Technology Law Analysis
November 25, 2021
View: Two tremendous transitions too soon for digital payments industry

This article was originally published in the 24th November 2021 edition of

Summary

The article focuses on the card data storage restrictions imposed in the digital payments industry, possible tokenization solutions and industry-related issues. Furthermore, given that the industry is still trying to cope with the new recurring payments regime that was introduced in October, the article proposes that graded timelines be prescribed by the RBI for holistic and effective deployment of tokenization solutions so that consumers are not inconvenienced and online merchants' businesses are not disrupted. The article also brings to light a few operational hurdles arising from the reading of the RBI directives, which need to be ironed out.

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– Aaron Kamath, Huzefa Tavawalla & Gowree Gokhale

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Technology Law Analysis

November 25, 2021

View: Two tremendous transitions too soon for digital payments industry

This article was originally published in the 24th November 2021 edition of

Summary

The article focuses on the card data storage restrictions imposed in the digital payments industry, possible tokenization solutions and industry-related issues. Furthermore, given that the industry is still trying to cope with the new recurring payments regime that was introduced in October, the article proposes that graded timelines be prescribed by the RBI for holistic and effective deployment of tokenization solutions so that consumers are not inconvenienced and online merchants' businesses are not disrupted. The article also brings to light a few operational hurdles arising from the reading of the RBI directives, which need to be ironed out.

For the complete article, please click here.

 


– Aaron Kamath, Huzefa Tavawalla & Gowree Gokhale

You can direct your queries or comments to the authors

Disclaimer

The contents of this hotline should not be construed as legal opinion. View detailed disclaimer.

This Hotline provides general information existing at the time of preparation. The Hotline is intended as a news update and Nishith Desai Associates neither assumes nor accepts any responsibility for any loss arising to any person acting or refraining from acting as a result of any material contained in this Hotline. It is recommended that professional advice be taken based on the specific facts and circumstances. This Hotline does not substitute the need to refer to the original pronouncements.

This is not a Spam mail. You have received this mail because you have either requested for it or someone must have suggested your name. Since India has no anti-spamming law, we refer to the US directive, which states that a mail cannot be considered Spam if it contains the sender's contact information, which this mail does. In case this mail doesn't concern you, please unsubscribe from mailing list.

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