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The Reserve Bank of India issued new curbs against Paytm\u2019s Payments Bank, which processes transactions for financial services giant Paytm, barring it from offering many banking services including accepting deposits, credit transactions, top-ups in customer accounts, prepaid instruments and wallets <\/span>after February 29.<\/span><\/p>\n Wednesday\u2019s move follows the Indian central bank ordering Paytm Payments Bank to stop accepting new customer accounts in 2022. RBI said a comprehensive audit by external auditors found \u201cpersistent\u201d non-compliances and \u201ccontinued material supervisory concerns\u201d in the bank. The non-compliance, RBI said, warranted \u201cfurther supervisory action.\u201d<\/p>\n The RBI\u00a0also directed One97 Communications, the parent firm of Paytm, and Paytm Payments Services to terminate their nodal accounts<\/a> \u201cat the earliest.\u201d Customers can continue to withdraw and utilize money from their accounts, RBI said. Without the nodal account, Paytm will likely have to move many of its businesses to other banks, according to preliminary assessment by industry executives.<\/p>\n \u201cSettlement of all pipeline transactions and nodal accounts (in respect of all transactions initiated on or before February 29, 2024) shall be completed by March 15, 2024 and no further transactions shall be permitted thereafter,\u201d RBI added.<\/p>\n Payment Payments Bank will also not be allowed to offer credit transactions, including via wallets, RBI said.<\/p>\n In 2022, RBI slapped Paytm Payments Bank with penalties after finding that the Noida-headquartered firm had violated rules by allowing data to flow to servers outside of India and didn\u2019t properly verify its customers.<\/p>\n