SBI introducing Positive Pay System from January 1: Know what it is and how it make Cheque payment secure

NewDelhi: State Bank of India (SBI) has said that it is going to introduce Positive Pay System from 1st January 2021 to make Cheque payment secure.

“Keeping all your transactions safe including those done via Cheques. SBI is introducing Positive Pay System from 1st January 2021 to make Cheque payment secure. To know more, contact your nearest SBI branch,” SBI has tweeted.

What is Positive Pay System and how it makes Cheques secure

In a bid to check banking fraud, the Reserve Bank of India had a couple of months ago decided to introduce the ”positive pay system” for cheque, under which re-confirmation of key details may be needed for payments beyond Rs 50,000.

This Cheque payments rule of positive pay system will come into effect from January 1 2021. While availing of this facility is at the discretion of the account holder, banks may consider making it mandatory in case of cheques for amounts of Rs 5 lakh and above.

Here is all you want to know about Positive Pay System

Positive Pay System shall be implemented from January 01, 2021.

The concept of Positive Pay involves a process of reconfirming key details of large value cheques.

Under this process, the issuer of the cheque submits electronically, through channels like SMS, mobile app, internet banking, ATM, etc., certain minimum details of that cheque (like date, name of the beneficiary / payee, amount, etc.) to the drawee bank, details of which are cross checked with the presented cheque by CTS.

Any discrepancy is flagged by CTS to the drawee bank and presenting bank, who would take redressal measures.

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) shall develop the facility of Positive Pay in CTS and make it available to participant banks.

Banks, in turn, shall enable it for all account holders issuing cheques for amounts of Rs 50,000 and above.

Only those cheques which are compliant with the instructions will be accepted under dispute resolution mechanism at the CTS grids.

Member banks may implement similar arrangements for cheques cleared / collected outside CTS as well.

Bureau Report