Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a directive on April 22, 2025, instructing all commercial banks, urban cooperative banks, state cooperative banks, and district central cooperative banks to begin migrating their digital infrastructure to the new ‘.bank.in’ domain. This move follows the announcement made in the RBI’s Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated February 7, 2025, which emphasized the need to enhance trust in the financial system by introducing secure domains like ‘.bank.in’ and ‘.fin.in’. The initiative aims to bolster cybersecurity and reduce instances of fraud associated with digital payments.
The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) has been appointed as the exclusive registrar for the ‘.bank.in’ domain. It has been authorized by the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), functioning under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Banks are required to initiate the registration process by reaching out to IDRBT via email at sahyog@idrbt.ac.in. IDRBT will support banks throughout the application and migration procedures.
All banks are expected to complete the domain migration process by October 31, 2025. The RBI has emphasized early action to ensure a smooth transition and to reinforce public trust in digital banking platforms.
Reserve Bank of India
India’s Central Bank
Notifications
Circular – Migration to ‘.bank.in’ domain
RBI/2025-26/28
CO.DIT.DCD.No.S81/01-71-110/2025-26 Dated: April 22, 2025
All Commercial Banks
All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
All State Co-operative Banks and District Central Co-operative Banks
Dear Sir/Madam,
Circular – Migration to ‘.bank.in’ domain
Please refer to para 4 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated February 7, 2025, on “Enhancing Trust in the Financial Sector through ‘bank.in’ and ‘fin.in’ domains” wherein the introduction of exclusive Internet Domain, ‘.bank.in’ for banks to combat the increased instances of fraud in digital payments was announced. This initiative is aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity framework and enhancing public confidence in digital banking and payment systems.
2. It has now been decided to operationalise the ‘. bank.in’ domain for banks through the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), which has been authorised by National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), to serve as the exclusive registrar for this domain. Banks may contact IDRBT at sahyog@idrbt.ac.into initiate the registration process. IDRBT shall guide the banks on various aspects related to application process and migration to new domain.
3. All banks are advised to commence the migration of their existing domains to the ‘.bank.in’ domain and complete the process at the earliest and in any case, not later than October 31, 2025.
Yours faithfully,
(Shailendra Trivedi)
Chief General Manager-in-Charge
