Boost to e-payments: RBI says 100% digitally enabled districts soon

In a what may give thrust to the government’s push for adoption of digital payments, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said that banks will work towards making a district ‘100% digitally enabled’.

A 100% digitally enabled district will let every individual in the area make and receive payments in a safe, secure, quick and convenient manner, and guidelines regarding the same will be issued soon.

“With a view to expanding and deepening the digital payments ecosystem, it has been decided that State/UT Level Bankers Committees shall identify one district in their respective States/UTs on a pilot basis in consultation with banks and stakeholders,” the banking regulator said.