PAYMENT AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS

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Date : Aug 24, 2023
Enhancing transaction limits for Small Value Digital Payments in Offline Mode

RBI/2023-24/57
CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S526/02-14-003/2023-24

August 24, 2023

The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer
Authorised Payment System Operators and Participants (Banks and Non-banks)

Madam / Dear Sir,

Enhancing transaction limits for Small Value Digital Payments in Offline Mode

This has reference to the Reserve Bank of India circular CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S1264/02-14-003/2021-2022 dated January 03, 2022 on “Framework for Facilitating Small Value Digital Payments in Offline Mode”.

2. As announced in the Statement on Development and Regulatory Policies dated August 10, 2023, the upper limit of an offline payment transaction is increased to ₹500. Other instructions mentioned in the framework shall continue to remain applicable as before.

3. This directive is issued under Section 10 (2) read with Section 18 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (Act 51 of 2007) and shall come into effect immediately.

Yours faithfully,

(Gunveer Singh)
Chief General Manager-in-Charge

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