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P2P Lending - RBI's Stance on Peer-to-Peer Lending Platform

The release of the Master Directions on Non-Banking Financial Company – Peer to Peer Lending Platform (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2017 (“ Master Directions ”) was a decision anticipated since April 2016 when the Reserve Bank of India (“ RBI ”) issued a Consultation Paper on Peer to Peer (“ P2P ”) lending (“ Consultation Paper ”). The Consultation Paper contained various arguments against and in favour of regulating the P2P lending sector. Thereafter, on August 24, 2017, as a precursor to the ultimate regulations, the RBI issued a gazette notification classifying entities providing the ‘business of a peer to peer lending platform’ as a Non-Banking Financial Company (“ NBFC ”). The Notification assumes significance since the classification of a P2P lending platform as an NBFC brings such a platform within the RBI’s regulatory ambit. The broad points under the Consultation Paper have now been crystallised under the Master Directions released by the RBI on October 04, 2017. 1. 2. where 3. 4.

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