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PhonePe goes live with UPI LITE to enable low-value transactions

Feature enables faster, seamless transactions for low-value amounts of Rs 200 or less

UPI transactions at record high in April, touch Rs 14.07 trn

Some 1 bn transactions worth around Rs 1.37 trn happened during the last three days of April

India, Mauritius review vostro account mechanism, implementation of CECPA

India and Mauritius carried out a comprehensive review of their overall ties including the vostro account mechanism for settlement of trade transactions and the proposed launch of Indian Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system and RuPay card in the African country. The two sides took stock of the bilateral cooperation during Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra's three-day visit to Mauritius that concluded on Friday. The Indian High Commission in Port Louis said the two sides also delved into their Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA), which was inked on February 22, 2021. Kwatra on Thursday called on Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and discussed bilateral cooperation in areas of capacity building, trade and investment. It was the foreign secretary's first official visit to Mauritius, a key partner and trusted friend of India under India's 'neighbourhood first' policy and SAGAR (Security and Growth For All in the Region) vision for the Indian Ocean.

ICICI Bank to offer EMI facility for UPI transactions above Rs 10,000

Customers can pay transaction amount above Rs 10,000 in the form of instalments in three, six, or nine months

Debit card usage declines 20% YoY as UPI becomes the first preference

A variety of reasons are responsible for the decline in debit card usage. Notably, UPI is available on mobile phones and has done away with the need to always carry a card

We should be allowed to charge for UPI: Worldline India's Ramesh Narasimhan

In a Q&A, the company's CEO dwells on the huge opportunity the payments business provides in India and why there is a sudden rush to acquire an aggregator licence

Monetary policy review: UPI payments via pre-sanctioned bank credit soon

This new feature could be seen as a substitute for credit card, which has limited reach, experts say

RBI proposes expanding UPI digital payments system to allow credit

UPI is an instant real-time payments system that allows users to transfer money across multiple banks without disclosing bank account details

RBI allows UPI linking with pre-sanctioned credit lines from banks

Central bank proposal could strengthen digital lending and buy now pay later businesses, says one expert

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TMS Ep401: Income tax, brand India, mutual funds, UPI payments

How will new income tax rules affect you from April 1? How can India create a global brand? Where will MFs invest when markets bottom out? Will your UPI payments not be free anymore? Answers here

UPI transactions will be free until govt reviews, says NPCI MD & CEO

The NPCI quickly clarified that the circular was only pertaining to PPI-based merchant transactions on UPI and the basic UPI transactions remain completely free

Account-to-account transfers on UPI fully free for customers, vendors: NPCI

Paytm set to gain from interchange fee for merchant payment via wallets on UPI platform

No charge on normal UPI payment; interchange fee for PPI transactions: NPCI

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Wednesday said there is no charge for the bank account to bank account-based UPI payments or normal UPI payments. However, interchange charges are only applicable for the prepaid payment instruments (PPI) merchant transactions and there is no charge to customers, NPCI clarified in a statement. NPCI has permitted the PPI wallets to be part of interoperable UPI ecosystem and levied 1.1 per cent charge on unified payment interface (UPI) transactions above Rs 2,000 while using PPI. "The interchange charges introduced are only applicable for the PPI merchant transactions and there is no charge to customers, and it is further clarified that there are no charges for the bank account to bank account-based UPI payments (i.e. normal UPI payments)," it said. With this addition to UPI, the customers will have the choice of using any bank account, RuPay Credit card and prepaid wallets on UPI-enabled apps, it said. In recent times, it said, UPI h

Merchant payment via wallets on UPI to attract 1.1% interchange from Apr 1

As NPCI seeks to integrate digital wallets on the UPI platform is expected to be positive for Paytm, which has a 60 per cent share in wallets

UPI merchant transactions over Rs 2,000 to carry charge of 1.1% from Apr 1

National Payments Corporation of India, through a circular has recommended Prepaid Payment Instrument charges for UPI payments

Paytm UPI LITE crosses 2 mn users with over half million daily transactions

Paytm UPI LITE brings single-click payments that never fail even when banks have success rate issues during peak transaction hours

Paytm monthly transacting users surge to 89 mn, leads offline payments

Leading digital payments and financial services company Paytm on Monday announced its business operating performance for the two months ended February 2023

PhonePe reaches $1 trn annualised payment value run rate, gets licence

Digital payments platform PhonePe has achieved an annualised total payment value run rate of USD 1 trillion, or Rs 84 lakh crore, mainly on account of its lead in UPI transactions, the company said on Saturday. The company claims to have digitised over 35 million offline merchants spread across tier 2, 3, 4 cities and beyond, covering 99 per cent pin codes in the country. "We are delighted to reach the USD 1-trillion annualised TPV run rate. We look forward to turbo-charging the next wave of growth for UPI payments in India with offerings like 'UPI lite', 'UPI international' and 'credit on UPI' to enable greater financial inclusion for Indians," PhonePe head of consumer business Sonika Chandra said in a statement. The company said that the growth is backed by its leadership in the UPI space where it holds over 50 per cent market share by value. "The company has also received an in-principle approval for its PA (payment aggregator) licence from the RBI," the statement said. PhonePe

A billion transactions a day can be processed through UPI: RBI governor

The objective of the mission, as part of Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) 2023, is to make every citizen in the country opt for digital payments