A bulk of the digital transactions in the power sector is to be made up by online electricity bill payments
There will be 2.5x women shoppers and 3x older shoppers (35+ years) compared to today
Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai to reap benefits of increased digital transactions, says the report
Transactions through wallets and credit cards are rising but cash has made an aggressive comeback
Govt feels demonetisation provided boost to digital transactions to make India cash-less economy
Transactions post demonetisation stood at 114.96 cr in Jan, about 101.18 cr in Feb
The total value of IMPS transactions in September 2016 was at Rs 28,912 cr
Transactions have increased from 3.6 crore to 6.7 crore during the same period, Niti Aayog said
The value of transactions through debit and credit cards used at the PoS fell to Rs 64,200 cr in Feb
Govt is trying to reduce its cash-GDP ratio to around 8% from existing 13%
President Pranab Mukherjee has given nod to change government of India
While interoperability already exists through UPI, KYC guidelines may need to be strengthened
With digital transactions gaining traction
Centre has launched a "massive drive" to promote payments through digital means, said Venkaiah Naidu
The upgraded version of UPI will have basic features such as ability to send or receive money, more
The decision has been taken to achieve the govt's mission of moving towards a cashless economy
There are about 1.5 million PoS terminals currently across merchants to facilitate card-based payments