In March, the UPI network recorded more than 591 million average daily transactions
The gap of nearly Rs 4 could affect the business correspondent network, which derives nearly 40 per cent of its revenue from the micro-ATM network
Third-party apps said that they raised the issue with NPCI after the initial outages were reported on their app
If the proposal is accepted, nearly 90 per cent of India's 60 million UPI-accepting merchants will remain unaffected, as they fall under the small enterprise category
Latest guidelines emphasise the use mobile number revocation list (MNRL) and digital intelligence platform (DIP) by banks and PSPs
The National Payments Corporation of India will remove IDs and users with inactive mobile numbers will be unable to use online payment applications like Google Pay, Paytm, PhonePe, etc
UPI services will be expanded to more than 12,000 merchants in Singapore
Authorities are now favouring 'push' transactions, where customers initiate payments by scanning QR codes or using other secure methods
The Bengaluru-based fintech firm, which has been offering cashbacks on UPI transactions, overtook Cred, which processed 126.48 million the same month
RuPay is India's indigenous payment network run on NPCI's infrastructure
Always exercise caution when asked to merge calls, especially if the request comes from an unknown source
A FASTag that is hotlisted or on the exception list will have a maximum window of 70 minutes to resolve issues like low balance, KYC updates, or registration number mismatches
Process will apply only to bulk transaction uploads and not to those done by individuals
The apex payments body head pressed on the need for economic incentivisation for firms processing UPI
The number of daily transactions for January stood at 14.33 million, up from 14.23 million in December, which translated into a daily transaction value of Rs 19,562 crore
The collaboration with fintech firm Magnati will enable QR-based UPI merchant payments through point-of-sale (POS) terminals across the UAE
NPCI clarified that simply opening a UPI or bank app does not approve transactions. Users must explicitly authorise payments by entering their UPI PIN for processing
The move is expected to have profound implications for WhatsApp Pay and the broader UPI market
Paytm share: The fall in Paytm share came after the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) extended the deadline to implement transaction volume cap on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) apps
This extension provides significant relief to market leaders PhonePe and Google Pay, which dominate UPI transactions in India