Glossary Terms

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Electronic Money

Electronic money is an electronic store of monetary value on a technical device that may be widely used for making …

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Open System Payment Instruments (multipurpose cards)

These are payment instruments can be used for purchase of goods and services, including financial services like funds transfer at …

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Semi-Closed System Payment Instruments

Semi-Closed System Payment Instruments are payment instruments can be used for purchase of goods and services, including financial services at …

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Closed System Payment Instruments:

Closed System Payment Instruments are payment instruments issued by a person/entity for facilitating the purchase of goods and services from …

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Pre-paid Payment Instruments (PPIs)

PPIs are payment instruments that facilitate transactions like purchase of goods and services, including funds transfer, against the value stored …

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National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) was created by the RBI in 2007 as an umbrella organization for promoting retail …

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Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)

RTGS provides continuous (real-time) settlement of funds transfers individually on an order by order basis (without netting). Here, ‘Real Time’ …

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National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)

National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) is a nation-wide payment system facilitating one-to-one funds transfer. Under this Scheme, individuals, firms and …

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Payment and Settlement Systems (PSS) Act 2007

  The Payment and Settlement Systems (PSS) Act 2007   which came into force with effect from 12 August 2008, gives …

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Cashless Economy

Cashless economy means the system of making payments digitally instead of using physical cash. In the place of physical cash, …

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