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Customers can now choose from multiple card networks from October 1

As per the notification, the card issuers must issue cards across more than one network and give their customers the option to choose from them

Over 500 mn Jan Dhan accounts opened in past 9 yrs, deposits cross Rs 2 trn

More than 50.09 crore accounts have been opened under the PM Jan Dhan Yojana in the last nine years and the deposit balance swelled to over Rs 2.03 lakh crore, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was launched on August 28, 2014, with the aim to provide universal banking services through the opening of zero-balance bank accounts for every unbanked household, based on the guiding principles of banking the unbanked, securing the unsecured and funding the unfunded. Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi said 33.98 crore RuPay cards were issued to PMJDY account holders as of August 2023, up from 13 crore at the end of March 2015. "Currently there are 225 crore bank accounts in the country. The data shows that many people have more than one bank account. Overall in terms of account opening, we are nearing saturation," Joshi said. He said the zero balance accounts under Jan Dhan yojana have reduced to 8 per cent of total accounts as of Augus

Fintech company CRED launches RuPay credit card-based UPI payments

According to CRED, this initiative will benefit banks and merchants through increased consumption and inclusion in the credit ecosystem

How merchant discount rate can drive credit card acceptance in a big way

Is it time to rethink the MDR on credit cards in general, to boost their usage?

RuPay cardholders will be able to access airport lounges in major cities

Priority Pass Access India has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India, offering airport lounge access to RuPay card holders

Banks to issue Rupay prepaid forex cards for Indians travelling abroad: RBI

Das said the Rupay prepaid forex cards will expand the payment options for Indians going abroad

You can now use RuPay debit card for traveling in Delhi metro; details here

The implementation of the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) and QR-based tickets will enable seamless travel by metro rails and other transport systems across the country

PhonePe links 2 lakh Rupay credit cards to UPI, says it is first to do it

Enables Rupay card acceptance across 12 million merchant outlets in the country

Google Pay allows UPI payments using RuPay credit cards; check details here

This feature is now available to RuPay credit card holders of Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, HDFC Bank, Indian Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Punjab National Bank, and Union Bank of India

JCB partners with NPCI to offer 40% cashback for RuPay JCB cardholders

All RuPay JCB Debit & Credit Cardholders will be offered 40% cashback on in-store purchases in the UAE, Thailand, Malaysia and Spain

India, Russia explore using RuPay and Mir cards for easy payments

India and Russia will explore the possibility of accepting RuPay and Mir cards in each other's country for hassle-free payments amid sanctions imposed by the West on Moscow. In the recent high level Internal Governmental Commission meeting on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC), it was discussed and agreed to explore the opportunity of allowing acceptance of these cards, sources said. The mutual acceptance of RuPay (India) and Mir cards (Russia) will help Indian and Russian citizens to make hassle-free payments in Indian rupees and Russian ruble in their respective countries, sources said. The meeting, co-chaired by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Russia Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, also agreed to explore the possibility of interaction of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of National Payment Corporation of India and the Faster Payments System (FPS) of the Bank of Russia. Besides, it was also agreed to look at adopting t

HDFC Bank goes live on 'Rupay Credit on UPI' feature for customers

Credit cards can be linked to a UPI identity for secure payment transactions

Cabinet clears Rs 2,600 cr scheme to promote RuPay debit card: Officials

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 2,600 crore scheme for promoting RuPay debit cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions. Under the scheme, banks would be provided financial incentives for promoting Point of Sale (PoS) and e-commerce transactions using RuPay and UPI in the current financial year. It would help in building a robust digital payment ecosystem. The scheme would also promote UPI Lite and UPI123PAY as economical and user-friendly digital payments. "Cabinet approves the incentive scheme for promotion of RuPay Debit Cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions (Person-to-Merchant)," said an official tweet.

How financial reforms can quicken pace for India to become a $5-trn economy

In the Union Budget for FY22, no funds were earmarked for recapitalising state-run banks. This was a decadal first, and will temper their eagerness to lend

SBI, Axis, ICICI Bank to go live on 'Rupay Credit card on UPI' by March

Move likely to cause a spike in daily transaction values on this feature, see many UPI users absorbed into credit card ecosystem

RuPay credit card UPI to succeed if small transactions under 10%: Asbe

'RuPay credit card UPI to see good traction if small merchant transaction stays within 10%'

Singapore, UAE to accept RuPay payment mechanism: Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman said that Singapore and UAE have shown interest to accept the RuPay payment system acceptable in their countries

NPCI's plan to acquire a stake in ONDC faces RBI hurdle, says report

Banking regulator flags conflict of interest concern

No charge on UPI payments via RuPay credit card for up to Rs 2,000: NPCI

There will be no charge for RuPay credit card use on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for transactions up to Rs 2,000 in line with the RBI direction, a recent NPCI circular said. RuPay credit card has been operational for the last four years, and all major banks are enabled and are issuing incremental cards for both commercial and retail segments. "During credit card on-boarding on the apps, the device binding and UPI PIN setting process shall include and be construed as customer consent for credit card enablement for all types of transactions," the circular dated October 4 said. For international transaction enablement, the existing process from the app will apply to credit cards too, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said in the circular. Nil Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) would apply for this category up to the transaction amount less than and equal to Rs 2,000, it noted. MDR is the cost paid by a merchant to a bank for accepting payment from their customers via

System ready for tokenisation, says RBI deputy governor T Rabi Sankar

Roughly 350 million tokens have been created so far, Rabi Sankar said in the post-monetary policy press conference.