RBI tightens payments security norms for banks, digital payment operators SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 18, 2021, 09:15 PM IST Share Synopsis “The Master Direction provides necessary guidelines…to set up a robust governance structure and implement common minimum standards of security controls for digital payment products and services,” the central bank said in a circular. Reuters The new rules come at a time when India’s burgeoning payments ecosystem has seen increased instances of outages, frauds and cyber-breaches. Mumbai: The central bank late Thursday sought to strengthen India's digital payments architecture, publishing detailed guidelines to improve security, control and compliance among banks, gateways, wallet operators and other non-bank entities that are at the vanguard of helping New Delhi achieve its goal of a 'less-cash' transaction economy.