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BS Technology Round Table: Covid-19 pandemic sends digital payments soaring

At the Business Standard Unlock BFSI 2.0, leading minds of the payments industry and fintech players discuss the opportunities and challenges thrown up by Covid

Tyler to buy NIC for $2.3 billion as Covid-19 speeds online payment shift

Under the terms of the deal, NIC shareholders will get $34 per share in cash, a premium of about 14% to its last closing price

Razorpay posts 3-fold growth in payment volume, eyes 5 mn new businesses

Razorpay plans to invest heavily in strengthening the security and fraud analytics infrastructure

PayPal says US consumer watchdog investigating payment app Venmo

The demand from the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was made last month, the digital payment processor said in a regulatory filing

PhonePe distributes ESOPs worth Rs 1,500 crore among all employees

The digital payments firm has rolled out the compensation to all its employees ranging from software engineers, product managers to customer experience and on-ground sales agents

UPI Jan volume up 77% to 2.3 bn year-on-year, value doubles to Rs 4.3 trn

Deals up 3% by both, value and volume, over December 2020 figures

Airtel Safe Pay provides three-layer safety for a fraud-proof future

With Airtel Safe Pay transactions, money gets debited only after subscriber's nod

Pine Labs launches AllTap app to turn phone into payment acceptance device

With AllTap, small merchants who aren't ready to invest in a traditional point-of-sale terminal can immediately start accepting digital payments on their NFC-enabled smartphone

Migration from cash-based economy to digital is a work in progress: RBI

Still a long road ahead, especially across Tier III-VI) and societal cross-sections (senior citizens, migrant workers), apex bank in booklet on Payment Systems

Instamojo onboards more than 50% new recruits from Tier 2 and 3 towns

The fintech firm announced work from home as a permanent feature in the days ahead. The recent hiring cycle saw new hires from Tier II and III towns such as Krishnagiri, Kolar, Dehradun and Sitapur

Online retail majors focus on sprawling small retailer base to boost reach

Small retailers are chary about integrating digitally with larger players on grounds that it will give them access to their customer bases

Bajaj Finance net down 30% to Rs 1,049 crore, forays into e-payments

With this app, Bajaj Finance will make an entry into the digital payments space

RBI working committee in favour of setting up NPCI-type agency for fintechs

RBI panel favours new structure for better supervision

The zero MDR has affected the PoS business: Worldline's Deepak Chandnani

India has some 5.2 million PoS units, but a country of our size needs more, DEEPAK CHANDNANI, managing director, Worldline (South Asia and the Middle East), tells Raghu Mohan

Serial regulatory changes slow down PhonePe progress ahead of IPO

The Walmart-owned digital wallet has to grapple with regulatory changes restricting its expansion that coincide with its IPO plans in 2023

Online sales see growth from Tier 2, 3 cities, UPI to rule payments: Report

For Tier II and Tier III cities, localised customer support in regional languages and dialects will help businesses and brands to gain a competitive edge

RBI constructs index to capture digital payments penetration in country

RBI has constructed a composite digital payments index (DPI) with March 2018 as the base period to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country

Paytm revenue up 1.4% to Rs 3,629 cr; losses decrease 30% to Rs 2,942 cr

The company's total expenses for the fiscal were reported as Rs 6,226 crore on a consolidated basis

WhatsApp means Business, joins payments companies in race for revenue

Even as Paytm, PhonePe and Amazon Pay collectively lost $1 billion in FY19, WhatsApp has come up with Business, its first revenue-making initiative in India

Interchange of Rs 15 makes ATM channel unviable: NCR India's Navroze Dastur

NCR Corporation, the world's largest vendor of ATMs, has over 50 per cent share of the local market, but business could be better, says NAVROZE DASTUR