National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI): NPCI has been formed to consolidate and integrate the multiple systems with varying service levels into nation-wide uniform and standard business process for all retail payment systems. NPCI facilitates an affordable payment mechanism to benefit the common man across the country and help grow the retail payments in India.
RuPay: RuPay is a brand of NPCI under which it operates the card scheme and this document is published by NPCI for its RuPay card scheme.
As an extension to the RuPay Debit scheme, in 2014 the RuPay prepaid card scheme was launched considering the huge opportunity in the untapped, unorganised, corporate gifting and other business space.
In 2014, along with the Prepaid product, an Prepaid hosted solution model to banks was also launched, this helped all banks (Private, Public, RRB and co-op banks) from different landscape to have an equal pricing for all the services related to RuPay prepaid cards; hence helping all banks with an equal level playing field in the prepaid market.
Simplified and Transparent Pricing
Personal Accident Insurance coverage
DMS Processing, Positive Online Authorisation and FRM Solutions
Interchange in line with ICS
Accepted at all RuPay and ICS enabled acceptance points – ATM, POS and E-Com
1000+ merchant offers
PPI’s willing to participate with RuPay for Issuance of RuPay Prepaid Cards should have a formal “Approval from RBI”. In addition to the approval , the below mentioned documentations to be completed:
RuPay Prepaid card offers the unique proposition of One Card for all Payments.
Transit Program
Corporate Allowance
Salary Disbursement
Student / University programs
Smart City
Toll & Parking
Shopping
Travel
Entertainment
Fuel
ATM’s
Utility Bill payments
RuPay Contactless cards have been launched by various banks in association with transit operators, and Smart cities. With the feature of offline payments and service area, this card offers the feature of one card for all payments including transit, toll, parking, smart cities and retail.
Open Loop Digital Fare Collection
Common Card Payment System for Smart City