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Operating area | India |
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Founded | 22 November 2010 |
Owner | National Payments Corporation of India |
Website | www |
Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) is an instant payment inter-bank electronic funds transfer system in India. IMPS offers an inter-bank electronic fund transfer service through mobile phones. The service is available 24/7 throughout the year including bank holidays. National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) was also made available 24/7 from December 2019.[1] Real-time gross settlement (RTGS) was also made available 24/7 from 14 December 2020.[2]
Unified Payments Interface is built on top of IMPS, with the key architectural work done by the Mobile Payments Forum of India, IIT Madras and Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT).[3][4][5][6]