INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
RBI report said separate legislation must be made to prevent illegal digital lendingA 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
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 encouraging innovation," it said.The digital lending app industry had attracted
address those issues, the RBI set up the six-member working group in January to evaluate digital loans and identify risks posed by
unregulated digital lending to financial stability, regulated entities, and consumers
