NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has announced a partnership with Network International to enable QR code-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments in the UAE through Network’s point-of-sale (POS) terminals. Continue reading “NPCI International enables UPI QR payments with Network International in UAE”
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is planning to talk to banks about not levying charge for payments made via UPI. The latest news comes soon after HDFC Bank announced that it will start charging customers for UPI payments from July 10.
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Digital payments industry in India is expected to reach $500 billion by 2020, with over 50 percent of internet users in the country will be using it, according to a latest report by global telecom body GSM Association and Boston Consulting Group.
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Information Technology Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad has revealed that recently launched BHIM app for UPI-based payments has crossed 1.1 crore downloads. The app has reached this milestone within 20 days of its launch earlier this month. Continue reading “BHIM app for UPI-based payments hits 1.1 crore downloads in 20 days : Ravi Shankar Prasad”
In a bid to bolster the digital payments scene in India even further, PM Narendra Modi has roped in former UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani. According to a latest report from Bloomberg Nilekani has joined a panel to pave the way for digital payments in the country.
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Flipkart is looking forward to invest Rs. 670 crore in order to start an independent digital payments business, according to a latest report from the Economic Times. The homegrown e-commerce giant will invest the sum over a period of three years.
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