Page 3 - Digital Payment
Pine Labs makes majority investment in payment solution provider Mosambee
The leadership team at Mosambee will continue to operate independently.
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UK's Winvesta offers Indian exporters alternative payment gateway
UK-headquartered Winvesta, a neobank building cross-border banking and wealth management solutions, has launched a foreign payment collections system for Indian exporters.
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'Tap to Pay': Apple announces contactless payments via new iPhones
Tap to Pay on iPhone will be available for payment platforms and app developers to integrate into their iOS apps and offer as a payment option to their business customers in the US first, Apple said
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Innoviti raises Rs 80 cr in first close of its Series D fund round
Innoviti is looking at raising Rs 400 crore in primary funding in Series D to fuel its growth with a plan for a listing in the next two to three years.
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UPI signs off 2021 on a high: Dec transaction value crosses Rs 8 trillion
Record year for UPI, clocked 38 billion transactions worth Rs 71.59 trillion
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Airtel Payments Bank surpasses 1 billion transactions mark in Q2
Airtel Payments Bank crossed one billion transactions volume milestone on its platform during September quarter 2021-22, according to sources
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Credit card users spent Rs 39,000 cr on digital payments in 2021: Report
Expenditure on food and utility bills remained consistent during all months while food and beverages saw high spending after the lockdown restrictions were eased from July to October
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Fintech leading India's banking revolution but it's hampered by old rules
The country's licensing policy for financial institutions is past its sell-by date. Innovative solutions are out there but require regulation.
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MeitY concludes Digital Payment Utsav with a challenge to bankers
Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urges them to create a platform as powerful and seamless as UPI, think of more ways of providing quick and easy credit to MSMEs and people at the bottom of the pyramid
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Will double down on India growth in next 6 months: WhatsApp Pay
WhatsApp India on Tuesday said that over the next six months, it will make significant investments regarding digital payments on its platform across the country
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Google to allow alternative payment system from next month in S Korea
Google has announced that it will provide an alternative payment system at its app store in South Korea from next month in an apparent move to follow the country's new law
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NPCI ties up with leading payments provider PPRO to take UPI global
NPCI International Payments Ltd has collaborated with fintech firm PPRO, a global provider of local payments infrastructure, to expand growth of India's digital payments ecosystem.
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Lesson from note ban and pandemic: Keep a month's expense in cash at home
In addition, have an emergency fund equal to three-six months' expense parked in liquid fund, savings account and sweep-in fixed deposits
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Post demonetisation, notes in circulation on rise; so are digital payments
Five years after the demonetisation, currency notes in circulation continue to rise albeit at a slower pace even as digital payments surge with more and more people embracing cashless payment modes
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East or west, we can now raise money from anywhere: Paytm's Vijay Sharma
In conversation with Deepsekhar Choudhury and Neha Alawadhi, Sharma speaks about his journey and the road ahead
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Total value of transactions grew 23.3% QoQ to Rs 921,674 cr: PhonePe Pulse
Offline merchant payments grew faster than online merchant payments
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More Paytm employees convert ESOPs to shares after shareholders' approval
An additional 40 current and former employees of Paytm have converted their ESOP grants to shares for monetising them in its upcoming Rs 16,600 crore IPO, the digital payments firm said
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PhonePe starts first Indian digital payment interactive geospatial platform
The Walmart-owned digital payment firm said its Pulse platform reveals digital transaction habits of over 300 mn Indians at a district level
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Digital payment index for March rises to 270.59, indicating rapid adoption
Digital transactions grew steadily throughout FY21, retail payments like UPI, IMPS and NACH showed resilience and healthy growth
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