At 10th edition of Google for India, fintech major announced credit partnerships with two lenders: Aditya Birla Finance Limited for unsecured loans and Muthoot Finance for gold-backed secured credit
His public backing of crypto undoubtedly boosted investor optimism. The price of Bitcoin surged to almost US$70,000 on July 29, its highest level in more than six weeks, before dropping to US$62,000
NPCI, which has a regulatory mandate from the central bank, announced the 30% cap in 2020 but later extended the deadline by two years to the end of 2024
Google has introduced a private digital wallet for Android users in India, allowing users to securely store cards, tickets, passes, keys and IDs, an official said on Wednesday. Google Wallet can be downloaded from Play Store and would allow users to store their debit cards, credit cards, loyalty cards, and gift cards among other things. It is different from Google Pay app which helps manage money and finances. "Google Pay is not going anywhere. It will remain our primary payments app. Google Wallet is specifically tailored for non-payment use cases," said Ram Papatla, GM & India Engineering Lead, Android at Google.
Google India Digital Services and NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) have signed an agreement that will help expand UPI payments to countries outside India. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) will enable Indian travellers to make payments in other countries via Google Pay (also known as GPay), eliminating the need to carry cash or resort to international payment gateways. "The MoU has three key objectives. First, it seeks to broaden the use of UPI payments for travellers outside of India, enabling them to conveniently make transactions abroad. Second, the MoU intends to assist in establishing UPI-like digital payment systems in other countries, providing a model for seamless financial transactions. Lastly, it focuses on easing the process of remittances between countries by utilizing the UPI infrastructure, thereby simplifying cross-border financial exchanges," Google Pay said in a statement. The deal focuses on easing the process of remittances between countries by utilising
The companies join the likes of Bharat Matrimony and Shaadi.com, which have already approached the high court challenging Google's billing policies
Anti-trust regulator has asked tech giant to not restrict app developers from using third-party billing services
Google now requires all in-app payments to go via its payment gateway under the new billing policy
ADIF says necessity to find a more equitable solution that benefits all stakeholders
Hints at the need to make transactions on the platform chargeable
Competition commission fine on tech giant for abusing dominant position will have domino effect in other markets, they add
Executive says he will build Coinbase's technology hub in India 'from scratch', hire people
Google Pay has been leading UPI Payments adoption in India
'Google Pay for Business' transfers each rupee earned by the merchant directly into their UPI-linked bank account, it said
It launched a 'Google Pay for Business', a separate app for merchants and businesses to enable digital payments through remote verification and registration, that can be done "in minutes"
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Google Pay, which was known as Tez earlier, has 25 million monthly active users and 1.2 million businesses in India