Tagged: upi

January 18, 2021 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A third or around 33% of households in India are now using digital payments, with usage being evenly spread across different income groups, according to a survey performed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and People Research on India’s Consumer Economy (Price). The… Read More

January 11, 2021 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking institutions and online payments providers in India have asked the nation’s government to bring back the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on RuPay, which is an international card payment service launched by the National Payments Corporation of India. Digital payments providers in the country also… Read More

November 6, 2020 @ 7:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) owned WhatsApp has reportedly received approval to introduce its digital payments services in India. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which is an umbrella organization for operating or managing retail payments and settlement systems in the country, has given WhatsApp the green… Read More

August 20, 2020 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The COVID-19 outbreak and nationwide lockdowns in India have forced many local residents to re-evaluate how they conduct business and manage their finances. An analysis performed by ETMoney reveals that the overall spend by India’s residents between March and June 2020 dropped by around 40%,… Read More

April 15, 2020 @ 11:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Google Pay was reportedly the most downloaded Fintech app (globally) during the month of February 2020 with 15.6 million downloads. It was closely followed by Indian digital payments firm PhonePe’s app which was downloaded 6 million times. For Google Pay, this is notably more than… Read More

March 26, 2020 @ 6:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), a local, non-profit umbrella organization for operating retail payments and settlement systems in the country, has requested the nation’s residents to make digital payments in order to reduce physical contact during the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The NPCI,… Read More

January 23, 2020 @ 10:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UnionPay International (UPI) announced on Thursday it has teamed up with PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) to accelerate the growth of their networks. According to UPI, PayPal has committed to supporting UPI acceptance globally where PayPal is accepted. Speaking about the partnership’s benefits, Jim Magats, Senior Vice… Read More

October 25, 2016 @ 8:32 am By Erin Hobey  |  

No transaction fees until 2017! The India-based online recharge and mobile wallet company MobiKwik announced that it is waving its per transaction fee for all unorganized retail merchants until December 31 to promote the adoption of e-cash among the local grocery stores, chemists, apparel stores… Read More

October 13, 2016 @ 4:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

India-based mobile wallet company MobiKwik announced the launch of a UPI (Unified Payments Interface) on its platform which enables users to access online payments with added services including netbanking, wallets, and credit/debit cards. In addition, MobiKwik entered into a partnership with ICICI Bank which allows users to load money into their… Read More