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October 13, 2026 3:38 PM
The Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select Person-to-Merchant (P2M) Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions will be implemented after Diwali, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said on Tuesday. The UPI and Services Steering Comm...
October 1, 2026 9:52 AM
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction volume rose 23 per cent year-on-year to 24.07 billion in September, while the transaction value increased 18 per cent to Rs 29.37 lakh crore, according to data released by the National Payments Corpora...
September 21, 2026 11:38 PM
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on eligible UPI transactions will not be passed on to consumers. Speaking to ANI, Sitharaman said MDR is a charge within the payment ecosystem and is not a...
August 25, 2026 11:44 AM
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India’s digital transformation has emerged as a powerful example of how technology can be harnessed to make everyday life simpler, faster and more inclusive. The Unified Payments Interface (UPI)...
April 30, 2026 10:03 PM
A decade after its launch, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has transformed from a fledgling digital experiment into the world’s largest real-time payments platform, powering nearly half of global instant payment transactions and redefining how...
September 16, 2025 12:42 PM
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday issued detailed regulatory guidelines for Payment Aggregators (PAs) and recommended baseline technology standards for Payment Gateways (PGs) in a bid to enhance safety, transparency, and resilience in the co...
September 1, 2025 4:39 PM
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) today celebrated its 8th Foundation Day, also known as IPPB Day, reaffirming its commitment to providing inclusive, accessible and affordable banking services at the last mile. Since its launch in 2018, IPPB has becom...
July 29, 2025 3:50 PM
Signalling India’s accelerating digital payments revolution, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday announced that its Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) surged to 493.22 in March 2025, up from 465.33 in September 2024. The RBI-DPI, introduced in...
July 21, 2025 4:20 PM
India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has transformed how millions manage money, making the country a global leader in fast, real-time digital payments. The world is also recognizing the power of Digital India and UPI. A recent IMF note titled "Gr...
July 21, 2025 4:12 PM
India has firmly established itself as a global leader in real-time digital payments, with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) at the forefront of this transformation. According to a recent IMF note titled "Growing Retail Digital Payments: The Value...
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