RBI Operationalises Bank.in, Mandates Banks To Move Existing Domains

The Reserve Bank of India has mandated banks to move their existing domains to ‘bank.in’ domain, it said in a press release.

The move, which is aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity framework and enhancing public confidence in digital banking and payment systems, must be concluded at the earliest, not later than Oct. 31, 2025, the RBI said.

The internet domain for banks will be operationalised through the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), which has been authorised by National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), to serve as the exclusive registrar for this domain.

“Banks may contact IDRBT at sahyog@idrbt.ac.in to initiate the registration process. IDRBT shall guide the banks on various aspects related to application process and migration to new domain,” the RBI said.

On February 7, 2025, the central bank had announced the internet domain ‘bank.in’ for banks to combat the increased instances of fraud in digital payments.

Going forward, it is planned to have an exclusive domain “fin.in” for other non-bank entities in the financial sector, RBI had said.