STEP-1 : Establish a Company under Company act, 2013 through applying to Registrar of Company.
STEP-2 : Application filing for consent in Form A as mentioned under Regulation 3(2) of the Payment and Settlement System Regulations, 2008 together with requisite fee to Reserve Bank of India for the sake of getting the License.
Structure of the applicant.
Proof of position of registered office.
Certificate of Incorporation (COI).
A detailed report of the principal business of the company.
Management detailed information.
Statutory auditor of the Company.
Recent audited balance sheet.
Name and address of bankers of Company.
Particulars of payment system with process flow, technology to be used, security features, inter-operability, etc.
Expected benefits to Indian the financial systems.
Amount of own capital proposed.
Sources of funds
Any other information needed by the RBI.
STEP-3 : Screening process will be started by the RBI to determine the eligibility of the applicants
STEP-4 : After meeting the suitability factors and other aspects, the Reserve Bank of India gives an ‘in-principle’ nod. The validity pertaining to the in-principle nod issued by RBI will be six months from the date of providing such in-principle approval.
STEP-5 : Company will furnish a decent System Audit Report to RBI within these six months, if not the in-principle approval will expire automatically. The entity has the right to get a one-time extension of six months through an appeal in writing beforehand with justifiable reasons.
STEP-6 : Post factoring the details provided by companies, these are given final approval and then these entities can start business within six months from getting a Certificate of Authorization.