The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued sweeping new rules to tighten authentication standards for digital payments, in a bid to curb rising fraud in the sector. The guidelines, released on September 25, 2025, under the Authentication Mechanisms for Digital Payment Transactions Directions, 2025, mandate stronger security protocols across all domestic digital transactions. RBI Mandates Dynamic Authentication for All Digital Payments by April 2026 All payment system providers, including banks and non-b ...