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Reserve Financial institution of India fines Amazon Pay

9 months ago 2 min read

Indian enterprise of Amazon Pay – the UPI-based digital cost system run by Amazon in India – has been slammed with a superb of ₹3.06 crore by the Reserve Financial institution of India (RBI) on Friday. In response to a press launch by the nation’s apex financial institution, the monetary penalty was imposed resulting from Amazon Pay (India)’s non-compliance with sure norms.

“It was noticed that the entity was non-compliant with the instructions issued by RBI on KYC necessities,” the RBI mentioned in an announcement. Moreover, the monetary penalty of ₹3,06,66,000 was imposed upon Amazon Pay for not complying with sure provisions associated to Pay as you go Cost Devices (PPIs), aside from the Know Your Buyer (KYC) path.

Aside from the imposition of the hefty superb, the apex financial institution of the nation has additionally issued a discover to the entity, advising it to point out trigger relating to why the monetary penalty shouldn’t be imposed upon it for its non-compliance with the norms. In its press launch, the financial institution added that the cost of not complying with the aforementioned instructions was “substantiated,” and that it “warranted” the imposition of the financial penalty upon the entity.

“We stay deeply dedicated to working as per regulatory pointers and sustaining a excessive compliance bar, whereas we innovate on behalf of our clients to supply them a secure and handy funds expertise. We proceed to work carefully with the authorities to share our dedication with them,” a spokesperson for Amazon mentioned in an announcement.

The event comes at a time when RBI is cracking down on fintech corporations and predatory enterprise practices by tech startups and established corporations. The financial institution went on to tell that it slammed Amazon Pay (India) with the superb underneath Part 30 of the Cost and Settlement Methods Act, 2007 and that it was solely based mostly on deficiencies within the entity’s compliance. Moreover, it was not “meant to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or settlement entered into by Amazon Pay (India) with its clients.”