RBI Mandates Banks, Payment Platforms To Inform Customers For Auto Bills
The RBI has issued rolled new rule for banks and payment platforms to send notifications of auto and recurring payments of mobile, utility and OTT platform bills. Applicable from April 1, the rule provisions banks and pay-platforms to send a 24-hour pre-transaction notification to users and mandates banks to send OTP to customers for payments above ₹5,000. Including payment wallets, the rule asks for additional authentication by customers for auto payments.