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Uddipana Gogoi

  • NPCI is an initiative of the Reserve Bank of India and Indian Bank Association in order to promote the digital payment and settlement system of India at retail level.

  • It accepts demand deposits under current deposits, and savings bank deposits from individuals, small businesses and other entities.
    It issues ATM / Debit Cards. Payments banks, however, cannot issue credit cards.
    It makes payments and remittance services through various channels including branches, Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), Business Correspondents (BCs) and mobile banking.
    It also provides internet banking services to the users.
    It accepts remittances to be sent to or receive remittances from multiple banks under a payment mechanism approved by RBI, such as RTGS / NEFT / IMPS.
    It undertakes other non-risk sharing simple financial services activities, not requiring any commitment of its own funds, such as distribution of mutual fund units, insurance products, pension products, etc. with the prior approval of the RBI and after complying with the requirements of the sectoral regulator for such products.