RBI Clarifies: Paytm App Unaffected, Only Payments Bank Under Scrutiny



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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clarified that its recent restrictions apply only to Paytm Payments Bank and not to the widely used Paytm app. These measures, which began on March 1st, were imposed due to ongoing compliance and supervisory issues at the payments bank. The RBI assured the public that the Paytm app continues to function normally, with a spokesperson for Paytm echoing this reassurance to users and merchants. This clarification follows earlier actions, including a ban on onboarding new customers in 2022 due to KYC violations.

In a press conference on Thursday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) clarified that its recent directive concerns Paytm Payments Bank and not the Paytm app itself. This clarification comes in the wake of the RBIs decision, announced after a meeting of its monetary policy committee (MPC), to maintain t
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FAQ :

No, the RBI has clarified that its recent directive specifically targets Paytm Payments Bank and does not affect the Paytm app itself. The app remains unaffected.

The restrictions were imposed due to multiple instances of non-compliance and persistent supervisory concerns identified by the banking regulator.

The stringent restrictions, barring the bank from certain operations like deposit-taking and fund transfers, became effective from March 1.

Paytm Payments Bank has been barred from conducting several key operations, including deposit-taking and fund transfers.

The shares of One97 Communications, the parent company of Paytm, hit the lower circuit on Thursday following the RBI's clarification and related developments.




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