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The Reserve Bank of India has proposed regulations allowing banks to implement temporary debit holds on suspicious transactions for up to sixty days, following a Supreme Court order.

IN · 2026-09-14

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Key takeaway

RBI proposes allowing banks to freeze debits on suspicious transactions for up to 60 days.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerRBI proposes that banks can place up to 60-day debit holds on accounts with suspicious transactions, following a Supreme Court order.
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onWithheld This step of the chain is withheld. The reason is set out in the notice above — a deliberate omission, not missing data.
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youSMEs whose accounts are flagged may experience working capital disruptions due to frozen outgoing payments, requiring larger cash buffers or alternate payment arrangements.

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: Economic Times Top Stories

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