- The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI ) has extended the deadline for Indian banks to comply with the framework for auto-debit payments by six months. - The requirement for additional factor authentication (AFA) will now kick in by September 30 rather than April 1.
- Any further delays will attract ‘stringent supervisory action’, according to the RBI.
“Adequate time was given to the stakeholder to comply with the framework,” RBI said in its circular issued on March 31. “It is, however, noted that the framework has been fully implemented even after the extended timeline.”
In order to make online payments more secure, the apex bank has issued a mandate for additional factor authentication (AFA) for
Simply put, this meant that banks would have to send customers a notification 24 hours before a recurring payment comes due. Only after the customer gives their consent for the transaction, would the payment be debited from their account.
The Indian Banks’ Association — the representative body for management across banks in India — had asked the RBI for an extension till March 31, given that most banks did not have the required infrastructure in place.
But even as the date was due, most banks were still not ready. Since non-compliance with the RBI’s mandate would attract a ₹5 lakh fine per failed transaction, $4 had started to send customers messages that
Now, they have till September to ensure that the new framework is in place. “Any further delay in ensuring complete adherence to the framework beyond the extended timeline will attract stringent supervisory action,” said the RBI’s circular.
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