A Prepaid Payment Instrument(“PPI”) is a regulated payment instrument that facilitates the purchase of goods and services against a pre-funded value stored on such instrument or accessible through it. Under the regulatory framework issued by the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”), a PPI represents value paid for by the holder in advance and enables payment […]
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Co-lending has emerged as a significant credit delivery model in India, where two regulated entities jointly fund loans and share credit risk and rewards on a pre-agreed basis. The Reserve Bank of India (Co-Lending Arrangements) Directions, 2025 (“Co-Lending Directions, 2025”/ “Directions”) provide a comprehensive statutory framework governing such arrangements between regulated entities (“REs”), including commercial
India’s digital lending ecosystem has expanded rapidly, driven by instant app-based credit, embedded finance models, and growing collaboration between fintech platforms and regulated lenders. This scale-up, while positive for financial inclusion, has also surfaced recurring concerns around opaque pricing, disproportionate data collection, and coercive recovery practices, issues that prompted the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has embarked on the introduction of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), also referred to as the Digital Rupee (e₹), as a new form of sovereign money in electronic form. The initiative draws its foundation from the Concept Note on Central Bank Digital Currency issued by the RBI on
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