Digital Banking Products Archive

Indian Payment Systems – An overview

Indian payment systems and settlements have traditionally been revolving around physical cash. Subsequent to nationalisation of banks, paper based instruments like cheque, draft and other negotiable instruments started receiving acceptance among public. There has been a rapid

Payment Systems and Classifications

Payment system is a system or method adopted to settle financial transactions through the transfer of monetary value. The system enables cash equivalents to be used for settlements in domestic and international transactions in lieu of physical

Immediate Payment Service (IMPS)

Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) is a robust and real time payment service that has transformed the payments and settlements systems in India. The facility was launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on 22nd November,

Do Banks Offer Free ATM Transactions?

ATMs have become the face of digital banking in India. The Reserve bank of India (RBI) has stipulated minimum number of free ATM transactions to be provided by banks to their savings bank customers. This has been

Automated Teller Machine –Services and Precautions

Automated Teller Machines were the first step in the digital journey of banking system in India. In a short span of time, ATMS became very popular. As of now, more than 2,40,000 Automated Teller Machines are deployed

ATM – White Label & Brown Label ATMs

Automated Teller Machine (ATM) is a computerized machine that extends transaction facility to the customers of banks, without visiting branches. Customers can access their account, withdraw cash and carry out a number of other transactions by visiting

Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) & NEFT

RTGS stands for Real Time Gross Settlement. It is a system for fund transfer where the settlements are taking place on real-time in a continuous manner. Transactions are settled individually on a transaction by transaction basis. 'Real

Features of PPIs:- Semi- closed, Open System, Gift and MTS

  Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) can be broadly classified under three types; closed, semi-closed and open system PPIs. Features of PPIs vary based on the type of PPI. Cash withdrawal is permitted only in the case of

Cross Border Transactions and PPIs

PPI (Prepaid Payment Instrument) is permitted to be used for cross border transactions for permissible current account transactions.  A Cross Border Transaction or International Transaction is a transaction relating to international trade between two or more entities

Prepaid Payment Instrument(PPI) and Digital Banking

Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) is basically a payment card.  The purpose of PPI is facilitating cashless transactions and hence is an important component of digital banking. Prepaid Payment Instruments facilitate purchase of goods and services against the