At least five Indian banks, including the State Bank of India and ICICI Bank, are in discussions with Singapore's DBS Bank to start a real-time remittance system using UPI as the backbone
'I feel UPMS will change the way BBPS operates today', said Noopur Chaturvedi
NPCI's directive comes days after a discussion paper was released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) related to such charges
Smaller transactions dominate the system. Nearly seven out of every 10 transactions initiated via UPI are for less than Rs 500
Success shows 'innovation prowess' of indigenous payment structure and fintech companies, he says
The firm currently has a user base of 100,000 enterprises and processes transactions worth about Rs 28,000 cr a year
Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS), under the aegis of the RBI, allows recurring utility bill payments through an integrated platform
UPI crossed 1 billion transactions for the first time in October 2019, almost three years after its launch
According to analysts, SBI Card and Paytm stand to gain the most if RBI agrees to levy 2% merchant discount rate (MDR) on RuPay-based credit cards linked to UPI
Mastercard said it worked with 45,000 merchants, 34 issuing banks, 10 acquiring banks, and 30-plus token requestors (including all major payment aggregators) to create 90 million tokens
NPCI set to seek RBI nod for scheme; free swipes at smaller outlets
NPCI will come up with the guidelines in consultation with the ecosystem. It will send a formal proposal to the RBI, and after the apex bank's nod, it will be operationalised.
Indians overseas remitted $87 billion last year, the biggest inflow for any country tracked by the World Bank
However, it was down by nearly 3 per cent from the previous month
In May, 4.5 million IPO mandates were created through UPI and a record 2.4 million mandates got executed, data shows
NPCI sets its eyes on processing a billion UPI transactions a day on its platform within the next 3-5 years
NPCI advised to facilitate Unified Payments Interface (UPI) integration with all banks and ATM networks.
Praveena Rai, chief operating officer, National Payments Corporation of India speaks to Subrata Panda about the journey of RuPay and the aim of the umbrella organisation for operating retail payments
The company, however, declined to comment on the matter
The panel may also suggest integrating the Goods and Services Tax Network with NPCI to curb frauds in tax refunds