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New Delhi, April 11 – As India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) celebrates its 10th anniversary on Saturday, the government announced that the country now accounts for 49% of global real-time payment transactions.The instant payments system processed 21.70 billion transactions in January...

New Delhi, April 10. Kenya has adopted India’s digital public infrastructure (DPI), including UPI-style instant payments and DigiLocker-style digital document storage, to supercharge its governance structure, a new report has said.Kenya’s administrative system, plagued by bureaucratic delays...

New Delhi, April 4: The share of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India's GDP will rise to 40 per cent by 2030, from about 30 per cent currently, a report said on Saturday.The report from B2K Analytics stated that India's GDP is projected to reach Rs 537.96 trillion by 2030 if...

New Delhi, April 2 Transactions through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) reached a record high of 22.64 billion in terms of volume in March."UPI achieves 22.64 billion transaction count in March'26! Thank you, India, for embracing digital payments and driving this revolution forward. Let's...

New Delhi, March 31: Road users across India will no longer be able to pay toll fees in cash from April 1 as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) switches to a fully digital payment system.As a major step towards modernizing highway travel, NHAI will implement a complete ban on cash...

RBI Mandates Two Factor Authentication for Digital Payments from April 1, 2026 New Delhi, March 29: Digital payments in India are set for a major security upgrade from April 1, 2026, as the Reserve Bank of India introduces stricter authentication norms aimed at curbing rising online fraud.Two...

UPI Dominates Lending Transactions, Report Finds New Delhi – Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has emerged as the dominant payment method within peer-to-peer lending, accounting for 92 per cent of all transactions on the platform, according to a new report by LenDenClub, an RBI-registered...

CRED Launches Biometric Authentication for UPI Payments Up to Rs 5,000 New Delhi, March 25 – Fintech platform CRED has announced the availability of biometric authentication for UPI payments, allowing users to authorize transactions using their face or fingerprint. The feature, developed in...

SEBI Proposes Gift Cards for Mutual Fund Investments to Boost Financial Inclusion New Delhi, March 25: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed the introduction of gift cards or gift prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) for investing in mutual funds, aiming to widen investor...

RBI Bets on AI and APIs to Strengthen Digital Payments Infrastructure Central Bank Expands Digital Public Infrastructure with Focus on Customer Experience Mumbai, March 24: The Reserve Bank of India is advancing its digital public infrastructure by integrating artificial intelligence and...

Paytm Retained as Buy: Jefferies Projects Strong Revenue Growth, EBITDA Margin Expansion New Delhi – Paytm, operated by One 97 Communications, is expected to maintain its dominant position in the merchant payments platform, driving growth over the next two years, according to a Monday report...

India and Bhutan Launch UPI-Based Cross-Border Remittance Service to Boost Financial Connectivity India-Bhutan Remittance Initiative Powered by UPI and Postal Network New Delhi, March 21 – India and Bhutan have announced the launch of a cross-border remittance initiative, further extending the...

UPI Expansion in Sri Lanka: NPCI International Strengthens Digital Payments for Indian Tourists Seamless UPI Payments to Boost Travel Experience in Sri Lanka New Delhi, March 17: NPCI International Payments Limited, the global arm of the National Payments Corporation of India, on Tuesday...

India UPI Transactions Hit Record Daily Volumes in February 2026 Despite Sequential Dip UPI Maintains High Momentum as Daily Transactions Reach All Time High India’s Unified Payments Interface continues to demonstrate structural strength, with daily transaction volumes touching an all time high...

NPCI Extends UPI Access to Foreign Delegates in New Delhi New Delhi, February 16: The National Payments Corporation of India announced that its ‘UPI One World’ wallet service is being made available to international visitors attending the ongoing five day India AI Impact Summit in the national...

The National Payments Corporation of India on Monday announced the expansion of its ‘UPI One World’ wallet service to international visitors attending the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.The summit, being held from February 16 to 20, is drawing participants from more than 40...