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UPI's contribution to payments ecosystem volume grows to 83.4% in FY25

UPI recorded 185.8 billion transactions in FY25, up 41.7% from FY24, with India's digital payments now accounting for 99.9% of non-cash retail payments, according to RBI data

Six-member board to regulate payment systems: RBI notification

RBI governor headed a six-member Payments Regulatory Board, including three central government nominees, will regulate and supervise payment systems in the country, according to a central bank notification. The Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) will replace the Board for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement System (BPSS). The five-member BPSS is also headed by the RBI Governor but does not include any government nominee. The other members are a deputy government concerned and three directors from the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India. The Reserve Bank has now notified 'Payments Regulatory Board Regulations, 2025'. According to the notification, other members of the governor-headed Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) will be the Deputy Governor in charge of the Payment and Settlement Systems, one officer of the RBI to be nominated by the Central Board, and three persons nominated by the central government. RBI Governor, Deputy Governor and the central bank offici

UPI transaction value dips 3% to ₹23.9 trillion in April, volume dips 2%

In March, the volume reached 18.3 billion and the value stood at ₹24.77 trillion, marking a 14 per cent and 13 per cent rise, respectively

PhonePe launches UPI Circle, payment feature that helps the 'unbanked'

'Primary user' of a UPI account can add trusted individuals to their circle by using UPI ID or QR code & authorise payments for them from anywhere

UPI transactions in Jan surpass 16.99 billion, value exceeds Rs 23.48 trn

UPI transactions in January surpassed 16.99 billion and the value exceeded Rs ?23.48 lakh crore, marking the highest number recorded in any month, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. For 2023-24, the digital payments landscape has demonstrated remarkable expansion, the finance ministry said in a statement. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) remains the cornerstone of India's digital payment ecosystem, contributing to 80 per cent of the retail payments across the country, it said. The total transaction volume exceeded 131 billion and the value exceeded Rs ?200 lakh crore for the 2023-24. Its ease of use, combined with a growing network of participating banks and fintech platforms, has made UPI the preferred mode of real-time payments for millions of users across the country, it said. As of January, 2025, over 80 UPI Apps , 641 banks are currently live on UPI ecosystem, it said. In FY 24-25 (till Jan, 2025), the People to Merchant (P2M) transactions contributed 62.35 per cent and

Infibeam Avenues Q3 FY25 results: Net profit up 42.6% at Rs 62.4 cr

Partnerships with banks, fintech firms and regulators 'paves way for hyper‐growth', says digital payments company

Digital payments rise 11.1% at Sept end 2024: RBI data on DPI

Digital payments across the country registered an 11.11 per cent year-on-year rise as on September 2024, according to RBI's index that measures the adoption of online transactions. RBI's Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) for September 2024 stands at 465.33 as against 445.5 for March 2024, the Reserve Bank said in a statement on Wednesday. "The increase in RBI-DPI index was driven by growth in payment infrastructure and payment performance across the country over the period, it said. The central bank had announced the construction of a composite RBI-DPI in March 2018 as a base to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country. The index comprises five broad parameters that enable the measurement of the deepening and penetration of digital payments in the country over different periods. These parameters are Payment Enablers (weightage 25 per cent); Payment Infrastructure Demand-side factors (10 per cent); Payment Infrastructure Supply-side factors (15 per cent);

RBI's digital payments index rises to 465.33 as of September 2024

"The increase in the RBI-DPI index was driven by growth in payment infrastructure and payment performance across the country over the period," the central bank said in a statement

X moves closer to super app status with Visa-powered digital wallet plans

XMoney platform will likely enable Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments and an integrated e-wallet within the X app

UPI's share in total digital payments in India grows to 83% in 2024

In 2024 alone, India recorded 208.5 billion digital payment transactions

UPI transactions surge to record 16.73 bn in Dec; value at Rs 23.25 trn

Interestingly, for the entire 2024, the volume increased by 46 per cent to around 172 billion transactions, compared to 118 billion in 2023

RBI allows PPI holders to make UPI payment using third-party apps

The Reserve Bank on Friday allowed prepaid payment instruments holders to make and receive UPI payments through third-party mobile applications. It has been decided to enable Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments from/to full-KYC prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) through third-party UPI applications, the central bank said in circular. "A PPI issuer shall enable holders of only its full-KYC PPIs to make UPI payments by linking its customer PPIs to its UPI handle. UPI transactions from PPI on the issuer's application shall be authenticated using the customer's existing PPI credentials," it said. Such a transaction will, thus, be pre-approved before it reaches the UPI system. A PPI issuer, in its capacity as a payment system providers, should not on-board customers of any bank or any other PPI issuer, the RBI said. The RBI's decision is aimed at providing more flexibility to holders of PPIs such as gift cards, metro rail cards, and digital wallets, among others. Currently, UPI

MSMEs can boost finances with formal registration, digital payments: RBI DG

The deputy governor highlighted that despite their importance, MSMEs often struggle to secure timely and adequate credit

PhonePe brings down losses to Rs 1,996 crore in FY24, revenues up 85%

About 10 per cent of company's revenue comes from government subsidies on digital payments

UPI transactions volume increases 52% to 78.97 bn in Jan-Jun: Report

Indian instant payment system Unified Payment Interface (UPI) transaction volumes recorded a 52 per cent year-on-year surge to 78.97 billion in the first six months of 2024, according to a report. In its India Digital Payments Report for the first half of 2024 (January to June), payment technology service provider Worldline said on Thursday that UPI continues to rule the payment market and is rapidly expanding its reach. "The number of UPI transactions rose significantly from 8.03 billion in January 2023 to 13.9 billion by June 2024. This growth in volume was matched by an increase in transaction value, which climbed from Rs 12.98 trillion in January 2023 to an impressive Rs 20.07 trillion in June 2024. "When comparing H1 2024 to the same period in 2023, UPI transaction volume saw a substantial increase of 52 per cent, rising from 51.9 billion to 78.97 billion," the report said. The value of transactions grew 40 per cent, increasing from Rs 83.16 trillion to Rs 116.63 trillion. In

BharatPe settles longstanding dispute with former co-founder Ashneer Grover

Grover will neither be associated with BharatPe nor be a part of its shareholding

NPCI eyes Africa, South America for digital payment push via UPI: CEO

Earlier this year, the NIPL signed deals with the central banks of Peru and Namibia to help them build real-time payment systems similar to UPI

Lot of headroom for digital payments platform UPI to grow: Google Pay V-P

Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest, Kenghe said close to 400 million customers are transacting on UPI currently

Indian banks spending less on cybersecurity than global peers, says BCG

Digital payment frauds saw a more than fivefold jump to Rs 1,460 crore ($175 million) in the year ended March 2024 from the previous year

Over 40% consumers use digital payment daily in Tier 3-6 cities: Report

More than 40 per cent of consumers in Tier 3 to 6 cities use digital payment on a daily basis, while 45 per cent claimed to use it once in two days, a new survey report has said. "This reflects the frequent usage of digital payments by consumers, even in Tier 3 to 6 locations of the country," said a report by Chase India on The State of Digital Payments in India. The report identifies the key challenges faced by merchants and consumers in the adoption of digital payment services at the grassroots level. According to the report, nearly half of the merchants who are not using digital payments in rural India are unaware of the service. In contrast, a staggering 94 per cent of consumers who are not using digital payments are aware of it but still don't use it, as they face issues like lack of internet connectivity, limited knowledge, mistrust in online payments and service-related problems. The report added that around 74 per cent of consumers claimed to be using digital payment serv