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UPI Lite: A payment method that allows you to pay without PIN or internet

The upper limit for payments has been set at Rs 200; wallet balance cannot exceed Rs 2,000 at any point

Dilip Asbe reappointed MD & CEO of NPCI for five years at firm's AGM

Asbe took over as MD&CEO of NPCI in Jan 2018. Prior to that, he was the firm's COO for close to 5 years

Big Tech in financial system poses concentration risk: Shaktikanta Das

'Unbridled mushrooming of digital lending apps is a material concern'

Other nations showing interest in India's payment ecosystem: FM Sitharaman

India leading the way in building an inclusive financial world, she says

India, Saudi Arabia discuss Rupee-Riyal trade, UPI payment system

Both countries have re-affirmed continued cooperation in joint projects including the West coast refinery, LNG infrastructure investment and development of strategic petroleum storage facilities

Financial inclusion through fintechs

By helping to eliminate information asymmetry across the user journey, fintech has made the equitable distribution of financial services easier. This ensures better inclusivity.

Rising credit card, UPI payments indicate increase in consumption: Experts

Rising credit card and UPI payments indicate towards increase in consumption amid recovery in economic activities with ebbing impact of Covid pandemic, said experts and market players. As per the RBI's monthly data, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction increased from Rs 9.83 lakh crore in April this year to Rs 10.73 lakh crore in August. Similarly, credit card spends through PoS (Point of Sale) terminal increased from Rs 29,988 crore in April this year to Rs 32,383 crore in August. The credit card spending on e-commerce platforms, which was valued at Rs 51,375 crore in April, rose to Rs 55,264 crore in August. Rama Mohan Rao Amara, MD and CEO, SBI Card, said the outstanding on credit cards has grown at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 16 per cent between FY17 and FY22, as per the RBI's industry data. "With the increased adoption and use of credit cards, there has also been an increase in spends. Over the last few months, the industry has seen monthly credit card ..

UPI processes over 6.5 billion transactions in August worth Rs 10.72 trn

Digital payment transactions value through UPI rose to Rs 10.73 lakh crore in August this year, up marginally from the previous month, data showed on Thursday. In July 2022, the UPI-based digital transaction value stood at Rs 10.63 lakh crore. The value of UPI transactions during August this year relates to a total of 6.57 billion (657 crore) transactions, up from 6.28 billion (628 crore) in the preceding month, as per the data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). In June, there were 5.86 billion transactions, valued at worth Rs 10.14 lakh crore. Of the other data sets on the NCPI framework, the instant transfer-based IMPS clocked transactions worth Rs 4.46 lakh crore in August, relating to a total of 46.69 crore transactions. In July, it stood at Rs 4.45 lakh crore in value terms through a total of 46.08 crore transactions. The NETC FASTAG for automatic toll deduction at toll plazas witnessed transactions worth Rs 4,245 crore in August, up from Rs 4,162

India leading globally in digital payments, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, up to Rs 19,000 crore were transferred directly into bank accounts of 95 million beneficiaries in a single day, he added

Statsguru: Six charts explain the rise of UPI transaction volumes

Smaller transactions dominate the system. Nearly seven out of every 10 transactions initiated via UPI are for less than Rs 500

The case for pricing UPI transactions and what's at stake for banks

Banks pay a switching fee running into hundreds of crores every year for UPI, but have to offer the service for free

State funds to popularise digital payment appropriated by banks: PCI chief

Payment aggregators have received nothing, says Vishwas Patel as RBI discussion paper starts debate

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From the CBI's probe into Delhi Excise Policy, the deposal of top Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and other firms' executive before parliamentary panel to Covid news, catch all the live news updates here

Top Headlines: CBDC rollout this FY, banks deal with sanctioned entities

The Reserve Bank of India is planning to introduce its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) this fiscal year in a phased manner

RBI moots 'tiered' charge on payments through UPI, seeks public feedback

The RBI has asked for feedback and suggestions before October 3

Should there be charges on UPI fund transfers?

Will you be comfortable paying for your daily UPI transactions? This is one of the many questions that the RBI has asked from the public as it wants to help make this digital ecosystem sustainable.

TMS Ep241: UPI charges, FIFA bans AIFF, jewellery stocks, ISRO's SSLV

Should there be charges on UPI fund transfers? What's at stake as FIFA bans Indian football federation? Should you buy jewellery stocks this festive season? Why is ISRO's SSLV important? Answers here

UPI expands; Indian flyers to UK to enjoy hassle-free digital transactions

Expanding further outside India, the indigenously developed real-time payments solution UPI will foray into the UK market starting with QR code-based transactions. The NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has forged a partnership with payments solutions provider PayXpert to internationalise the acceptance of its payment solutions in the UK. NIPL is the wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) which developed the world's largest real-time payment solution the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and the RuPay card scheme. "This collaboration will make the Indian payment solutions available in the UK on all PayXpert's android point-of-sale (POS) devices for in-store payments, starting with UPI-based QR code payments and later integrating the possibility for RuPay card payments," NPCI said in a release on Thursday. Counted as one of the most successful Real-Time Payments (RTP) systems globally, UPI clocked a volume of USD 940 billion (39 billion ...

Top Headlines: India on digital services tax, RBI moots UPI payments charge

India and other developing countries under the G24 grouping have objected to the proposal of making sovereign commitments to not introduce any future digital services tax like equalisation levy

India leads the world in real-time digital payments, says PM Modi

Success shows 'innovation prowess' of indigenous payment structure and fintech companies, he says