Mastercard was barred from onboarding new domestic customers in July last year due to noncompliance with India's data storage rules.
June 21, 2022Restrictions prohibiting Diners Club from onboarding new domestic customers have been lifted. Similar restrictions are still in place for Amex and Mastercard.
November 14, 2021The decision is reportedly based on data security concerns following recent breaches at payment firms and non-compliance by global payment giants with India's data localisation rules.
September 2, 2021Visa is the only foreign card network that complies with requirements for financial data on Indian customers to be stored locally, the RBI says.
August 19, 2021The action may hamper the ability of private banks to issue new cards to customers in the near term due to their exclusive tie-ups with Mastercard.
July 15, 2021