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The RBI licenses prepaid issuers and payment aggregators separately, including cross-border.
4 licences · 6 institutions
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Licence types
4What the regime looks like
- Prepaid Payment Instrument issuerPPIRBI authorisation to issue prepaid instruments — wallets, gift cards and transit cards.E-money & stored valueOfficial source
- Payment AggregatorPAAuthorisation to aggregate merchants and settle domestic payments; non-banks must hold the licence directly.Payment institution / PSPOfficial source
- Cross-border Payment AggregatorPA-CBA separate RBI authorisation for cross-border payment aggregation, in import and export variants.Payment institution / PSPOfficial source
- Bharat Bill Payment Operating UnitBBPOUAuthorisation to operate within India's bill payment system.Payment institution / PSPOfficial source
A hand-picked sample for orientation — not the full register.
- dLocalCross-border payments for global merchants in emerging markets, licensed locally.IPPSPMMOPSSPLicensed inUruguayBrazilMexicoArgentinaColombiaChilePeruNigeriaSouth AfricaIndia
- NiumReal-time cross-border payments and card issuance for banks and businesses.MPIEMIAPIMTLAFSLLicensed inSingaporeUnited KingdomUnited StatesAustraliaHong Kong, ChinaIndiaMalaysia
- PayoneerCross-border payouts and receivables for marketplaces and SMBs.MSBMTLEMIAPISVFAFSLLicensed inUnited StatesUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEAHong Kong, ChinaAustraliaSingaporeIndia
- PhonePeIndian wallet, UPI and bill payments business under RBI authorisations.PPIPABBPOULicensed inIndia
- RazorpayIndian payment aggregator holding domestic and cross-border RBI authorisations.PAPA-CBLicensed inIndia
- RevolutEMI plus a banking licence in Lithuania; separate licences in each expansion market.BankingEMIAPIMTLMPIAFSLLicensed inEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomUnited StatesSingaporeAustraliaJapanMexicoBrazilIndia
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A curated reference, not legal advice and not exhaustive. Confirm the scope of any licence with its regulator before relying on it.