{"id":381940,"date":"2026-04-22T15:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=381940"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:17:21","slug":"rbi-issues-guidelines-to-facilitate-faster-cross-border-inward-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/04\/22\/rbi-issues-guidelines-to-facilitate-faster-cross-border-inward-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"RBI Guidelines on Faster Processing of Cross-Border Inward Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 9 April 2026, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Reserve Bank of India<\/span> (RBI) issued <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">guidelines to facilitate faster cross-border inward payments<\/span>, in line with its Payments Vision 2025 and the G20 roadmap for cross-border payments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">These 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reconciliation (normally within <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">one hour<\/span>), and ensure timely credit of funds to beneficiary accounts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Banks are also encouraged to enable straight-through processing for eligible transactions and provide digital interfaces for customer facilitation, subject to applicable FEMA and regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The guidelines are expected to significantly <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">reduce turnaround time for credit of cross-border inward remittances<\/span>, improve customer transparency through timely intimation, and enhance overall efficiency of banks&#8217; inward payment processes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Also Read:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/04\/11\/rbi-guidelines-faster-cross-border-inward-payments-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">RBI Guidelines 2026: Faster Cross-Border Inward Payments &amp; Timely Credit<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/11\/26\/rbi-upi-tips-cross-border-payments-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">RBI to Link UPI with Eurosystem&#8217;s TIPS for Faster Cross-Border Payments<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[RBI Notification on Cross-Border Inward Payments, issued on 9-4-2026]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">RBI has issued guidelines to ensure faster credit and improved processing of cross-border inward payments by requiring prompt customer intimation, frequent reconciliation, and quicker credit to beneficiary 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