NPCI
The National Payments Corporation of India, an umbrella organisation for all retail payment and settlement systems in India, set up with the guidance and support of the RBI and the Indian Banks' Association and…
This one is not written up yet
The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.
Written up from the same chapter
- ASBAThe mandatory payment mechanism for public and rights issues, in which your bank blocks the application money in your own account and debits it only if you actually get an allotment.
- NIGOA transaction the registrar has flagged as "Not in Good Order" because the application and the money do not reconcile or the paperwork is defective — units are not issued until it is fixed.
- Third-party chequeA payment for a mutual fund investment drawn from a bank account of which the first holder is not an account holder — not acceptable, and the reason registrars run third-party verification on every subscription.
Where this is taught
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