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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many payments banks have actually started operations since RBI has granted the in-principle approval?
A
3
B
5
C
9
D
6
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India currently has 6 Payment Banks namely, Airtel Payment Bank, India Post Payment Bank, Fino, Paytm Payment Bank, NSDL Payment Bank and Jio Payment Bank.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. Which payments bank has been granted the status of a Scheduled bank by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? Notes: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently granted the status of a scheduled bank to Airtel Payments Bank.

Detailed explanation-3: -The external advisory committee headed by Nachiket Mor submitted its findings on 6 July 2015. The applicant entities were examined for their financial track record and governance issues. On 19 August 2015, the Reserve Bank of India gave “in-principle” licences to 11 entities to launch payments banks.

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