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Paytm Payments Bank: Licence Cancellation and Winding Up
The Reserve Bank of India cancelled Paytm Payments Bank's licence in April 2026, and the Delhi High Court has now ordered the bank wound up, with a court-appointed liquidator holding every power its board once had.
Last updated 29 July 20264 min read
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Explains the RBI's cancellation of Paytm Payments Bank's licence and the Delhi High Court order winding the bank up under a court-appointed liquidator.
- Paytm Payments Bank
- PPBL
- RBI
- Delhi High Court
- Official Liquidator
- Banking Regulation Act
- winding up
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