Banks’ biggest risks may now sit inside their tech stack: RBI Deputy Governor Rohit JainRBI Deputy Governor Rohit Jain said technology is no longer merely an enabler for banks but is becoming their “risk architecture”, making t...
24 Sep, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
Pine Labs teams up with Google Cloud to bring AI agents to merchantsPine Labs has announced a partnership with Google Cloud to support Indian merchants in future AI-driven commerce. The collaboration aims to...
24 Sep, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
PhonePe to hire 20,000 staff, deploy 50 lakh payment devices in next yearIn an ambitious move to bolster India's digital payment landscape, PhonePe is set to hire more than 20,000 sales professionals aimed at exp...
24 Sep, 2026, 03.22 PM IST
Chennai industry meet draws over 300 companies ahead of Bengaluru Tech SummitIndustry leaders, investors and entrepreneurs from the city engaged with Karnataka officials on opportunities to collaborate through the su...
23 Sep, 2026, 08.09 PM IST
Government may do away with UPI subsidies as MDR revenue kicks inGovernment may end UPI subsidies for small transactions as merchant fees are introduced. Taxpayer-funded incentives for UPI and RuPay trans...
23 Sep, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
As SMEs digitise and expand globally, foreign banks have a crucial role to play: DBS Bank India’s Divyesh DalalDBS Bank India is enhancing its support for SMEs with the launch of its new Collections Orchestration platform, aiming to streamline paymen...
23 Sep, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
UPI for mutual funds: Benefits, limits and impact of new MDR explainedUnified Payments Interface (UPI) enables convenient investment in mutual funds through instant payments and SIPs. Investors appreciate UPI ...
23 Sep, 2026, 07.32 AM IST
MDR gives banks more fuel for UPI playPayment companies can build the customer interface, but a product cannot scale until issuing and acquiring banks connect their systems, tes...
23 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
The next phase of India’s digital payments dominance: Trusted AI-led agentic commerce, Visa’s Sethi saysIndia’s digital payments ecosystem is a “showcase for the world”. The infrastructure is ready to take the next leap: agentic commerce, wher...
21 Sep, 2026, 09.29 PM IST
UPI vs credit cards - How India's payments system is boosting savings and benefitting multiple stakeholdersThe Anglo-Saxon economies of the US, United Kingdom and Australia show a reduction in household savings rates along with a growth in credit...
21 Sep, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
India must rethink cross-border payments beyond corridors, put customers first: DeloitteA shift from corridor-led expansion to customer-centric design forms the core principle needed to drive the next stage of India's cross-bor...
20 Sep, 2026, 12.48 PM IST
Pass the buck to RBI, banks: Let the savings from digital payments fund UPI costs, not consumersThe RBI's MDR introduction on UPI transactions above ₹2,000 faces criticism. This move may discourage digital payments and encourage a retu...
18 Sep, 2026, 11.33 PM IST
UPI's free lunch is over: Why the 0.4% MDR charge is fair, needed and overdueDigital payment charges are necessary for service efficiency and wider reach. Person-to-person and small transactions remain free from new ...
18 Sep, 2026, 11.06 PM IST
Delhi new traffic challan system: 50% payment required before appeal, designated officers to dispose grievancesDelhi will soon implement a new traffic challan system for motorists. Grievance rejection will require depositing fifty percent of the pena...
18 Sep, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
- MDR on UPI not imposed due to external pressure, say govt sources
Officials clarified that there is no separate GST levied on MDR charges. While GST will apply to MDR on UPI transactions, businesses will b...
17 Sep, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
Return of MDR a key step towards making UPI sustainable and enabling further growth: ExpertsEffective October 15, UPI payments to merchants (P2M) above Rs 2,000 will attract a 0.4% merchant discount rate with an overall cap of Rs 3...
16 Sep, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
Plea in SC against imposition of MDR on UPI payments of above Rs 2,000The government has introduced a 0.4% fee on UPI payments of more than Rs 2,000 made to merchants from October 15. Under this, a merchant di...
16 Sep, 2026, 06.11 PM IST