RBI/2019-20/123
DPSS.CO.PD.No.1198/02.14.006/2019-20
December 24, 2019
All
Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers
Madam
/ Dear Sir,
Introduction
of a new type of semi-closed Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) –
PPIs upto ? 10,000/- with loading only from bank account
Please
refer to the Statement on Developmental
and Regulatory Policies issued as part of Monetary Policy
Statement dated December 5, 2019 as also the Master Direction on Issuance
and Operation of Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI-MD) issued vide DPSS.CO.PD.No.1164/02.14.006/2017-18 dated October 11,
2017 (updated as on August 30, 2019).
2. To
give impetus to small value digital payments and for enhanced user experience,
it has been decided to introduce a new type of semi-closed PPI with the
following features:
a. Such PPIs shall be issued by
bank and non-bank PPI Issuers after obtaining minimum details of the PPI
holder.
b. The minimum details shall
necessarily include a mobile number verified with One Time Pin (OTP) and a
self-declaration of name and unique identity / identification number of any
‘mandatory document’ or ‘officially valid document’ (OVD) listed in the ‘Master Direction - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction,
2016’ issued by Department of Regulation, Reserve Bank of India,
as amended from time to time.
c. These PPIs shall be
reloadable in nature and issued in card or electronic form. Loading /
Reloading shall be only from a bank account.
d. The amount loaded in such
PPIs during any month shall not exceed ? 10,000 and the total amount loaded
during the financial year shall not exceed ? 1,20,000.
e. The amount outstanding at any
point of time in such PPIs shall not exceed ? 10,000.
f.
These PPIs shall be used only for purchase of
goods and services and not for funds transfer.
g. PPI issuers shall provide an
option to close the PPI at any time and also allow to transfer the funds
‘back to source’ (payment source from where the PPI was loaded) at the time
of closure.
h. The features of such PPIs
shall be clearly communicated to the PPI holder by SMS / e-mail / post or
by any other means at the time of issuance of the PPI / before the first
loading of funds.
i.
The minimum detail PPIs existing as on the date
of this circular can be converted to the above type of PPI, if desired by
the PPI holder.
3.
The PPI-MD is being modified to introduce this new type of PPI. The other
instructions contained in the PPI-MD will be applicable to this type of PPI
also.
4.
The directive is issued under Section 18 read with Section 10(2) of Payment
and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 and is effective from the date of issuance
of this circular.
Yours
faithfully,
(P.
Vasudevan)
Chief General Manager
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