But while cash withdrawals and dealings are declining, there has been a 20% YoY spike in the quantum os notes and coins help with the public
Latest data showed that in the first 15 days of October, UPI transactions crossed 1 billion, experts say in the festive season this could breach 2 billion
The transactions were worth Rs 1.92 trillion and broke previous records
As SBI Card is the largest pure credit-card issuer in India, analysts expect the company to grow faster than the sector average
Real-time payments doubled this year and transaction value increased by 80 per cent, says FIS Global.
This is assuming 10% contraction in India's nominal GDP; currency with public crossed Rs 26 trillion in mid September
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The value of transactions reached Rs 3.3 trillion, from Rs 2.98 trillion a month ago
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions stood at Rs 3.29 lakh crore in September with number of transactions at 1.8 billion, NPCI data showed
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has resulted in massive adoption of UPI in the offline and online segments
Since June, we have been on an upward trajectory, however, we are still not at pre-Covid levels. But we are getting there, said MD Tewari
In August, UPI volumes touched 1.61 billion transactions worth Rs 2.98 trillion, compared to 1.49 billion transactions in July worth Rs 2.9 trillion
The company plans to reach 5,500 talukas via its merchant acquisition team that will lead to over 10,000 jobs being created in semi-urban and rural areas
To encourage digital transactions and move towards a less-cash economy, the government inserted a new provision, Section 269SU, in the Finance Act, 2019
Defending the move, bankers said that the charges have been introduced in a bid to prevent frivolous transactions from putting a load on the system
During the April-July period of 2020-21, the cumulative transactions on UPI reached 6.31 billion. The value transacted stood at Rs 6.31 trillion
While there was a blip in the transactions in April due to the nation-wide lockdown, digital payment transactions soon recovered as the nation opened up
UPI transactions hit an all-time high of 1.34 billion in June, with transactions of over Rs 2.61 trillion clocked in June alone
"The payment architecture OCEN can truly democratise credit flow, making the process hassle-free," said Nandan Nilekani
The feature needs customer mandates for these recurring payments to be made. Mandates can be set up with a frequency of user's choice such as daily weekly, monthly or annually