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NPCI holds talks with RBI on proposed December 31 volume cap deadline

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which runs the UPI digital pipeline, is in talks with the Reserve Bank on implementation of its proposed December 31 deadline for limiting the volume cap of players to 30 per cent. At present, there is no volume cap. So, two players -- Google Pay and PhonePe -- account for a market share of about 80 per cent. NPCI in November 2022 had proposed a 30 per cent volume cap for third-party app providers (TPAP) in a bid to avoid concentration risk. In this regard, sources said, a meeting was convened to comprehensively look at all aspects. Besides NPCI officials, senior officials of the finance ministry and RBI also participated in this. At the moment, NPCI is evaluating all the possibilities and no final decision has been taken to extend the December 31 deadline, the sources said. NPCI has also received representations from industry stakeholders to extend the deadline and they are being examined, they added. According to the sources, NPCI

A step-by-step guide on withdrawing cash from ATM using UPI apps

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

Top headlines: Adani to build plants in SL, active Indian firms near 1.5 mn

Business Standard brings you the top headlines this hour

National Payments Corporation introduces BHIM App open source license model

NPCI introduced the BHIM app open-source license model, under which the source code of BHIM App will be licensed to regulated entities who do not have an UPI app of their own

IPPB revises charges for Adhaar enabled payments; here all you need to know

The India Post Payments Bank has increased charges for the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System service. The revised AePS Issuer transaction charges will be effective from December 1, 2022

Centre to not intervene in deciding deadline for payment platforms' 30% cap

PhonePe and Google Pay approached the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) asking for an extension to the December 2022 deadline for at least three years

RuPay credit card UPI to succeed if small transactions under 10%: Asbe

'RuPay credit card UPI to see good traction if small merchant transaction stays within 10%'

NPCI CEO pitches UPI autopay after Musk demands fee for blue ticks

Even as a debate rages about Twitter's decision to charge users for 'blue ticks', the NPCI has pitched its UPI autopay offering to take care of the monthly payments. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) managing director and chief executive Dilip Asbe replied to a tweet by billionaire Musk, saying the UPI's recurring payments offering already has 7 million users. "No worries, India has UPI AutoPay (7 Mn new approved collection mandates/month) to collect every anytime/month/quarter or yearly as you wish dear Twitter," Asbe wrote in response to Musk's tweet, tagging the microblogging site as well. "To all complainers, please continue complaining, but it will cost USD 8," Musk said in a tweet. It can be noted that the NPCI operated Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been at the centre of the Indian digital payments story and taken the electronic alternative to newer highs. Twitter has been giving the 'blue tick' for public figures and known figures for many years now. The

TMS Ep280: NPCI's international unit, 5G delay, realty stocks, equity funds

Can India's UPI system go global? Why you may have to wait longer for the 5G experience? Will rate hike worries dent realty stocks? How to select an equity fund? All answers here

Rising clout: Which countries have adopted NPCI-backed UPI payments so far

With Europe being the latest addition to the list, several countries across the globe are adopting UPI for P2P, P2M and cross-border payments

Travelling to Europe? Now make hassle-free payments using UPI on your phone

Those visiting Europe will be able to make payments through UPI as the NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has entered into a partnership with European payment services facilitator Worldline. NIPL is the global arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). The partnership between NIPL and Worldline is aimed at expanding acceptance of Indian payment means across Europe, according to a joint release issued on Tuesday. Under the partnership, Worldline's QR code-based mechanism will allow merchants' Point-of-Sale (PoS) systems in Europe to accept UPI payments from Indians using their mobile phones. Later on, the Indian customers will also be able to use their RuPay debit or credit cards to make payments in Europe. This will result in a multitude of customer-related merchant benefits due to an increase in footfall and spending from Indian tourists, NPCI and Worldline said in the release. Currently, Indian customers pay through international card networks when they trav

NPCI's plan to acquire a stake in ONDC faces RBI hurdle, says report

Banking regulator flags conflict of interest concern

No charge on UPI payments via RuPay credit card for up to Rs 2,000: NPCI

There will be no charge for RuPay credit card use on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for transactions up to Rs 2,000 in line with the RBI direction, a recent NPCI circular said. RuPay credit card has been operational for the last four years, and all major banks are enabled and are issuing incremental cards for both commercial and retail segments. "During credit card on-boarding on the apps, the device binding and UPI PIN setting process shall include and be construed as customer consent for credit card enablement for all types of transactions," the circular dated October 4 said. For international transaction enablement, the existing process from the app will apply to credit cards too, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said in the circular. Nil Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) would apply for this category up to the transaction amount less than and equal to Rs 2,000, it noted. MDR is the cost paid by a merchant to a bank for accepting payment from their customers via

Massive growth in reels in past two years, says Meta's Ajit Mohan

Reels make up more than 20 per cent of the time people spend on Instagram, globally.

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

Dilip Asbe reappointed MD & CEO of NPCI for five years at firm's AGM

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

TerraPay, NPCI collaborate for merchant payments via UPI-enabled QR codes

/ -- In a strategic move to further strengthen its cross-border payment solutions, TerraPay, a leading global payments infrastructure group today announced its partnership with NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the International arm of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). This association with NIPL will allow Indian customers and merchants in India with an active Unified Payments Interface Id (UPI Id) to make and accept cross-border payments seamlessly by leveraging TerraPay's agile infrastructure and the UPI network. In this intended collaboration, both companies will work together to further empower Indian customers with active UPI Ids (350 million bank accounts) to be able to transact at QR locations enabled by TerraPay, globally. Together, both companies intend to fortify UPI payments & QR solutions to extract their maximum potential. The partnership will further increase the use of UPI and QR for cross-border merchant payments. This initiative will speed ..

Open source helped transform our tech landscape: NPCI App development head

Says it brought flexibility while reducing downtime, costs and dependence on third-party vendors

Top Headlines: 35-50 bps rate hike by MPC; advance tax mop-up rises 17%

The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is likely to lift the policy repo rate by 35-50 basis points (bps) on September 30, according to a Business Standard poll