The Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI’), in March 2020, released guidelines addressing concerns around the manner in which payment aggregators and payment gateways (‘PAPG’) collect and store merchant data during the onboarding process. The PAPG guidelines, in Rule 7.4, prohibit merchant websites from storing card-on-file and related data. Compliance with the aforementioned provision will be […]
The digital gaming industry has witnessed tremendous growth in India as a result of its ‘mobile-first’ population. The accelerated growth within the fantasy sports industry, commonly referred to as a ‘sunrise sector’ coupled with relatively slow regulatory developments, has led to the creation of a fair share of barriers and pain points for consumers and
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Our study is built through an in-depth literature review and primary research process by talking to stakeholders across industry, law and policymakers. It provides context around the industry, its growing economic potential, and its role in overarching community and sports engagement. Analysing the existing regulatory regime allowed us to identify key challenges within this sector.
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The United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in tax matters has approved Article 12B in the UN Model Tax Convention to address the taxation of “automated digital services” (ADS). This addition impacts bilateral tax treaties between contracting states, granting both the residence state and source state taxation rights for ADS income. However, challenges
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The Dialogue organised three virtual stakeholder consultations to appreciate the Indian Encryption Debate better.
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Digital technologies are crucial for India to reach its $5 trillion economic goal by 2024. In 2019, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology estimated India’s digital economy at $200 billion, with projections to reach $1 trillion by 2025. This digital ecosystem encompasses various sectors like IT-BPM, telecom, e-commerce, digital payments, and more. However, without
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The Dialogue conducted five stakeholder consultations from March to October on the need for progressive data regulation for Indian startups. These consultations involved 57 startups from various sectors, along with legal experts. India has a growing startup ecosystem, with over 25 unicorns, making it the third-largest globally. However, the proposed Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019,
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The rise of technology has brought both empowerment and challenges for marginalized communities. Harassment and harmful content, such as Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and non-consensual adult material, have emerged as significant concerns. Solutions to combat this problem are under discussion, with questions about the role and liability of intermediaries like network providers, online marketplaces,
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India’s digital ecosystem, vital for its economy, has faced a recurring issue of burdensome taxation. The Finance Bill of 2020 introduced a sudden amendment imposing a 2% equalization levy on e-commerce operators without prior stakeholder consultation, resulting in a provision fraught with ambiguity. The lack of clarifications has led even unintended companies to bear this
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The Finance Act of 2020 introduced several significant changes to India’s taxation system. One such change was the introduction of section 165A in the Finance Act of 2016, which imposed a 2% equalization levy on non-resident e-commerce operators. This provision was added just before the first COVID-19 lockdown without thorough parliamentary deliberation or industry consultation.
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