A recent online survey conducted by LocalCircles revealed that a majority of people would stop using UPI if a transaction fee is charged for it. The survey received over 34,000 responses from citizens in 364 districts, with 67 per cent of male respondents and 33 per cent of women. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) […]
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) service has been made available by ecommerce giant Flipkart for both online and offline payments made both inside and outside of its app. Flipkart, which says it has over 50 crore registered users and 14 lakh sellers on its marketplace, would be able to rely less on third-party UPI apps […]
Paytm is likely to partner with Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, State Bank of India and Yes Bank for processing transactions via the popular unified payments interface (UPI), news agency Reuters reported. The central bank has asked Paytm Payments Bank, the banking unit of Paytm to wind down its business by 15 March, leading to disruption […]
Zomato has obtained a licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for its subsidiary, Zomato Payments, allowing the company to function as an online payment aggregator. This milestone positions Zomato alongside industry leaders like Tata Pay and Razorpay, expanding its role in the burgeoning digital payment landscape. Zomato Payments was established to conduct business […]
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has shattered records by processing over 100 billion transactions, as revealed by data from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Operating alongside other payment processing infrastructure, UPI witnessed 54 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in transaction volume and 42 per cent surge in transaction value for December 2023. The […]
People are underestimating the potential of Open Network For Digital Commerce (ONDC), which has the potential to become a leading platform in the future, said Vijay Shekhar Sharma at an event on Monday. “According to me, people are underestimating the power of this platform to inevitably become a bigger platform, at least as Paytm and […]
Consumers across India are bullish, excited and more eager than ever to shop online during this festive season, as per a study conducted by Nielsen Media India, on behalf of Amazon India. 81 per cent indicated strong sentiment and intent; 78 per cent trust online shopping and 1 in 2 intend to increase online spending, […]
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has revolutionised India’s digital payment ecosystem and played a pivotal role in driving financial inclusion by bringing millions of unbanked individuals into the formal financial system, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das here on Monday. The RBI Governor was delivering the keynote address at the Grand Finale of the G20 TechSprint […]
India is getting digitally active. As per the data of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), that manages real time payment platform UPI, August was a prosperous month for the Unified Payments Interface. UPI crossed 10 billion transactions in a month for the first time in August. According to the data till 30 August, […]
Shiprocket, an ecommerce enablement platform, launched a detailed trends report titled “eCommerce in the New Bharat and it’s Future” on Friday at its flagship event Shiprocket SHIVIR 2023 in New Delhi. The report was launched by Shiprocket’s CEO & Co-Founder, Saahil Goel, along with T Koshy, MD, & CEO of ONDC, and Bhaveh Pitroda, CEO, […]
