The RBI released new guidelines for payment aggregators (PA).
Capital requirements for payment aggregators has been reduced to Rs 15 crore at the time of application for the licence.
Pure-play payment gateway companies would be separated as an entity and would be identified as technology service providers for banks and non-banks.
PAs have also been asked to adhere to strict security guidelines, adhere to all KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti Money Laundering) rules.
The RBI has prohibited PAs from allowing online transactions to be done with ATM pin as the second factor of authentication, which few payment gateway companies were offering as a service.
Payment Aggregators
These are players who integrate with e-commerce companies and connect them with banks.
They receive payments on behalf of these companies and transfer the money to their accounts.
Entities like Billdesk, CCAvenue, Firstdata, Razorpay, Cashfree, Paytm Payment Gateway and others are offering payment services to ecommerce companies.