No law bans withdrawal of cryptocurrency: BinanceIndian crypto exchanges are blocking user withdrawals fearing misuse for money laundering. Global exchange Binance, however, permits free w...
RBI's new draft guidelines have digital wallets feeling the pinchFounders and senior industry executives told ET that the new draft guidelines released by the RBI on April 22, if implemented in the curren...
Why India cannot build a world-class fintech champ yetIndia boasts world-class digital finance but lacks global consumer fintechs. Regulatory hurdles prevent innovation, unlike in markets with ...
RBI overhauls prepaid cards & wallets rules: Rs 2 lakh monthly debit limit, usage, restrictions, new safeguard and moreThe RBI has revised Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) rules, introducing new monthly debit limits for full-KYC PPIs at Rs 2,00,000, with a R...
RBI proposes measures to strengthen Prepaid Payment Instruments frameworkThe Reserve Bank of India is introducing new rules for Prepaid Payment Instruments. These changes aim to boost the long-term growth of thes...
Digital gold offers on Akshaya Tritiya 2026: Check offers on Paytm, PhonePe, JioFinance; how to buy gold from homeAkshaya Tritiya 202: Akshaya Tritiya on April 19, 2026, sees a surge in digital gold purchases. Platforms like PhonePe, JioFinance, and Pay...
OLA Money wallet will stop working from April 1, 2024 if you don't do this; check detailsOLA Money announced that its is entirely switching to small PPI (prepaid payment instrument) wallet services. OLA Money wallet will stop wo...
KYC rider gets banks back in remittance gameMandatory KYC for creating and transferring money through wallets has brought about a shift in business.
Mobile wallets search for new ways to ease KYC painThe cost of KYC for each customer can be as high as Rs 250, since an agent has to physically reach out to the customer.
Retain minimum KYC rule: PaytmPayments company wants to retain these wallets even after Aug 31 when RBI’s new norm kicks in.
Mobile wallets get 6 months to find a digital KYC routeWith the RBI saying on Monday that the extension could be used for putting in place alternative systems of completing the KYC process, the ...
RBI tracks KYC status of users of mobile walletsWhile a full-KYC requires physical verification or a biometric check, minimum-KYC can be done via a mobile handset using a one-time passwor...
No Paytm top-ups for non-KYC usersPaytm was circumventing the revised wallet norms by issuing gift vouchers instead of cash top-ups for non-KYC wallets.
KYC norms may force m-wallets to cut ops, jobsArnav Gupta, an analyst at Forrester Research, estimates that the full KYC-compliant base of leading m-wallet players would not be more tha...
Wallet companies count resources to become KYC compliantDigital payment companies are looking to hire hands and set aside funds to meet the RBI-mandated full KYC norms for prepaid payment instrum...
Digital payment companies fear new rules may cripple industry“Some of the new norms could severely cripple the industry and make the wallet business unviable,” said one person cited above.
RBI's strict KYC norms to keep e-wallets safeMobile wallets, which have been conforming to a minimum KYC format will have convert to full KYC wallet within 12 months of opening it.