Thursday, February 3, 2011

Paypal RBI Issue–Paypal Violated FEMA Act - RBI

RBI has issued a circular regarding the ongoing Paypal/RBI issue, and the following sentence sums the entire story. “It was observed that a few OPGSPs (Online Payment Gateway Service Providers ) have not only facilitated conclusion of the transactions but also allowed exporters to retain the export proceeds abroad without repatriation resulting in violation of the provisions of FEMA, 1999. Acknowledging however the importance of the services provided by the OPGSPs to the exporters, particularly in facilitating small value export transactions, it has been considered necessary to issue a set of guidelines to cover such e-commerce arrangements.”

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