This growth follows the company's announcement in April that it would roll out cashbacks and rewards for customers using its UPI service
In September 2024 alone, UPI processed 15.04 billion transactions, valued at Rs 20.64 trillion
In volume terms, this is the highest number since UPI became operational in April 2016. The number of daily transactions was higher than 483 million and Rs 66,475 crore in August
India's model for financial interconnectedness is based around what it calls digital public infrastructure
The Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) transaction volume was down by 8 per cent in August at 453 million, as compared to 490 million in July
There should not be in any rush to roll out system-wide CBDC before one acquires a comprehensive understanding of its impact, Das said
Raast is Pakistan's first instant payment system, which operates similarly to India's flagship project: Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
At present, the Sachin Bansal-founded fintech company has introduced the offering to a closed group of select users. It plans to launch it to a wider user base based on feedback
PhonePe and Google Pay, the two largest players, process about 85 percent of UPI volumes in the country
Lalitha Nataraj previously worked with IDFC FIRST Bank and ICICI Bank
India and Maldives have signed an agreement to introduce the Unified Payments Interface in the archipelago nation, which will have a "very positive" impact on its tourism sector, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Friday during Jaishankar's three-day official visit to the Maldives. "Witnessed signing of MoU between (the) National Payments Corporation of India and (the) Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Maldives on (the) introduction of (a) digital payment system in the Maldives," he said in a post on X. Developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Unified Payment Interface (UPI) is an instant real-time payment system to facilitate inter-bank transactions through mobile phones. Addressing a press conference with his Maldivian counterpart Moosa Zameer after their "productive discussions", Jaishankar said that India, through its UPI, has "revolutionised digital transactions". Stressing that it
Account aggregator framework facilitates data sharing between individuals and service providers, holding immense potential for the financial sector
Use of credit rises with increase in transaction value
IMPS down by 7%, FASTag 4%; but Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) see a 11% jump in volume & 7% in value
For new UPI users, the daily transaction limit is Rs 5,000 for the first 24 hours
The Adani Group plans to offer new services through its consumer app, Adani One, which was launched in late 2022. The app currently offers travel services such as flight and hotel bookings
The company has launched fintech products such as collections on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and will introduce recurring payments in the next few weeks
Eight months left for the implementation deadline, the National Payments Corporation of India (NCPI) may be favouring growth over concerns about market domination
India and Ghana also discussed the potential of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on digital transformation solutions and a local currency settlement system
Last week, the RBI had given an in-principle approval to Prosus-backed PayU to operate as a payment aggregator