Data localisation refers to government requirements that certain categories of data must be stored and processed within India's territorial borders. Under the DPDP Act 2023, the Central Government may restrict transfer of personal data to countries or territories outside India by notification (Section 16). RBI has separately mandated that payment system data must be stored exclusively in India (April 2018 circular). The interplay between RBI's payment data localisation mandate, DPDP's cross-border transfer restrictions, and commercial realities of cloud computing creates complex compliance challenges for banks and fintech companies operating with international data centre infrastructure.
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