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Find a list of all circulars released to the ecosystem by NPCI Bharat Connect Limited
on various updates, notifications, and regulations

  • 30 May, 2025

    Addendum to review of eligible payment modes for bill payment on BBPS

  • 14 May, 2025

    003 -Review of eligible payment modes for bill payment on BBPS

  • 01 Apr, 2025

    001-Information requirements for Cross-Border wire transfers

  • 19 Feb, 2025

    Advisory on Independent Due Diligence by Operating Units

  • 18 Feb, 2025

    UPMS feature enablement for FASTag and NCMC biller categories

  • 20 Dec, 2024

    Corrigendum to Intimation of Rebranding Change in Logo of BBPS

  • 20 Nov, 2024

    Implementation of Unified Presentment Management System (UPMS)

  • 12 Nov, 2024

    Addendum to Intimation of Rebranding Change in Logo of BBPS

  • 21 Oct, 2024

    Bharat Connect QR Implementation for New Customer Acquisition on Bharat Connect

  • 17 Sep, 2024

    Capturing Transmitting Unmodified Information for Payment Transactions (Modes) routed through Bharat Connect platform

  • 11 Sep, 2024

    Intimation of Rebranding & Change in Logo of BBPS

  • 22 Aug, 2024

    Enhancement of Bill Payment journey by introducing Deemed Success in Transaction Flow

  • 16 Aug, 2024

    Introduction of Seventh and Eighth Settlement Cycle

  • 15 Aug, 2024

    Data Security and Privacy Standard Framework for CCBP

  • 06 Aug, 2024

    004-Expansion of Scope for Cross Border Transactions on BBPS

  • 31 May, 2024

    002-Implementation of New Enhancements in Existing BBPS APIs

  • 19 Apr, 2024

    Introduction of Category - National Common Mobility Card (NCMC)

  • 28 Mar, 2024

    Addendum to Revision in Fetch Retention for Bajaj Finance

  • 11 Mar, 2024

    028 Revision in Fetch retention for Bajaj Finance

  • 26 Feb, 2024

    Introduction of payment mode UPI AutoPay for BBPS payments

  • 13 Feb, 2024

    Addendum to Revision in BBPS Settlement Cycle Timings

  • 09 Feb, 2024

  • 31 Jan, 2024

    Advisory on Active-Active Health Check API

  • 22 Dec, 2023

    Implementation of Plan MDM API of Enhancement 11.0

  • 22 Dec, 2023

    Enabling payment mode Credit Card on UPI for BBPS Payments

  • 20 Dec, 2023

    Advisory on Fastag Recharge Transactions

  • 12 Dec, 2023

    Intimation w.r.t settlement report naming convention and cycle ID / number of the new settlement cycles

  • 01 Dec, 2023

    BBPS: Introduction of fifth and sixth settlement cycles

  • 11 Oct, 2023

    Advisory on implementation of Unified Presentment Management System (UPMS) feature

  • 28 Sep, 2023

    Timeline for the implementation of MDM for on-boarding of LIC by Customer BBPOUs

  • 22 Sep, 2023

    Re-enforcement of branding guidelines of Bharat Bill Payment System

  • 15 Sep, 2023

    RDA-Enabling BBPS to process cross border inbound bill payments 15th September 2022

  • 31 Aug, 2023

    Bharat Bill Payment System Routing of On-US transactions via On-US API

  • 31 Aug, 2023

    Introduction of Unified Presentment Management System (UPMS) feature

  • 31 Aug, 2023

    Change in the Maximum Time-out Period for transactions

  • 28 Aug, 2023

    BDA architecture IP whitelisting at BBPOU's end

  • 23 Aug, 2023

    Advisory by NPCI Bharat Bill Payment (“NBBL”) on monitoring of suspicious transactions

  • 18 May, 2023

    003-Bharat Bill Payment System-New Enhancement in Existing BBPS APIs

  • 03 Apr, 2023

    015-BBPS Increase in no. of BBPOU for a biller from 2 to 3

  • 20 Mar, 2023

    016 - BBPS - API Specifications Multiple Invoicing Functionality

  • 21 Dec, 2022

    BBPS Introduction of Fourth Settlement Cycle

  • 05 Dec, 2022

    Bharat Bill Payment System Introduction of Retail Credit Card Category

  • 30 Nov, 2022

    Clarification on BBPOU application and onboarding process

  • 04 Nov, 2022

    Enhancement Biller Fetch Master Data Management (MDM) API

  • 17 Mar, 2022

    Standardization of FASTag Recharge Through Bharat Bill Payment System

  • 07 Jan, 2022

    BBPS Product Enhancement v12.0

  • 17 Sep, 2021

    BBPS Product Enhancement v12.0

  • 08 Jul, 2021

    Update on Introduction of new Settlement Guarantee Mechanism (SGM) Policy- standardized across all online products

  • 22 Jun, 2021

    Bharat BillPay Paylink Implementation Guidelines

  • 21 Jun, 2021

    Release of Technical Standards for TSP Empanelment for direct Connectivity to NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd

  • 17 Jun, 2021

    Category Expansion

  • 04 May, 2021

    Submission of monthly returns by BBPOUs

  • 30 Apr, 2021

    Renewal of BBPCU SSL & Signer Certificates at BBPOU on “7th May 2021”

  • 26 Apr, 2021

    TSP Empanelment for direct Connectivity to NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd

  • 24 Mar, 2021

    BBPS Compliance with regard to Biller MDM Refresh

  • 16 Mar, 2021

    BBPS Revised Biller Consent Form

  • 24 Feb, 2021

    BBPS Standards wherein BBPOUs are themselves Billers

  • 30 Nov, 2020

    Purging of Agent Institution (AI) Agent data clean up thereof

  • 30 Nov, 2020

    BBPS Introduction of Third Settlement and RTGS Posting round the clock - Update

  • 02 Nov, 2020

    BBPS Introduction of Third Settlement and RTGS to be available 247365 from Dec 2020

  • 07 Oct, 2020

    BBPS TSP Role with regard to Certification of BBPOUs

  • 07 Oct, 2020

    BBPS Network Fee Upgradation

  • 25 Sep, 2020

    Bulk Biller On-boarding BBPOU Consent Form

  • 18 Sep, 2020

    BBPS Optional service for availing additional BOU Ids to on-board Billers

  • 17 Sep, 2020

    TSP Role and Guidelines

  • 06 Aug, 2020

    BBPS Fraudulent Transactions Format for Incident Reporting

  • 24 Jul, 2020

    BBPS Net Debit Cap (NDC) Limits for BBPOUs

  • 09 Jul, 2020

    BBPS Confirmation of credit by Customer BBPOUs in the customer’s account post Credit Adjustment

  • 31 May, 2020

    BBPS Compliance and other issues Measures thereof

  • 23 May, 2020

    BBPS Certification of BBPOUs

  • 20 May, 2020

    BBPS Net Debit Cap (NDC) Limits for BBPOUs

  • 29 Apr, 2020

    BBPS Revised Biller and Agent Institution Consent Form

  • 28 Apr, 2020

    BBPS Mandatory Technical Standards and Regulatory Observations

  • 20 Apr, 2020

    BBPS Biller On Boarding Efficiency in Fetch Transactions

  • 16 Mar, 2020

    BBPS Compliance and other issues Measures thereof

  • 09 Mar, 2020

    BBPS Operational Guidelines with regard to Pricing of excess transactions

  • 14 Jan, 2020

    BBPS Activation of Biller Post submission of Biller Consent Form and Timeline for Activation

  • 07 Jan, 2020

    BBPS Revised Brand Guidelines Incorporation of Revised Brand with Vertical unit and Be-assured symbol

  • 30 Dec, 2019

    BBPS Circular on implementation of provisions for improving operational efficiency

  • 15 Nov, 2019

    BBPS Customer Consent for bill presentment and auto payment II

  • 22 Oct, 2019

    BBPS Steering Committee Participation thereof

  • 10 Oct, 2019

    BBPS Re-utilization of Fetch for Re-initiating the payment transactions

  • 01 Oct, 2019

    BBPS Alignment with BBPCU timer

  • 26 Aug, 2019

    BBPS Clarification on On-us Transaction routing via Bharat Bill Payment Central Unit

  • 11 Jul, 2019

    BBPS Refunds Initiated by Biller BBPOUs

  • 28 Jun, 2019

    BBPS Introduction of Second Settlement

  • 30 Apr, 2019

    BPPS Role of Customer Operating Units and Settlement of Funds Clarification

  • 29 Apr, 2019

    BBPS Transaction Read Time Out values at BBPCU

  • 25 Apr, 2019

    BBPS Enhancements 7 and 7.1

  • 08 Apr, 2019

    BBPS Role of COU and Settlement of funds

  • 01 Apr, 2019

    BBPS Introduction of Second Settlement

  • 12 Mar, 2019

    Integration of BBPCU SSL & Signer certificates at BBPOU end

  • 27 Feb, 2019

    BBPS Refunds and posting in customer account with the biller

  • 27 Feb, 2019

    BBPS Compliance by BBPOUs

  • 27 Feb, 2019

    Settlement by Biller BBPOUs with the Biller Role of BBPOUs in Settlement

  • 27 Feb, 2019

    Settlement by Biller BBPOUs with the Biller Role of BBPOUs in Settlement

  • 04 Feb, 2019

    Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions, 2019

  • 01 Feb, 2019

    BBPS Revised Consent Form and Biller Compliance Annexure

  • 01 Nov, 2018

    BBPS Customer Consent for Bill Presentment and Auto Payment

  • 08 Oct, 2018

    BBPS Operating Guidelines Chargeback Requests for BBPS transactions done using cards

  • 17 Sep, 2018

    BBPS Retention of Fetch transactions

  • 17 Aug, 2018

    BBPS Switching of Fetch and Payment transactions

  • 24 May, 2018

    Consent of the TSP for participating in Bharat Bill Payment System

  • 09 May, 2018

    BBPS Approval Reference Number

  • 21 Feb, 2018

    BBPS Validation API

  • 28 Dec, 2017

    BBPS Submission of Monthly Returns by BBPOUs

  • 28 Dec, 2017

    BBPS Agent Institution Onboarding on BBPS Platform

  • 14 Dec, 2017

    BBPS Goods and Service Tax (GST) complaince by BBPOUs

  • 24 Nov, 2017

    BBPS Change in Settlement Cut Off Time

  • 25 Oct, 2017

    Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) – New Visual Identity and Brand Guidelines

  • 16 Oct, 2017

    BBPS Launch of BBPS

  • 12 Oct, 2017

    BBPS Biller BBPOU Compliance

  • 05 Oct, 2017

    BBPS Biller BBPOU Compliance

  • 08 Sep, 2017

    BBPS Compliance with PG w.r.t Bilateral relationship of BBPOUs

  • 18 Jul, 2017

    NPCI Goods and Services Tax (GST) details

  • 08 Jul, 2017

    BBPS Change in Settlement Cut Off Time

  • 13 Jun, 2017

    BBPS Details Required for Migration to Goods and Services Tax (GST)

  • 25 May, 2017

    BBPS Change in Settlement Cut Off Time

  • 18 Apr, 2017

    BBPS Appointment of an Additional Default BBPOUs by Biller

  • 13 Apr, 2017

    BBPS Onboarding of System Participants

  • 06 Apr, 2017

    BBPS BBPOU Certification as a pre-requisite for Authorisation

  • 08 Dec, 2016

    BBPS Onboarding Certification Process

  • 04 Jan, 2016

    Opening & Maintenance of Rupee Foreign Currency

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