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Govt taking initiatives to expand UPI's global reach: MoS Chaudhary in RS

Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary on Tuesday said the government and RBI have been taking various initiatives for expanding the global reach of UPI, which is currently available in seven nations. RBI's Payments Vision Document 2025 has also outlined expanding the global outreach of UPI and RuPay cards as one of the key objectives under the internationalisation pillar, he said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. "The government along with RBI has been taking various initiatives from time to time for expanding the global outreach of UPI. RBI has been collaborating with various relevant stakeholders (central banks of various countries, Bank of International Settlements, World Bank and other institutions) for expanding the outreach of UPI," he said. With these concerted efforts, he said, UPI is live in seven countries--Bhutan, Singapore, the UAE, France, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Replying to another question, Chaudhary said, the government, Reserve Bank of India .

Digital payments increase 12.6% at March-end 2024, shows RBI data

Digital payments across the country registered a 12.6 per cent on-year rise as on March 31, 2024, according to RBI's index that measures the adoption of online transactions. RBI's Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) stood at 445.5 at the end of March 2024 compared to 418.77 in September 2023 and 395.57 in March 2023. "The RBI-DPI index has increased across all parameters driven by significant growth in payment performance and payment infrastructure across the country over the period, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a statement on Friday. The central bank had announced the construction of a composite RBI-DPI in March 2018 as a base to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country. The index comprises five broad parameters that enable the measurement of the deepening and penetration of digital payments in the country over different periods. These parameters are Payment Enablers (weightage 25 per cent); Payment Infrastructure Demand-side factors (10 per cent); .

Cashfree Payments gets payment aggregator-cross border licence from RBI

The Bengaluru-based company is one of the first non-banks to receive the PA-CB licence, according to the RBI's website

PhonePe retains top position on UPI in June, Paytm's market share slips

Nearly one out of two transactions on the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)-run UPI are processed on fintech major PhonePe's platform

India's retail digital payments set to double to $7 trn by 2030: Report

With digital adoption fast gaining currency, India is likely to see retail digital payments double to USD 7 trillion by 2030 from current levels, a study by Kearney and Amazon Pay said. In the report 'How Urban India Pays', Kearney-Amazon Pay said strong adoption of digital payments in online purchases has potentially led to a permanent shift in consumer behaviours, fueling offline adoption as well. While 90 per cent of the respondents of the survey preferred digital payments when making online purchases, affluent consumers lead the way with the highest Degree of Digital Payment Usage (DDPU), tending to use various modes of digital payment for 80 per cent of their transactions. "Millennials and Gen X are leading in the adoption of all types of digital payment instruments," it said. "Men and women both use digital payments in about 72 per cent of their transactions, indicating gender parity. The research was based on an online survey of over 6,000 consumers along with more than 1,00

Phishing scams using QR codes are surging, here's what you should know

The QR code scams are rising significantly in the country. In the last 14 days, over 2000 such emails have been sent to over 1100 customers. Check how these phishing scams work

UPI transaction limits: Factors influencing maximum transfer amounts

For new UPI users, the daily transaction limit is Rs 5,000 for the first 24 hours

Now, Adani Group plans to enter India's digital payment, e-commerce spaces

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

NPCI may defer market cap deadline for UPI payment platforms by 2 years

Eight months left for the implementation deadline, the National Payments Corporation of India (NCPI) may be favouring growth over concerns about market domination

NPCI issues guidelines for merchant acquisition on BHIM Aadhar Pay

BHIM Aadhaar Pay enables merchants to receive digital payments from customers over the counter through Aadhaar authentication, according to the NPCI website

Indians make 10-12 billion cashless payments: Jaishankar on digital infra

Jaishankar said that India will play a big role in global economic development due to the strength of its structural soundness

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Digital infra solutions company iBUS raises $200 mn from govt's NIIF

Firm says it will use the funding to strengthen its market position and expand in new sectors

Diversity in India's ecosystem aids Razorpay's global forays, says CFO

The company eyes Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines for expansion into South East Asia

We will add some Paytm's customers: PhonePe co-founder & CEO Sameer Nigam

Nigam was in conversation with Shradha Sharma, founder and CEO, YourStory at the Mumbai Tech Week 2024

PM Modi launches UPI, RuPay card services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius

Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Harvesh Seegolam, Governor of the Bank of Mauritius, and Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka, were also present

Paytm crackdown spooks merchants; Walmart, Google targeting same vendors

Cash was once king in India, but Paytm is credited with revolutionising India's digital payments market which is set to be worth $10 trillion by 2026

CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma strives to save Paytm amid regulatory crisis

Sharma has put up a brave face even as nervous investors plundered $2 billion off Paytm's valuation after RBI ordered his banking arm to stop most of it operations from March 1

Google Pay signs agreement to expand UPI for international payments

This will enable Indian travellers to transact digitally outside the country while also establishing systems similar to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in other countries

Razorpay, Cashfree receive final RBI nod for payment aggregator biz

Other players such as PayU, Paytm, JusPay, among others are yet to receive a nod from the regulator to onboard new merchants