Digital Payment Wallet

UPI merchant transactions over Rs 2,000 to carry charge of 1.1% from Apr 1

National Payments Corporation of India, through a circular has recommended Prepaid Payment Instrument charges for UPI payments

PhonePe launches cross-border UPI payments service, says it's India's first

Users can activate UPI-linked bank account for the international service at the merchant location, or before that

BS BFSI Insight Summit 2022: Fireside chat with Paytm CEO Vijay Sharma

Sharma founded One97 Communications in 2000 and subsequently Paytm a decade later in 2010. In November 2021, Paytm went public, raising $2.5 billion at a valuation of $19 billion

UPI ecosystem needs to be sustainable to grow further: Google Pay

Hints at the need to make transactions on the platform chargeable

Delhi HC summons Ashneer Grover, wife and kin over BharatPe's complaint

Fintech unicorn accuses them of fraud, claims Rs 88.67 crore

e-Rupee: RBI creates Rs 1.71 crore of digital currency for retail pilot

Aims to involve 50,000 merchants, customers in the next few days

This company promises to let feature phone users make UPI transactions

The Mumbai-based fintech company says by using its services, feature phone users can access their bank accounts, transfer funds, and make bill payments by giving a missed call

UPI transactions touch a record Rs 11.17 trillion in September, shows data

On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, volume of transactions was up 85.55 per cent and value of transactions was up 70.61 per cent during the same period.

PhonePe completes process to move domicile from Singapore to India

All businesses, and entities now owned by and consolidated under PhonePe Pvt Ltd-India

Extending purview: RBI to regulate offline payment aggregators, too

Pinelabs, MSwipe, Ezetap, FSS, Hitachi payments, Worldline, etc. are some offline payment aggregators

NPCI sets Oct 31 as deadline to activate offline payments on RuPay cards

The move will breathe life into the RBI's January 3 framework which sought to give a fillip to offline payments and lead to the activation of the One Nation, One Card for on-the-go payments

UPI Lite: A payment method that allows you to pay without PIN or internet

The upper limit for payments has been set at Rs 200; wallet balance cannot exceed Rs 2,000 at any point

Ola not obligated to deduct tax at source on payment to driver: ITAT

Tribunal says Ola is a mere intermediary; its role is limited to managing OLA app, facilitating transport services by the driver to the rider and payment collection via e-wallet on driver's behalf

India leads the world in real-time digital payments, says PM Modi

Success shows 'innovation prowess' of indigenous payment structure and fintech companies, he says

PhonePe reaches settlement with Affle Global to acquire Indus OS

The acquisition was closed after a months-long legal dispute between PhonePe and AGPL and Ventureast Fund on the valuation of IndusOS, which is alternatively called OSLabs.

Internet usage grows faster in rural India; knowhow still a deterrent

346 million make online transactions for e-commerce and digital payments, with coronavirus boosting practice

Loan disbursements for Paytm up nine-fold to over Rs 5,550 crore

The number of loans disbursed through our platform grew 492% y-o-y to 8.5 million loans in the quarter ending June 2022, while the value of loans disbursed grew 779% y-o-y to Rs 5,554 crore ($703 mn)

Phishing in troubled waters? Take cover in cyber liability, say experts

Protect family's data, finances; consider floater cover as well

PhonePe sells over 1 mn two wheeler insurance policies on its platform

Sees over 75% of overall insurance purchases from tier 2 & 3 cities

RBI to come out with regulatory architecture on digital lending platforms

The Reserve Bank of India will soon come out with regulatory architecture for digital lending platforms, many of which are unauthorised and illegal, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday. There have been increasing cases of alleged suicides of borrowers due to harassment by a few of the operators of digital lending apps. "I think very soon we will be coming out with a broad regulatory architecture, which should be able to address the challenges that we are confronted with regard to lending through digital platforms, many of which are unauthorised, unregistered and, should I say, illegal," Das said while delivering a lecture on - Indian Businesses (Past, Present and Future). He was speaking at the Iconic Week celebration as part of the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' to mark the 75th anniversary of Independence, organised by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). Das on Wednesday suggested that customers borrowing from unregistered digital lending apps should approach