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RBI removes Paytm Payments Bank from list of scheduled banks

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RBI removes Paytm Payments Bank from list of scheduled banks

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has officially removed Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) from the list of recognised scheduled banks following the cancellation of its banking licence.

In April this year, the RBI had cancelled the banking licence issued to PPBL for non-compliance with norms, saying affairs of the bank were conducted in a manner detrimental to the interest of its depositors.

"Paytm Payments Bank Limited has been excluded from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934...," the central bank said in a statement on Wednesday.

A notification in this regard was published on July 31 and published in the Gazette of India in September.

The Second Schedule of the RBI Act is the official list of recognised banks that meet the central bank's financial standards and get special operational privileges. 'Scheduled bank' means a bank included in the Second Schedule.

PPBL, an associate firm of Vijay Shekhar Sharma-promoted fintech firm Paytm, came under the regulatory scanner on multiple occasions earlier, including in March 2022 when the central bank barred it from onboarding new customers.

While cancelling the licence, the RBI had said the affairs of the bank were conducted in a manner detrimental to its own interests as well as its depositors.

Earlier, PPBL was directed to stop onboarding new customers with effect from March 11, 2022 amid "material supervisory concerns" observed in the bank. The bank was also directed to appoint an IT audit firm to conduct a comprehensive system audit of its IT system.


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