastercard Inc. is expanding its efforts to eliminate the use of credit card numbers when customers make purchases online in a bid to fight fraud. A decade after it first unveiled a technology that replaces consumers’ card numbers with so-called tokens, the company is now processing 1 billion such transactions every week, Chief Executive Officer Michael Miebach said in …

Mastercard Wants to Get Rid of Card Numbers for Online Shopping
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mastercard Wants to Get Rid of Card Numbers for Online Shopping

Live Mint  

-- Mastercard Inc. is expanding its efforts to eliminate the use of credit card numbers when customers make purchases online in a bid to fight fraud. A decade after it first unveiled a technology that replaces consumers’ card numbers with so-called tokens, the company is now processing 1 billion such transactions every week, Chief Executive Officer Michael Miebach said in …

RBI’s Digital Rupee: Google, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Cred, and Mobikwik To join digital currency pilot project
4 months, 2 weeks ago

RBI’s Digital Rupee: Google, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Cred, and Mobikwik To join digital currency pilot project

The Hindu  

Google, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Cred and Mobikwik are looking to join Indian central bank’s digital currency project by offering transactions in e-rupee, a digital alternative to the physical currency. The news comes as transactions using the digital currency reached over a million a day last year, however, they have declined ever since, to about 100,000-200,000 a day. However, in April …

RBI’s digital rupee must leap over many hurdles for wider adoption
6 months, 1 week ago

RBI’s digital rupee must leap over many hurdles for wider adoption

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India has been striving to boost the adoption of its Retail-Central Bank Digital Currency or e-rupee. RBI is also aiming to onboard more non-bank payment service operators and make the e-rupee inter-operable with India’s Unified Payments Interface. Despite having clearly defined use-cases for their country-specific CBDCs, these pilot projects suffered from weak internet connectivity and poor …

Banks rely on AI as digital transactions grow, and methodology of frauds evolves
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Banks rely on AI as digital transactions grow, and methodology of frauds evolves

Hindustan Times  

India’s digital transactions continue to see rapid growth, and that translates to big volumes. On April 24, the Reserve Bank of India barred Kotak Bank from issuing new credit cards for now, due to “the absence of a robust IT infrastructure and IT Risk Management framework.” It draws on a mix of factors, including reliability of the bank’s infrastructure alongside …

Tech Tonic | The gaps in India’s digital payments ecosystem need plugging
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Tech Tonic | The gaps in India’s digital payments ecosystem need plugging

Hindustan Times  

There is little doubt that Indians are spending more than ever before. You cannot use your credit card or debit card for subscriptions and recurring payments on the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, be it for any app or service. Then there was a pursuit of getting RuPay credit cards aboard the UPI or unified payments interface. …

RBI issues draft guidelines on payment aggregators | Check details
8 months, 1 week ago

RBI issues draft guidelines on payment aggregators | Check details

India TV News  

Aiming to boost the payment ecosystem, The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday issued draft guidelines to further strengthen regulations on payment aggregators. "Given the growth in digital transactions and the significant role that PAs play in this space, the current directions on PAs are proposed to be updated and cover, inter alia, KYC and due diligence of merchants, operations …

RBI asks Federal Bank, South Indian Bank to stop co-branded credit card issuance
9 months, 1 week ago

RBI asks Federal Bank, South Indian Bank to stop co-branded credit card issuance

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India has asked Federal Bank and South Indian Bank to stop issuing new co-branded credit cards, marking a step towards increased regulatory scrutiny. Likewise, South Indian Bank also informed the stock exchanges that it will not enroll new customers for its co-branded products till regulatory requirements are complied with. On 7 March, RBI revised the …

RBI Monetary Policy: New changes announced to electronic trading platforms, digital payments
10 months, 2 weeks ago

RBI Monetary Policy: New changes announced to electronic trading platforms, digital payments

New Indian Express  

The Reserve Bank of India today released a major policy statement outlining several developmental and regulatory initiatives covering financial markets, regulations pertaining to lending institutions, and payment systems including digital currency and fintech. On the financial markets front, RBI announced that it will comprehensively review the existing regulatory guidelines for Electronic Trading Platforms that enable transactions in financial instruments regulated …

Credit cards in India to soon hit 100-million mark, RBI data reveals
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Credit cards in India to soon hit 100-million mark, RBI data reveals

Live Mint  

As of December 2023, there were 97.9 million outstanding credit cards, with a record 1.9 million additions during the month alone, the latest Reserve Bank of India data revealed. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} As of December 2023, there were 97.9 million outstanding credit cards, with a record 1.9 million additions during the month alone, the latest Reserve Bank of India data revealed. …

India’s Growth Story is Linked to Progress Made on Digitisation and Its Access
1 year ago

India’s Growth Story is Linked to Progress Made on Digitisation and Its Access

The Quint  

The committee on Deepening Digital Payments constituted by the RBI in 2019 under the chairmanship of Nandan Nilekani had recommended that market forces should drive transaction prices for the inclusion of small startups and incentivising innovation. It underlined that while banks have a role in contributing to the payment system, the government and the RBI should also share the cost …

‘Pay… Paid’: How India plans to put paid to frauds adding delay to first-time digital payments of over Rs 2,000
1 year ago

‘Pay… Paid’: How India plans to put paid to frauds adding delay to first-time digital payments of over Rs 2,000

Firstpost  

In order to curb scams that use online transactions, the government of India is thinking of ways to add some friction bewteen first time transactions between two parties, if the amount is over Rs 2,000 The government of India is planning to add friction in the way first-time online transitions are done between two parties, in order to combat online …

RBI unveils new card-on-file tokenisation for debit and credit cards users. Details here
1 year, 2 months ago

RBI unveils new card-on-file tokenisation for debit and credit cards users. Details here

Live Mint  

The RBI governor, Shaktikanta Das, has recently put forward a proposal to implement card-on-file tokenisation functionality at the issuer-bank level in India, reported TOI. While card tokenisation represented a significant reform aimed at bolstering the security of online transactions, the Reserve Bank of India has now introduced an additional layer of protection. As previously mentioned, the RBI has introduced fresh …

Digital Rupee CBDC RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Can Prove To Be Game Changer For Cross-Border Payments:
1 year, 3 months ago

Digital Rupee CBDC RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Can Prove To Be Game Changer For Cross-Border Payments:

ABP News  

In a recent keynote address at the G20 TechSprint Finale, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das drew attention to the challenges surrounding cross-border payments, emphasising the issues of high costs and slow transaction speeds. Das indicated that the central bank digital currency — dubbed Digital Rupee — instant-settlement feature could offer a viable solution to these challenges. Despite advancements …

Explained | RBI’s proposal for interoperability of credit and debit cards
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained | RBI’s proposal for interoperability of credit and debit cards

The Hindu  

The story so far: On July 5, apex banking regulator Reserve Bank of India floated a draft circular seeking comments from stakeholders about mandating that card issuers provide their customers with the choice of multiple card networks. The regulator has also proposed that cards be issued across more than one network, with issuers not enteringinto any arrangement or agreement with …

The Maths behind the rise in credit card transactions in India
1 year, 6 months ago

The Maths behind the rise in credit card transactions in India

Live Mint  

Rise in credit card transactions in India: After the Unified Payments Interface, now credit card transactions have surpassed debit card usage in India. When compared to debit cards, credit card transactions had a total value of ₹1.33 lakh crore as opposed to ₹53,000 crore. Historically dominated by debit card transactions, the shift towards credit cards is driven by several factors, …

RuPay goes live on CVV-less payments for tokenized cards
1 year, 7 months ago

RuPay goes live on CVV-less payments for tokenized cards

Hindustan Times  

RuPay has now introduced the CVV free payment experience for its debit, credit and prepaid cardholders who have tokenized their cards on the merchant application or webpage, National Payments Corporations of India said in a statement on Monday. Tokenization is a simple technology to secure card transactions without sharing clear or real card details with the merchants. On the merchants' …

RuPay goes live on CVV-less payments for tokenised cards
1 year, 7 months ago

RuPay goes live on CVV-less payments for tokenised cards

The Hindu  

The National Payments Corporation of India on Monday said RuPay has now introduced the CVV free payment experience for its debit, credit and prepaid cardholders who have tokenised their cards on the merchant application or webpage. This new CVV-less experience ensures that the cardholder will not have to reach out to their wallet or remember any card details, if they …

Understanding the current state of crypto assets in India
1 year, 8 months ago

Understanding the current state of crypto assets in India

Live Mint  

It is a sweeping wave for some and a conundrum for others but crypto is the new buzzword in the world of investment finance. On the whole, the government seems to be accepting crypto and the underlying blockchain technology rather than casting them away as ‘risky’ or even ‘banning’ them. Banking is still not a breeze given RBI’s concerns The …

Centre earmarks ₹2,600 crore as incentive for banks to promote digital payments
1 year, 11 months ago

Centre earmarks ₹2,600 crore as incentive for banks to promote digital payments

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet approved an outlay of ₹2,600 crore to promote payments using RuPay cards and the Unified Payments Interface, Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav announced on Wednesday. Banks will be provided this incentive money to promote such digital payments, the Cabinet said in a press release. “The scheme will also promote UPI Lite and UPI 123PAY as economical and user-friendly …

Digital rupee not the magic bullet Central government is hoping for
1 year, 11 months ago

Digital rupee not the magic bullet Central government is hoping for

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 29, 2022 10:30 IST In recent times, the financial world has been in a state of excitement after the Reserve Bank of India announced the launch of the pilot for a retail digital rupee on December 1. Crypto gamble It is to be noted that with the threat of cryptocurrency, which began with Bitcoin in 2009, now …

Count of debit and credit cards in circulation in India crosses 1b-mark
2 years ago

Count of debit and credit cards in circulation in India crosses 1b-mark

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The number of debit and credit cards in circulation crossed the 1-billion mark in the country at the end of the September quarter. The number of outstanding credit cards climbed by 19 per cent from 65 million in September 2021 to 77.7 million in September 2022, while outstanding debit cards increased by 2 per cent from 920.3 million to …

How the RBI's digital currency can help economy
2 years ago

How the RBI's digital currency can help economy

Live Mint  

Readers of a certain age group might remember Ramon Bonus Stamps. What's driving FIIs’ bullish bets on Nifty IIT-K student hits record ₹4 cr placement jackpot Story takes a turn for PVR, Inox Leisure after a flop Q2 How young Indian couples budget for their weddings Imagine different currencies competing for dominance in usage without any sovereign backing. That is …

India's digital rupee fails to excite interest, bankers say
2 years ago

India's digital rupee fails to excite interest, bankers say

The Hindu  

A month into India's pilot project for using an official digital rupee for inter-bank and institutional transactions, stakeholders are seeing no benefits, several bankers said. Indeed, the e-rupee, one of several central bank digital currencies being tried around the world, had a drawback, they said: each trade using it had to be settled individually, whereas trades in the established interbank …

Time is right for a digital rupee
2 years ago

Time is right for a digital rupee

Hindustan Times  

Starting this month, the Reserve Bank of India will begin a pilot project that will put a digital rupee, or e ₹, in the hands of individuals. In simple terms, a CBDC is the closest virtual equivalent of cash with the liability for its value resting directly with the central bank, instead of — as is the case at present …

How will digital rupee rollout impact physical currency?
2 years, 1 month ago

How will digital rupee rollout impact physical currency?

Firstpost  

The Reserve Bank of India has launched its pilot project on the Central Bank Digital Rupee starting, 1 November. Here’s what the experts told CNBC TV18 The Reserve Bank of India has launched its pilot project on the Central Bank Digital Rupee starting November 1. It is widely anticipated that the digital rupee ideated by RBI will be generated through …

RBI Digital Rupee pilot for wholesale segment from November 1
2 years, 1 month ago

RBI Digital Rupee pilot for wholesale segment from November 1

The Hindu  

The first pilot in the Digital Rupee, Wholesale segment will commence on November 1, 2022, the Reserve Bank of India said in a circular. Settlement in central bank money would reduce transaction costs by pre- empting the need for settlement guarantee infrastructure or for collateral to mitigate settlement risk,” the circular said. The first pilot in Digital Rupee — Retail …

How does tokenisation prevent online card fraud?
2 years, 2 months ago

How does tokenisation prevent online card fraud?

The Hindu  

October 18, 2022 10:30 am | Updated 10:30 am IST The story so far: The Reserve Bank of India has mandated the tokenisation of credit/debit cards for online merchants from October 1. Till then, card details for online purchases were stored on the servers of these merchants in order to help customers avoid keying in their details every time they …

Explained: How RBI is using technology to operationalise e-rupee? 10 points
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: How RBI is using technology to operationalise e-rupee? 10 points

Hindustan Times  

The Reserve bank of India on Friday came up with a concept note detailing plan of introducing its own digital currency - the Central Bank Digital Currency. RBI is planning to start the e-rupee project on a pilot basis The RBI in its 51-page concept note detailed various aspects including the technological measures to operationalise its electronic currency, its underlying …

India’s RBI to soon commence pilot project of digital rupee
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s RBI to soon commence pilot project of digital rupee

The Hindu  

The Reserve Bank of India will soon commence limited pilot launches of a central bank-backed digital rupee for specific use cases, it said in a concept paper released on Friday. The RBI has been exploring the pros and cons of a central bank digital currency for some time and is working towards a strategy to implement it in a phased …

RBI to soon launch e-rupee on pilot basis for limited use
2 years, 2 months ago

RBI to soon launch e-rupee on pilot basis for limited use

India TV News  

Digital money : The Reserve Bank on Friday said it will soon commence the pilot launch of the e-rupee for specific use cases as it tests digital currency in India. "As the extent and scope of such pilot launches expand, RBI will continue to communicate about the specific features and benefits of e-rupee, from time to time," the central bank …

No charges on using RuPay credit card for UPI transactions less than ₹2,000
2 years, 2 months ago

No charges on using RuPay credit card for UPI transactions less than ₹2,000

Hindustan Times  

The National Payments Corporation of India in a circular has said unified payments interface transactions up to ₹2,000 for RuPay credit card user won't be charged. Earlier, Reserve Bank of India's deputy governor T Rabi Sankar had said that the basic objective of linking the credit cars to UPI is to provide a customer with wider choice of payments. Earlier, …

How tokenization will change your online purchase
2 years, 2 months ago

How tokenization will change your online purchase

Live Mint  

Tokenizing credit and debit cards is a way to reduce the number of places where your card data can be found. What it is saying is that a merchant like Uber will have to work with payment networks like Visa to convert the card details into a digital token, which is then used to validate transactions. Jio will eye 5G …

New rules for debit, credit cards kick in with tokenisation from today | FULL DETAILS
2 years, 2 months ago

New rules for debit, credit cards kick in with tokenisation from today | FULL DETAILS

India TV News  

Highlights RBI made it mandatory for all credit, debit card data to be replaced with unique tokens by Sept 30 Added security layer by way of tokenisation is expected to enhance users' digital payment experience The deadline was extended multiple times over the past two years at the request of stakeholders Debit credit cards tokenisation: The Reserve Bank of India …

RBI unlikely to extend 30 September deadline for credit, debit cards
2 years, 2 months ago

RBI unlikely to extend 30 September deadline for credit, debit cards

Live Mint  

India's central bank is unlikely to extend a Friday deadline for businesses to set up an additional layer of security for consumers' credit card data even after some concerns remain over payments failing and revenue losses, say bankers and merchants. Three years ago, India embarked on a mammoth exercise to secure card data by requiring businesses to tokenise cards by …

Debit Card, Credit Card Rule Change: How to Tokenise Your Cards? Here's a Step-by-Step Guide
2 years, 3 months ago

Debit Card, Credit Card Rule Change: How to Tokenise Your Cards? Here's a Step-by-Step Guide

News 18  

From October 1, a new set of rule will come into effect for online payments through debit and credit cards. The credit card and debit card rule change, known as tokenisation, has been notified by the Reserve Bank of India. The RBI has notified these tokenisation guidelines to make the online payment system more secured and safe However, one may …

Credit Card, Debit Card New Rules from Next Month: All You Need to Know About Tokenisation
2 years, 3 months ago

Credit Card, Debit Card New Rules from Next Month: All You Need to Know About Tokenisation

News 18  

The last date to tokenise your credit cards and debit cards is fast approaching, and if you do not follow this new mandate by the Reserve Bank of India, you may have to give more time while making online payments. After a host of delays in implementation, the credit card and debit card tokenisation rules will come into effect from …

Digital currency to bring down time, cost for cross-border transactions: RBI’s Sankar
2 years, 3 months ago

Digital currency to bring down time, cost for cross-border transactions: RBI’s Sankar

The Hindu  

Central bank digital currency, to be launched this year, could become a tool for reducing time and cost for cross-border transactions, Reserve Bank Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar said on Wednesday. Explained | RBI’s digital currency plans Observing that India has an excellent, cheap and fast domestic payments system, he said the cost of cross-border payment, however, is still high. …

SBI Cards ready in all networks for card tokenisation ahead of RBI’s deadline
2 years, 3 months ago

SBI Cards ready in all networks for card tokenisation ahead of RBI’s deadline

Live Mint  

Pure play credit card company, SBI Cards & Payment Services is ready in all networks to move towards card tokenisation. To tackle risks involving card storage data, RBI mandated entities other than card networks and card issuers to not store debit or credit card data with them. Mohan Rao Amara, MD & CEO, SBI Cards and Payment Services on Thursday …

Debit Card, Credit Card Rules: Card No., CVV Must for Each Payment if This is Not Done by Sept 30
2 years, 3 months ago

Debit Card, Credit Card Rules: Card No., CVV Must for Each Payment if This is Not Done by Sept 30

News 18  

Debit Card, Credit Card Tokenisation Rules: The last date for credit card and debit card tokenisation is approaching soon, and the Reserve Bank of India has been notifying users to complete the process before the deadline. The new date for debit card and credit card tokenisation is September 30. Once credit card and debit card tokenisation is done, payment aggregators, …

Debit Card, Credit Card Tokenisation: RBI Lists Steps to Tokenise Your Card; Check Here
2 years, 4 months ago

Debit Card, Credit Card Tokenisation: RBI Lists Steps to Tokenise Your Card; Check Here

News 18  

Debit Card, Credit Card Tokenisation Rules: Over a month after extending the deadline to tokenise debit cards and credit cards, the Reserve Bank of India has been notifying users about completing the process as soon as possible. The new date for debit card and credit card tokenisation is September 30. In a recent tweet, the RBI also explained in six …

Phased implementation of digital currency for wholesale, retail segments in the works: RBI official
2 years, 5 months ago

Phased implementation of digital currency for wholesale, retail segments in the works: RBI official

The Hindu  

The Reserve Bank of India is in the process of implementing the Central Bank Digital Currency in a phased manner for wholesale and retail segments, an official said on Wednesday. The introduction of CBDC was announced in the Union Budget 2022-23, by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and necessary amendments to the relevant section of the RBI Act, 1934 have been …

Phased implementation of digital currency for wholesale, retail segments at works: RBI official
2 years, 5 months ago

Phased implementation of digital currency for wholesale, retail segments at works: RBI official

India Today  

The Reserve Bank of India is in the process of implementing the Central Bank Digital Currency in a phased manner for the wholesale and retail segments, an official said on Wednesday. The introduction of CBDC was announced in the Union Budget 2022-23, by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and necessary amendments to the relevant section of the RBI Act, 1934 has …

Cryptocurrencies clear danger, says RBI Governor
2 years, 5 months ago

Cryptocurrencies clear danger, says RBI Governor

The Hindu  

The government is in the process of finalising a consultation paper on cryptocurrencies after gathering inputs from various stakeholders and institutions. In the foreword to the 25th issue of the Financial Stability Report released on Thursday, Das also said that as the financial system gets increasingly digitalised, cyber risks are growing and need special attention. In the foreword of the …

RBI Extends Deadline for Complying with Card Tokenisation Norms by 3 Months: What It Means
2 years, 5 months ago

RBI Extends Deadline for Complying with Card Tokenisation Norms by 3 Months: What It Means

News 18  

Mumbai, Jun 24: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday extended the card-on-file tokenisation deadline by three months to September 30, 2022, in view of various representations received from industry bodies. Tokenisation is the process of replacing actual card details with a unique alternate code called 'Token' – thereby enabling more secure transactions. As per the RBI mandate to enhance …

RBI extends deadline for card tokenisation till 30 Sept
2 years, 5 months ago

RBI extends deadline for card tokenisation till 30 Sept

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday extended the timeline for tokenisation of debit and credit cards by another three months till September 30, 2022. In a statement, RBI said this extended time period may be utilised by the industry for, facilitating all stakeholders to be ready for handling tokenised transactions; processing transactions based on tokens; implementing an alternate mechanism …

Credit Card: RBI Extends Deadline to Implement New Rules to October 1; Know the Changes
2 years, 6 months ago

Credit Card: RBI Extends Deadline to Implement New Rules to October 1; Know the Changes

News 18  

The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday extended the timeline to implement various provisions related to credit card issuance till October 1. Moreover, the terms and conditions for payment of credit card dues, including the minimum amount due, shall be stipulated, the Reserve Bank of India said. Credit Card Rules to Change from July 1 Earlier in April, the Reserve …

Credit Card, Debit Card Tokenisation From July 1: How to Tokenise Cards, Key Details
2 years, 6 months ago

Credit Card, Debit Card Tokenisation From July 1: How to Tokenise Cards, Key Details

News 18  

Come July 1, debit card and credit card rules with regard to online payments will change for customers across India. This is because the Reserve Bank of India is set to implement the credit card and debit card tokenisation rule whereby online merchants will not be allowed to store customer data on their servers so as to protect their privacy. …

Debit Card, Credit Card Online Payment Rule Changes from Next Month: Know Details
2 years, 6 months ago

Debit Card, Credit Card Online Payment Rule Changes from Next Month: Know Details

News 18  

Debit, Credit Card Tokenisation: From next month, every Indian who does online transactions using a debit or credit card will have to remember their card details every time they make a payment as these rules are going to change from July 1. From this date, the Reserve Bank of India, or RBI, which is in charge of setting banking rules …

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