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RBI wins Central Banking’s Initiative of the Year award for .bank.in domain rollout
The Reserve Bank of India received Central Banking’s Initiative of the Year award for launching the .bank.in domain.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In March 2026, the Reserve Bank of India won Central Banking’s Initiative of the Year award for launching the secure .bank.in domain, which all licensed banks were required to migrate to by 31 October 2025.
Key specifics
- The domain is restricted to RBI-regulated entities only.
- The rollout involved the Government of India, the National Internet Exchange of India and IDRBT.
- The move is intended to reduce phishing and look-alike website scams.
- All licensed banks in India had to migrate their net banking websites by 31 October 2025.
- The award was announced by London-based Central Banking.
Exam lens
Question type: banking and cyber-security, RBI, .bank.in, 31 October 2025, phishing protection; TNPSC may ask which domain is reserved for RBI-regulated entities to verify authenticity of bank websites.