The Reserve Bank of India announced that cooperative banks in India can now deploy their own and third party point-of-sale (POS) terminals to expand digital transactions. However, cooperative banks must meet certain requirements to deploy third party POS terminals, such as having a minimum capital of Rs. 25 lakh and capital adequacy ratio of 9% in the previous fiscal year. The board must also have at least two skilled directors. Cooperative banks aim to mutually benefit their members and operate across many sectors of the Indian economy such as agriculture, food distribution, and credit unions.