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Date: 08-Apr-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection 1 of Section 12 read with subsection

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification pertains to the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Payment Services) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024. It amends the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Payment Services) Regulations, 2024.

Key Changes

  • The amendment modifies the definition of 'escrow service'.
  • The new definition specifies that an escrow service is provided by a payment service provider under an agreement.
  • It clarifies that money is held by the payment service provider in an escrow account with an IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) or an IFSC Banking Company (IBC).
  • The escrow account is held for and on behalf of one or more parties involved in completing a transaction.
  • The regulations come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, April 8, 2024.

Impact Analysis

Payment Service Providers

  • Action Item: Review and update existing agreements to comply with the new definition of 'escrow service'.

IFSC Banking Units (IBUs) and IFSC Banking Companies (IBCs)

  • Action Item: Ensure compliance with the amended regulations regarding escrow account management.

Parties Involved in Transactions

  • Action Item: Verify compliance of payment service providers with the amended regulations.

International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)

  • Action Item: Monitor compliance and provide guidance to stakeholders.

Key Entities Referenced

International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA): The regulatory authority responsible for the development and regulation of financial services in International Financial Services Centres in India. International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019: The Act that establishes the IFSCA and provides it with the powers to regulate financial services in IFSCs. International Financial Services Centres Authority (Payment Services) Regulations, 2024: The principal regulations governing payment services in IFSCs, which are being amended by this notification. IFSC Banking Unit (IBU): A banking unit operating within an International Financial Services Centre. IFSC Banking Company (IBC): A banking company operating within an International Financial Services Centre.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-जी.जे.-अ.-09042024-253613 xxxGIDHxxx CG-GJ-E-09042024-253613 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 242] नई कदल्ली, सोमिार, अप्रलै 8, 2024/चत्रै 19, 1946 No. 242] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2024/CHAITRA 19, 1946 अतं रराष्ट्रीय जित्तीय सिे ा केंद्र प्राजधकरण अजधसचू ना गांधीनगर, 2 अप्रलै , 2024 अतं रराष्ट्रीय जित्तीय सिे ा केंद्र प्राजधकरण (भगु तान सिे ाएँ) (सिं ोधन) जिजनयम, 2024 आईएफएससीए/िीएन/2024/002.-अतं रराष्ट्रीय जित्तीय सेिा केंद्र प्राजधकरण अजधजनयम, 2019 (2019 का 50) की धारा 28 की उप-धारा 1 के साथ पठित धारा 12 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, अंतरराष्ट्रीय जित्तीय सेिा केंद्र प्राजधकरण अतं रराष्ट्रीय जित्तीय सेिा केंद्र प्राजधकरण (भगु तान सेिा) जिजनयम, 2024 (इसके बाद प्रधान जिजनयम कहा िाएगा) म ेंसंिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जिजनयम बनाता है, अथाता ्: - 1. (i) इन जिजनयमों को अतं रराष्ट्रीय जित्तीय सेिा केंद्र प्राजधकरण (भुगतान सेिाएँ) (संिोधन) जिजनयम, 2024 कहा िाएगा। (ii) ये जिजनयम आजधकाठरक रािपत्र म ेंइनके प्रकािन की तारीख से लाग ूहोंगे। 2. मूल जिजनयमों के जिजनयम 2 म ें उप-जिजनयम (1) के खंड (1) को जनम्नजलजखत खडं से प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत ककया िाएगा, अथाात:् "(1) "एस्ट्रो सेिा" का अजभप्राय भुगतान सेिा प्रदाता द्वारा समझौते के अधीन प्रदान की गई सेिा से है, जिसके अधीन ऐसे भुगतान सेिा प्रदाता द्वारा धनराजि को लेनदने प्रकरया को पूण ा करन े म ें रत एक या अजधक पक्षों के जलए और 2456 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] उनकी ओर से आईएफएससी बैंककंग यूजनट ('आईबीय'ू) या आईएफएससी बैंककंग कंपनी ('आईबीसी') के एस्ट्रो खाते म ें रखा िाता ह।ै “ के. रािारामन, अध्यक्ष [जिज्ञापन-III/4/असा./011/2024-25] INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CENTRES AUTHORITY NOTIFICATION Gandhinagar, the 2nd April, 2024 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CENTRES AUTHORITY (PAYMENT SERVICES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2024 IFSCA/GN/2024/002.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 12 read with sub- section 1 of section 28 of the International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019 (50 of 2019), the International Financial Services Centres Authority hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Payment Services) Regulations, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Regulations), namely: - 1. (i) These regulations may be called the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Payment Services) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024. (ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations for clause (l) of sub-regulation (1) the following clause shall be substituted , namely: “(l) “escrow service” means the service provided by a payment service provider, under an agreement, whereby money is held by such payment service provider in an escrow account with an IFSC Banking Unit (‘IBU’) or an IFSC Banking Company (‘IBC’) for and on behalf of one or more parties that are in the process of completing a transaction; K. RAJARAMAN, Chairperson [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./011/2024-25] Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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