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On 20-5-2025, the Reserve Bank of India<\/span> (‘RBI’) notified the ‘Payments Regulatory Board Regulations, 2025<\/span>’ to establish a structured framework for overseeing India’s payment and settlement system by formally creating a Payments Regulatory Board<\/span>. It became enforceable on 20-5-2025.<\/p>\n

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    Under the powers conferred to RBI to make such regulations, defined in S. 38<\/a> of Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007<\/a>, and as a designated authority<\/span> it has depicted its vision to bring strength, transparency and innovation to traditional payment systems.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The statute aims to regulate payments systems governance<\/span> by establishing a dedicated regulatory body, managing India’s host of payment operations ranging from manual paper-based clearance to non-cash modes of payments, which were previously managed by the RBI committee<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    By covering all the essential aspects of the regulatory body, such as- commencement, definitions, compositions of board members, and its appointment criteria, this regulation defines the governance system.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    An expert-led Board<\/span> composition is created which will be including-<\/p>\n

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      Governor of RBI<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Deputy Governor<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Member ex-officio<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Three members of Central Government<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Experts, from various fields- payments, IT, law, etc.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n

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      Members must meet stringent criteria, such as experience in payments or cybersecurity, no political affiliations, no insolvency history, and no conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Department of Payment and Settlement Systems (‘DPSS’)<\/span> will be created to assist the Board.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      The Board structure will ensure that it adheres to meetings and quorum decided, follow majority-rule when casting vote, delegate powers to appropriate authorities while ensuring confidentiality and upholding public trust and integrity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      The Board can establish advisory committees<\/span> and invite experts from the payment and settlement domain<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      By incorporating diverse expertise<\/span>, this regulation fosters a robust, well-balanced, and efficient governance model<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Payments Regulatory Board<\/span> will now be a central authority responsible for regulating India’s digital payment landscape, ensuring a well-structured framework backed by expert governance.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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