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American Express & Diners Club — Reserve Bank of India

Data localisation non-compliance · 2021-04-23

Key facts

Date
2021-04-23
Sector
Fintech
Legal provision
RBI Storage of Payment System Data (2018)
Penalty
Business restriction
Outcome
Business Ban / Restriction
Violation
Data localisation non-compliance

What happened

The RBI stopped American Express and Diners Club from onboarding new customers over payment-data localisation non-compliance; the restriction on Amex was lifted in August 2022.

Sources & provenance

Reported by named news sources. No primary document has been attached to this entry yet.

Related enforcement actions

← All enforcement actions Record ID: IND-RBI-002 · updated 2026-09-20

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