New UPI rules aim to improve speed and stability of UPI transactions during peak hours
UPI transactions in July climbed to 19.47 bn in volume and Rs 25.08 tn in value, with AePS and IMPS also rising while FASTag saw a dip in both volume and value
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Paytm, PhonePe, Google Pay and other such platforms will also set limits on account view and merchant verification in order to improve overall service
Indian digital payment landscape witnessed over 65,000 crore transactions amounting to more than Rs 12,000 lakh crore in the past six financial years, Parliament was informed on Monday. The government has been closely working with different stakeholders, including the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), fintechs, banks and state governments, to increase the adoption rates of digital payments in the country including in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. RBI has set up a Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) in 2021 to encourage deployment of digital payments acceptance infrastructure in tier-3 to 6 cities, North-Eastern States and Jammu & Kashmir, he said. As on May 31, 2025, around 4.77 crore digital touch points have been deployed through PIDF, he said. Replying to another question, Chaudhary said, the New Digital Credit Assessment Model for MSMEs was
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PayPal is partnering with NPCI International and global wallets to enable Indian users to make cross-border payments using UPI, starting with US-based merchants
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For years, the tech industry has operated on a model of "implied consent"
UPI now processes more than 18 billion transactions per month and dominates other electronic retail payments in India, the note said
UPI and AePs together have changed India's payments landscape. AePS's playing field is rural and semi-urban India
NPCI builds Internet of Things rails as UPI targets 10x growth
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After reaching a record high in May, UPI transactions dropped in volume and value in June 2025, with IMPS, FASTag and AePS data also showing month-on-month declines
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Extra layers of scrutiny to guard the digitally unversed
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