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Current Accounts tailored to your business needs

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More benefits than ever before

Account Benefits

  • No charges for Escrow Account opening and operation.

  • Support and guidance from a dedicated Ops operations team for managing the account.

  • Integration capabilities for seamless transmission of information from your end to the Bank and vice-versa.

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Additional Benefits

Eligibility Criteria

Payment Aggregator Escrow Account is required by entities having RBI authorisation for their online Payment Aggregator business to collect customer payments and for further settlements to merchants for various product or services sold to these customers You can get started with your own Payment Aggregator Escrow Current Account if you are a:

  • Resident Individual
  • Hindu Undivided Families
  • Sole Proprietorship Firm
  • Partnership Firm
  • Limited Liability Partnership Firm
  • Private/Public Limited Company

Documents required to get you started

The documents required to open a Payment Aggregator Escrow Current Account may vary depending on the kind of business you own and the kind of Current Account you wish to open. Please go through the documents required before beginning your application process

Passport

Permanent Driving license

Election/Voter ID card issued

Aadhaar card

NREGA Job card signed by an officer of the State Government 

Letter issued by the National Population Register containing details of name & address

Category A (government issued documents) 
License / registration certificate issued, in the name of the entity, by / under: 

Municipal authorities such as Shop & Establishment certificate / Trade License 

Registering authority in the name of practicing firm like Certificate of Practice issued by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Cost Accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretaries of India,

Indian Medical Council

Food and Drug Control Authorities

Category B (other documents)

Latest Professional Tax / GST Returns filed in name of firm, duly acknowledged. Profession Tax/GST Returns cannot not be accepted along with registration certificate under respective acts e.g. Professional Tax/GST Return cannot be accepted with Professional Tax /GST Registration Certificate).

TAN Allotment Letter, in name of firm / proprietor (subject to firm’s name appearing in address) or TAN registration details (available online).

Bank account statement, in the name of firm, for last six months with satisfactory operations subject to obtaining IP cheque from the same account provided this account is maintained with a Nationalized / private / foreign bank or Regional Rural / Cooperative Banks (for customers in rural / village areas). This document cannot be accompanied with ITR as Category A document.

Certificate issued by a Chartered / Cost Accountant (as per Annexure – G) confirming existence of the firm, containing name and address of firm along with name of the proprietor. The name of Chartered / Cost Accountant to be validated from chartered / cost accountants’ directory. In case Certificate has been issued by Chartered Accountant, certificate to contain UDIN number which needs to be verified by the Branch in ICAI website and attach printout of verification carried out.
  *Note* This is only indicative list.

Incorporation Document, Limited Liability Partnership Agreement 

Certificate of Incorporation

List of all existing Designated Partners of LLP along with Designated Partner Identification Number (DPIN) issued by the Central Government

Resolution passed at the meeting of Designated Partners for the particular relationship, which the LLP plans to have with the bank

KYC of Designated Partners/Authorised Signatories

Memorandum of Association (MOA)

INC-21 and INC-20A will be required as applicable

Board Resolution (BR) duly signed by the directors of the company

Latest list of directors duly signed by any Director/Company Secretary /Authorised Signatory

Certificate of Incorporation

Articles of Association (AOA)

Passport

MAPIN card [issued by NSDL]

PAN card

Election /Voter’s card + Self-signed cheque drawn on Nationalized/Private Sector/ Foreign Banks

Photo ID card issued by:

Central Government or any of its Ministries.

Statutory / Regulatory authorities

State Govt. or any of its Ministries

Public Sector Undertaking (established under GOI or State Govt.)

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Bar council

Senior Citizen card issued by State/Central Govt.

Govt. of India to Persons of Indian Origin [PIO card]

Defence Dept. / Ministry of defence for Defence personnel & their dependents

Public Financial institutions / Public sector banks

Permanent Driving license [not expired] - subject to being accompanied by a Self-signed cheque drawn on

Nationalised/ Private Sector / Foreign Banks

Know more about Payment Aggregator Escrow Current Account

Application Process

  • Self-Employed & Others

Please fill in the enquiry form and await a call back to start the Account Opening Process for your Payment Aggregator Escrow Current Account.

  • Bank Branch

Please complete the requisite form and share it with your banker. They will guide you on the next steps.

Fees & Renewal

Need of Payment Aggregator Escrow Account

As per RBI regulation, Online Payment Aggregators who are authorised by RBI need to open Payment Aggregator Escrow account with a bank for collection of payment received from various customers for settlement to on-boarded online merchants within RBI defined timelines.

Fees & Renewal

Frequently Asked Questions

A Payment Aggregator Escrow Current Account is a specialised account designed for authorised online payment aggregators. It allows them to collect customer payments and settle them to merchants within the defined timelines set by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

The benefits of a Payment Aggregator Escrow Current Account include dedicated support from HDFC Bank's Operations team, seamless settlement file flow through our online platform E-Net, maker and checker facility for secure transactions, no charges for account opening and operation, and integration capabilities for smooth transmission of information.