News Finance Minister sees clear benefits of digital rupee in facilitating large transactions between organisations and banks The finance minister also indicated the government's stance on digital banking and IP-related concerns. MitakshMarch 9, 2022
News RBI launches UPI for feature phones, here’s how it will work A huge number of Indians have been using feature phones with no efficient way to digitally send and receive money. Anushka JainMarch 9, 2022
News Deep Dive: The privacy implications and legality of RBI’s mandate to banks to share credit card information with NeSL The RBI circular mandates financial creditors like Amex to submit information related to debts to an information utility. Sarvesh MathiMarch 8, 2022
News CRED seeks to become an account aggregator, here’s everything to know about the AA ecosystem The Finance Minister has been pushing banks and other financial entities to join the Account Aggregator network. MitakshMarch 7, 2022
News Why RBI is being cautious in rolling out the Central Bank Digital Currency The government first announced its plans for a CBDC in January 2021, but the progress has been sluggish. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 24, 2022
News RBI will issue digital rupee cryptocurrency in 2022-23, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman The CBDC is seen as the RBI's response to the rapid growth in adoption of private cryptocurrencies among Indian investors. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 1, 2022
News WazirX likely to resume business with Kotak Bank months after private banks shut services to crypto exchanges This development comes 8 months after MediaNama reported how private banks shut off its banking services to crypto exchanges Aihik SurDecember 7, 2021
News Exclusive: RBI received 4000 complaints about lending apps since the pandemic began Predatory loan apps targetting gullible borrowers are thriving in India's unregulated waters, but that may not be for long. Nishant KauntiaNovember 30, 2021
News Summary: RBI report on regulating digital lending and curbing the menace of predatory lending apps Read the recommendations made by the working group set up by the RBI to study all aspects of digital lending. Sarvesh MathiNovember 25, 2021
News Exclusive: Visa, MobiKwik and 17 other payment operators did not submit RBI-mandated audit report Visa's mysterious absence from the central bank's list of SAR compliant entities prompts further questions. Sarvesh MathiNovember 12, 2021