Payments

Half of cross-border payments reach recipient banks within 40 seconds, but domestic processing delays account for 80 per cent of the average transaction journey time, says Swift

As artificial intelligence (AI) agents begin to search, shop, and make payments on behalf of consumers, clear rules on authorisation, authentication, and liability will be essential to building.

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The SoftBank-backed payments technology firm's revenue rose 30 per cent to ₹664 crore in FY26, while investments in AI and international expansion weighed on profitability

Jio Payment Solutions is prioritising large enterprises and profitable segments as it seeks to expand in India's crowded digital payments processing market

Adyen's APAC President Gary Yang says India remains a key priority market, with plans to deepen its payments capabilities while expanding into fraud mitigation, loyalty, and usage-based billing

Londhe will lead global strategy and international expansion, while former CEO Jose Thattil becomes executive chairman to oversee strategy, fundraising and partnerships

Karthik will lead operations and merchant experiences across India and international markets as Pine Labs looks to build a unified operational model globally

The demand is likely to draw resistance, as payment aggregators are not direct members of the UPI network run by the NPCI

Cred and PhonePe raised $1 billion each during the five-year period, while Pine Labs, Razorpay and BharatPe were among the other major recipients of equity funding

Payments companies are building rails for autonomous AI-led shopping, but ecommerce platforms remain wary of losing control over discovery, recommendations and margins

India may soon enable offline UPI payments, allowing users to make transactions even without an internet connection on either their phone or the merchant's Point of Sale, or PoS device.

The fintech firm expects software-as-a-service products to contribute 40 per cent of revenue over the next 18 months as smaller banks seek greater control over payments, said co-founder Rajesh Londhe

PayU is building AI-powered tools and agent marketplaces as it bets on agentic commerce and payments becoming the next frontier in digital transactions

The Reserve Bank of India has eased rules on auto-debits, ensuring subscriptions, SIPs, and insurance payments continue even when your card is reissued. Here’s what has changed, and why it matters.

Beijing challenges US financial dominance across currency, messaging and settlement systems; even if Iran sanctions ease and dollar trust recovers, the yuan push will persist for future crises

India’s digital payments system will see tighter security from April 1, 2026, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) making two-factor authentication (2FA) compulsory for all transactions.

ToneTag raised $5 million from Qualcomm Ventures to expand its AI-driven, sound-based payment technology globally, building on rapid scale and billions in monthly transaction value

In Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman faces an uphill task as interest payments now take up nearly one-fourth of the Union Budget and more than one-third of government revenue.

Razorpay has received RBI's PA-CB licence, allowing Indian businesses to send and receive cross-border payments easily, supporting exporters and global firms