The NPCI quickly clarified that the circular was only pertaining to PPI-based merchant transactions on UPI and the basic UPI transactions remain completely free
Paytm set to gain from interchange fee for merchant payment via wallets on UPI platform
As NPCI seeks to integrate digital wallets on the UPI platform is expected to be positive for Paytm, which has a 60 per cent share in wallets
National Payments Corporation of India, through a circular has recommended Prepaid Payment Instrument charges for UPI payments
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday said it has imposed a penalty of over Rs 3.06 crore on Amazon Pay (India) Private Limited for non-compliance with certain provisions related to Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) and Know Your Customer (KYC) direction. "It was observed that the entity was non-compliant with the directions issued by RBI on KYC requirements," the RBI said in a statement. The RBI had issued a notice to Amazon Pay (India) advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed for non-compliance with the directions. "After considering the entity's response, RBI concluded that the aforesaid charge of non-compliance with RBI directions was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty," it said. The central bank, however, added the penalty is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the Amazon Pay (India) with its customers. Amazon Pay is the ..
The minister further said that that Mission Bhashini - National Language Translation Mission and Digital Payments have come together to make UPI 123 Pay available in the local language
UPI, Singapore's PayNow integration to go live soon
In the calendar year 2022, UPI processed over 74 billion transactions, worth Rs 125.94 trillion, NPCI data showed
Hints at the need to make transactions on the platform chargeable
The central bank digital currency is unlikely to replace cash and other digital mediums of transactions but could coexist with them
Players wanted five-year extension on the market cap deadline
India has decided to extend the deadline on capping the share of digital payment transactions by about two years to Dec. 31, 2024, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said on Friday
Autopay helps customers make recurring payments using any UPI application
Withdrawing without debit or credit cards reduces chances of transaction failure due to wrong PINs, or lost or stolen cards; note, however, that very few banks offer UPI-based withdrawals currently
The National Payments Corporation of India's international unit has signed a string of deals over the past two years with foreign companies and central banks. Can the UPI become a global service?
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.
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
Asbe took over as MD&CEO of NPCI in Jan 2018. Prior to that, he was the firm's COO for close to 5 years
Last month, the government withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill from the Lok Sabha and IT Minister had said the Centre was hopeful of getting a new legislation passed by the next Budget Session
Nine banks have picked up stake in the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) network