monetary policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the inclusion of recurring payments for Fastag, National Common Mobility Card (NCMC), etc. with auto-replenishment facility under the e-mandate framework.
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The framework for processing e-mandate for recurring transactions allows for specified periodicity recurring payments, such as weekly, monthly, or daily.
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The RBI said in its Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies during the monetary policy meeting on June 7, 2024 said, “The adoption of e-mandates for recurring payment transactions has been increasing. It is now proposed to incorporate payments into the e-mandate framework that are recurring in nature but do not have a set frequency, such as replenishing balances in Fastag, NCMC, etc. Since these payment categories are replenished on an as-needed basis, there are no time or quantity restrictions. For these payments, it is suggested to provide an automated replenishment feature within the e-mandate architecture. When a customer's threshold amount is lowered in Fastag or NCMC, an automated replenishment will take place. This will improve the ease of travel and mobility payments.”
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