The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has surprised the fintech industry by tightening guidelines for prepaid payment instruments (PPIs), popularly known as mobile wallets.
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The new rules, which affect major players like Mobikwik, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Pine Labs, and Airtel Payments Bank, among others, impose a ₹2 lakh monthly outstanding balance limit in a wallet. There is also a ₹25,000 limit for person-to-person (P2P) transfers and a ₹10,000 monthly cash loading balance, among other restrictions.