A working group of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recommended setting up a self-regulatory organisation covering participants in digital lending.
The recommendation came as part of its report on digital lending through online platforms and mobiles applications.
The RBI report said separate legislation must be made to prevent illegal digital lending activities and that all data must be stored in servers in India.
The committee recommended that data collection should happen only with prior and explicit consent of the borrowers.
"The thrust of the report has been on enhancing customer protection and making the digital lending ecosystem safe and sound while
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