RBI in process of setting up innovation hub for finance sector

08 Sep 2020 Evaluate

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in the process of setting up an innovation hub to promote innovation across the financial sector by leveraging on technology. Detailed guidelines in this respect are expected to be released soon. The Innovation Hub will act as a centre for ideation and incubation of new capabilities which can be leveraged to create innovative and viable financial products and / or services to help achieve the wider objectives of deepening financial inclusion, efficient banking services, business continuity in times of emergency, strengthening consumer protection.

RBI executive director T Rabi Sankar said ‘innovation Hub is one of the things that we are trying out where we are looking at actually creating ideation, creating ideas to evolve technologies.’ He also said ‘we would expect technology firms, financial entities, academic entities, even funding agencies, all of them to interact on this hub and start the entire process from ideation to creation to piloting of solutions.’ He noted that the RBI has released a framework for setting up umbrella entities for operating pan-India retail payments systems. 

Sankar further said the RBI has invited applications from eligible companies by February 26, 2021. As per the framework, the companies with a net worth of over Rs 500 crore will be eligible to set up an umbrella entity which among other things will be permitted to set up, manage and operate new payment systems in the retail space comprising ATMs, White Label PoS, Aadhaar-based payments and remittance services. Among other things, the umbrella entity will be permitted to operate clearing and settlement systems for banks and non-banks; identify and manage relevant risks such as settlement, credit, liquidity and operational; and preserve the integrity of the system.

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