How RTGS and NEFT has changed digital payment scenario in India
2 years, 3 months ago

How RTGS and NEFT has changed digital payment scenario in India

Firstpost  

India has made astounding progress in the payment ecosystem and has outrun the rest of the nations in terms of volume, value and the real-time nature of payments Automation, digitalisation and information technology have completely transformed the world’s industries and enterprises. The Reserve Bank of India has been patronizing the largest clearing and settlement system in the globe and reaped the benefits of financial inclusion through robust and secure payment channels like RTGS and NEFT. RTGS today, is the most critical payment system in India as it is a secure electronic fund transfer system, providing real-time online settlement for inter-bank transactions and customer-based inter-bank transactions of any amount across the country. During the initial years of RTGS and NEFT commencement in India, RBI had mandated that RTGS would be available for customers during standard business hours only. With RBI receiving the Central Banking Awards 2022 for RTGS 24x7x365, the vision of 2025 is propelling the nation towards financial inclusivity, payments interoperability and resilience building.

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Parliamentary panel asks govt to promote Indian fintech players
10 months, 1 week ago

Parliamentary panel asks govt to promote Indian fintech players

Hindustan Times  

The parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology has asked the government to promote local Indian players in the fintech sector following a submission by the ministry of electronics and information technology which said that Walmart-owned PhonePe and Google Pay account for 83.3% of the UPI market in the county. Tabled in Lok Sabha on February 8, the panel’s …

How RBI’s proposed new payment system will be different from UPI, NEFT, RTGS
1 year, 6 months ago

How RBI’s proposed new payment system will be different from UPI, NEFT, RTGS

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India's proposed lightweight payment and settlement system will introduce a paradigm shift in the Indian payment landscape. The need for lightweight payment and settlement system The central bank said that this payment system can be operated from anywhere by a bare minimum staff in order to be prepared to face extreme situations such as natural calamities …

RTGS Facility To Be Unavailable For 14 Hours On April 18; How It Will Affect You
3 years, 8 months ago

RTGS Facility To Be Unavailable For 14 Hours On April 18; How It Will Affect You

News 18  

The Reserve Bank of India on Monday announced that the money transfer facility, Real Time Gross Settlement System, will be unavailable for 14 hours from 00:00 to 14:00 hours on Sunday, April 18, in lieu of a technical upgrade to enhance the resilience of the system. The country’s central bank and regulatory body under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Finance, …

RTGS services won’t be available for 14 hours on April 18 due to technical upgrade: RBI
3 years, 8 months ago

RTGS services won’t be available for 14 hours on April 18 due to technical upgrade: RBI

Hindustan Times  

The Reserve Bank of India announced on Monday that the Real-Time Gross Settlement service will not be available for 14 hours on April 18 due to a technical upgrade. “A technical upgrade of RTGS, targeted to enhance the resilience and to further improve the Disaster Recovery Time of the RTGS system, is scheduled after the close of business of April …

NEFT, RTGS money transfer services extended beyond banks: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
3 years, 8 months ago

NEFT, RTGS money transfer services extended beyond banks: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

India TV News  

The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday extended National Electronic Funds Transfer and Real-Time Gross Settlement facilities beyond banks. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced that the services can now be used by non-bank payment operators as well. Now, the issuers of Prepaid Payment Instrument, card networks, White label ATM operators and Trade Receivables Discounting System platforms can use these two …

RTGS, NEFT money transfer facilities extended beyond banks: RBI chief Shaktikanta Das
3 years, 8 months ago

RTGS, NEFT money transfer facilities extended beyond banks: RBI chief Shaktikanta Das

Live Mint  

Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday extended the National Electronic Funds Transfer and Real-Time Gross Settlement facilities to non-bank payment system operators. Now, Prepaid Payment Instrument issuers, card networks, White label ATM operators and Trade Receivables Discounting System platforms can use NEFT and RTGS modes. It is now proposed to enable non-bank payment system operators like Prepaid Payment Instrument issuers, …

RBI extends NEFT, RTGS money transfer facility beyond banks. Details here
3 years, 8 months ago

RBI extends NEFT, RTGS money transfer facility beyond banks. Details here

India Today  

The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday said that National Electronic Funds Transfer and Real-Time Gross Settlement facilities will be extended to non-bank payment system operators. With RBI’s announcement, these money transfer systems will be extended to Prepaid Payment Instrument issuers, card networks, white-label ATM operators and Trade Receivables Discounting System platforms. It is now proposed to enable non-bank payment …

RTGS money transfer facility to be operational 24x7: Important points
4 years ago

RTGS money transfer facility to be operational 24x7: Important points

India Today  

The Real-Time Gross Settlement System money transfer facility will now be operational 24—7 from 00: 30hours on December 14th, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Sunday. RTGS facility becomes operational 24X7 from 12:30 am tonight: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das pic.twitter.com/pJaxgmh978 — ANI December 13, 2020 With the RTGS facility being made available 24x7, India will become one of the few …

RTGS Timings and How it Will Make Banking Easier for You
4 years ago

RTGS Timings and How it Will Make Banking Easier for You

News 18  

In October this year, the Reserve Bank of India had announced that the Real Time Gross Settlement System, which is put into use for large value transactions, will be available round-the-clock from December 2020. Shaktikanta Das, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India, announced this development and said that customers will now be able to avail round-the-clock availability of …

RTGS to Be Made Available 24X7 in Next Few Days, Says RBI Governor
4 years ago

RTGS to Be Made Available 24X7 in Next Few Days, Says RBI Governor

News 18  

In a business friendly move, the Reserve Bank of India on Friday said that the Real Time Gross Settlement system, used for large value transactions, will be made available round-the-clock in the next few days. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said RTGS system will soon be made available 24×7 in the next few days… with this enablement, it is proposed to …

Fund Transfer: RTGS to be made available 24X7 in next few days, says RBI Governor
4 years ago

Fund Transfer: RTGS to be made available 24X7 in next few days, says RBI Governor

India TV News  

In a business friendly move, the Reserve Bank of India on Friday said that the Real Time Gross Settlement system, used for large value transactions, will be made available round-the-clock in the next few days. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said RTGS system will soon be made available 24x7 in the next few days. In order to expand adoption of digital …

RTGS to be made available 24X7 in next few days: RBI Governor
4 years ago

RTGS to be made available 24X7 in next few days: RBI Governor

The Hindu  

In a business friendly move, the Reserve Bank of India on Friday said that the Real Time Gross Settlement system, used for large value transactions, will be made available round-the-clock in the next few days. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said, “RTGS system will soon be made available 24x7 in the next few days. with this enablement, it is proposed to …

RBI: Large fund transfers to be 24/7, contactless card payment hiked to ₹5,000
4 years ago

RBI: Large fund transfers to be 24/7, contactless card payment hiked to ₹5,000

Live Mint  

MUMBAI: Customers will soon be able to transfer funds through real-time gross settlement will be available round-the-clock in the next few days, Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday. Real time means the processing of instructions at the time they are received and gross settlement implies that settlement of funds transfer instructions occurs individually. RBI had allowed …

Online bank transactions: RTGS to be available round-the-clock from December 2020
4 years ago

Online bank transactions: RTGS to be available round-the-clock from December 2020

India Today  

The Reserve Bank of India in October 2020, had announced that Real Time Gross Settlement System, used for large value transactions, will be made available round-the-clock and this rule will be implemented from December 1, 2020. Announcing the bi-monthly RBI Monetary Policy decision, the RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das stated, prospects will get round the clock availability of the Actual Time …

RTGS payments to become 24x7 from December: All you need to know
4 years, 2 months ago

RTGS payments to become 24x7 from December: All you need to know

India Today  

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday announced that the large-value Real Times Gross Settlement System system for payments will be available round the clock or 24x7 from December 10, 2020. Here is all you need to know about RTGS payments: 1) The RTGS system is primarily for large value transactions and it has no upper payment cap. …

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