{"id":347827,"date":"2025-05-14T18:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=347827"},"modified":"2025-05-15T11:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T05:37:36","slug":"rbi-digital-lending-directions-legal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/05\/14\/rbi-digital-lending-directions-legal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"RBI Shapes the Future of Digital Lending, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 8-5-2025, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Reserve Bank of India<\/span> issued the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Reserve Bank of India (Digital Lending) Directions, 2025<\/span> to establish a transparent, fair, and borrower-centric framework for digital lending, ensuring stricter oversight of digital lending platforms. 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