According to the Era of Rising Fintech Report, released by Razorpay Software Pvt Ltd, here Thursday, Bengaluru is followed by Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune and Delhi
But the move will hit the earnings of banks and PoS providers
He added that the target for digital transactions for 2018-19 was set at 3,013 crore, and the total digital transactions registered were 3,133.58 crore
Govt has proposed no charge or merchant discount rate for companies with over Rs 50 cr turnover accepting payments digitally
Digital payment mandates should be avoided
Payment solutions provider Razorpay has the hottest start-ups in its portfolio
Digital transactions to become cheaper and more merchants to accept electronic payments
Sitharaman said there are several low-cost digital modes of payment available such as BHIM UPI, UPI-QR Code, Aadhaar Pay, NEFT and RTGS that can be used to promote less-cash economy
Women in villages find it difficult to move out as they are tied up with household chores
Among others, the panel has recommended a reduction in costs for merchants, acquirers and customers and expansion of the acceptance infrastructure
The report said that the relatively high level of cash in circulation offers scope for a higher level of digitisation of payments
While digital payments are seeing exponential growth, cash shows no signs of slowing
It is banks themselves who are causing fraudulent surcharging by resorting to outsourcing of their payments' services, the study said
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The committee will review the state of digitisation of payments in the country, identify gaps and how to bridge these
The panel has been tasked with reviewing the existing status of digitisation of payments in the country, identifying the current gaps in the ecosystem and suggesting ways to bridge them.
I would like to specifically highlight the parts of the Bill, which, if implemented, urgently can drive the digital payments industry to registering three-digit growth
The incentives will be extended to all card-holders at a later date based on the success of this move, said Sushil Modi
There has been a rise in digital payments following the demonetisation of higher currency notes in November 2016