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RBI allows Account Aggregator interoperability, expanding customer choice

IN · 2026-10-07

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Key takeaway

RBI mandates interoperability among NBFC-Account Aggregators, ending bank-integrated lock-in and letting customers choose any AA to share financial data

  1. Step 1 · The triggerRBI mandates interoperability among NBFC-Account Aggregators, ending bank-tied AA lock-in
  2. Step 2 · Knock-oncustomer choice expands AA transaction volumes and competitive pressure among AA providers
  3. Step 3 · Knock-onlenders access richer, faster, portable cash-flow data for borrower assessment
  4. Step 4 · Knock-onSME lenders on the AA network cut origination cost and approval time; non-integrated lenders face cost disadvantage
  5. Step 5 · Reaches youthe Indian SME borrower's working-capital access improves as cash-flow-based underwriting replaces collateral-heavy assessment

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

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