Last week the RBI announced 2 sets of changes that could dramatically change the face of digital payments:

1. NEFT and RTGS rails will be opened up to a range of fintechs.
2. Wallets (aka PPIs) will soon be interoperable, and can be used to withdraw cash. moneyrules.substack.com/p/moneyrules-u… Why do these changes matter?

Currently all payments players, including PGs, payment aggregators (PAs), and PPIs, need to work with one or more sponsor banks (and integrate with their infrastructure) in order to actually move funds.

Anyone have experience troubleshooting NSDL's PAN update process? I've been stuck for 3 weeks at this stage. Both NSDL and IT Dept. call centres haven't been helpful, and I'm being bounced between them. I used NSDL's Aadhaar eKYC-based address update facility available here: onlineservices.nsdl.com/paam/endUserAd…

It seems like the application has been accepted but hasn't been approved, because when I apply for the PAN reissue (I need a physical PAN card, don't ask why) I'm hit with this:

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