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NPCI appoints Ajay Kumar Choudhary as non-executive chairman of board

Choudhary succeeds Biswamohan Mahapatra who was appointed non-executive chairman in 2018

Paytm aftershocks: Competition ramps up sales force, strengthens leadership

The Reserve Bank of India last week ordered Paytm Payments Bank to bar most of its businesses, including deposits, by February 29

NPCI working on Digital Payments Score to scale up credit economy in India

DPS may look at a person's finances such as timely payments and periodic bill payments

Volume, value of UPI transactions slip due to downtime with bank servers

The volume and value of transactions on UPI were pegged at 430.42 million and Rs 77,049 crore, respectively, a day before the widespread outage

Paytm chief meets RBI for clarity on transferring wallet, FASTag biz

Regulator told Paytm Payments Bank last week to stop accepting new deposits in its accounts and digital wallets from March 1

UPI payments failing amid server outages; NPCI working with banks

Regret inconvenience on UPI connectivity as few of the banks are having some internal technical issues, NPCI said in a statement

Explained: What's working and what next for Paytm Payments Bank?

Users on the Paytm app will be able to use UPI services, recharge, pay bills as well as use Paytm QR, Soundbox, card machine, movie bookings, and financial services

Paytm shock: Fintech cos wary as frequent regulatory actions hurt sentiment

Compliance to take centre-stage in fintech operations this year: Industry

Startup founders write to PM, FM & RBI to review regulatory action on PPBL

Founders have called on the regulator to re-evaluate its directive and engage in dialogue with the fintech industry

Paytm denies being in talks with Jio Financial to sell its wallet biz

This marks the third clarification issued by Paytm through exchange filings in just over two days

Fintech major Paytm denies reports on violation of foreign exchange rules

On Monday, media reports quoting sources claimed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was investigating if platforms run by OCL were involved in violations of FEMA

RBI bars Paytm Payments Bank from carrying out transactions starting Feb 29

'Persistent non-compliance' by company, says order barring it from credit transactions or top-ups in customer accounts

Fintech major Paytm denies any ED investigation into money laundering

Meanwhile, the company has cautioned against speculation on reasons that prompted the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to take action against Paytm Payments Bank

RBI restrictions on Paytm Bank: Merchants, users mull platform change

Cite challenges like settlement, change in platform fee

Will focus on compliance first, and not technology, says Paytm CEO

Paytm to pause lending operations for a few weeks to address partners' concerns; 30,000 slaes force already working with merchants

Paytm hits lower circuit, shares down 20% after RBI's restrictions

Paytm expects an impact on its annual Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) in the range of Rs 300 to Rs 500 crore

RBI's digital payments index jumps to 418.77 in Sept from 395.57 in Mar

RBI's Digital Payments Index comprises five broad parameters that measure the penetration of digital payments in the country over different time periods

Akasa Air orders over 300 CFM engines for its new B737 MAX aircraft

The deal is valued at around $4.5 billion and includes spare engines and a services contract

Fintech association launches awareness campaign about cyber fraud

Spotting fake lending apps and reporting online financial fraud will be part of Fintech Suraksha

Air India to induct 68 new aircraft in 2024, says CEO Campbell Wilson

The airline started the commercial operations of its first A350 aircraft on January 22, with a flight from Mumbai to Chennai