If banks block crypto exchanges as NEFT /RTGS counter-party, or more and more banks switch off crypto trades, existing crypto holders may find it tougher to sell their digital assets.
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Under the circumstances, investors are either moving to other banks (which are allowing crypto trades) or using comparatively less efficient fund transfer options like NEFT, IMPS, and RTGS which are rarely used for trades in stocks, forex and commodity futures done on exchange platforms.
Mumbai: Unlike Visa and Mastercard, the domestic umbrella body National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has refused to block fund movements for crypto-currency trades. It recently told some of the banks to take a decision based on the advice of their respective legal and compliance departments.
The stance taken by NPCI so far assumes significance at a time several leading banks are slowly choking payments connected to crypto deals. Half a
