Mauritius had recently undergone a Mutual Evaluation Exercise under the auspices of the ESAAMLG. Some areas warranting remedial action in the AML/CFT regulatory and supervisory framework had been identified. The country has already taken the necessary corrective steps and addressed many of the shortcomings. The legal framework has been enhanced with relevant amendments to the Banking Act and Bank of Mauritius Act.
Similarly, the Reserve Bank’s pilot project in association with banks  of making at least one district in each State/UT 100 per cent digitally enabled, which was rolled out in 2019, covering 42 districts, will facilitate greater access and usage of digital payments by the common man.