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RBI receives complaints against 1,509 digital lending apps
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) intimated that it has received complaints against 1,509 digital lending applications, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Monday. The RBI has received complaints against 1,019 unregistered or unregulated digital loan applications and 490 registered NBFCs that are engaged in digital lending, he said.
The central bank in December cautioned the general public against unauthorised digital lending platforms/apps with an appeal to verify the antecedents of the service provider, the minister added.
A working group (WG) has been set up to study all aspects of digital lending activities in the regulated financial sector as well as by unregulated players so that an appropriate regulatory approach can be put in place, he said.
This includes 490 complaints against registered NBFCs
The Government on Monday informed the Lok Sabha that Reserve Bank of India has received complaints against 1,500 digital lending applications (popularly known as loan apps). It also informed the Lower House that there will be no change in service conditions of employees of BPCL post-disinvestment.
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In a written answer to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State in Finance Ministry Anurag Singh Thakur said no data is captured by the Corporate Affairs Ministry regarding the number of registered companies providing online apps-based loan in the country at present. Meanwhile, the “RBI has intimated that it has received complaint against 1,509 digital lending applications,” he said. This includes 490 complaints against registered NBFCs which are operating digital loan apps, while 1,019 complaints are against unregistered/unregulated digital loan applications.
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