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Ministry of Electronics and IT releases draft rules to make ewallets safer

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NEW DELHI: The government has released a set of guidelines for wallet firms in a move that seeks to make transactions through ewallets safer and strengthen the grievance redressal mechanism for consumers.

The draft Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules 2017 cover the entire spectrum, which includes protecting consumer information, especially financial data. The rules have been released for public consultation by the ministry of electronics and IT.