One soundbox soon for all payment apps as NPCI readies platformNPCI is developing a unified, interoperable soundbox system for UPI transactions, aiming to eliminate the need for merchants to use multipl...
18 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Delhi Metro to add 24 extra train trips from May 18 to encourage shift from private vehiclesRecognising the critical role of mass transit in ensuring energy security, economic resilience, and environmental sustainability in the ext...
17 May, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
Digital sovereignty: Powering the vision of Viksit BharatIndia's digital advancements like UPI and Aadhaar are building economic and strategic sovereignty. The nation must now focus on digital and...
13 May, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
BharatPe cofounder Shashvat Nakrani steps down as COO, to remain a directorNakrani said he will move from a day-to-day role to a strategic advisor and board director from May 1, continuing to guide fundraising, IPO...
13 Apr, 2026, 10.36 PM IST
From Rs 20 chai transactions to Rs 285 lakh crore flows; UPI marks a decade of India's payments revolutionIn the last 10 years, UPI has registered a 12,000-fold surge in volume and over 4,000 times increase in value — that's 17.86 million transa...
11 Apr, 2026, 02.44 PM IST
Over 1.18 crore payment devices deployed across country till April: RBI dataBesides, 1,14,05,116 digital devices, including inter-operable QR code-based payments such as UPI QR, Bharat QR, were deployed under the sc...
09 Jun, 2022, 11.51 PM IST
Reserve Bank bars payment system operators from launching new QR codesThe decision to continue with the two existing Quick Response (QR) codes was based on the recommendations of the committee to review the cu...
22 Oct, 2020, 09.50 PM IST
QR Codes help payment firms up offline playOut of the transactions seen on the BharatPe platform, PhonePe had over 54% share in UPI transactions, while Google Pay had 30% and Paytm 1...
29 Jul, 2019, 10.12 AM IST
All UPI apps have to support BharatQR: NPCIUPI has been at the centre of many controversies with big bang players like WhatsApp, Paytm, PhonePe, Google Tez all vying for a larger sha...
20 Mar, 2018, 12.17 PM IST
Use smartphone to travel on metro’s Airport Line soonThe Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is introducing a new system at the Airport Express Line, which would help commuters pay for their j...
03 Nov, 2017, 10.57 AM IST
Government plans big push to boost BharatQR and BHIM usageWorking on a strategy to promote cashless transactions, the government is said to be looking at ways to make digital payments cheaper than ...
22 Sep, 2017, 08.13 AM IST
BharatQR launched by Visa, Billdesk across 50 utility service providersThis partnership would enable a major shift towards pushing of bill payments into digital mode especially through QR codes and also give a ...
06 Sep, 2017, 03.01 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh power companies adopt BharatQRBoth Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh and the Southern Power Distribution Corporation of Andhra Pradesh have started ac...
21 Aug, 2017, 03.10 PM IST
Bharat QR code launched to push less-cash economyDeveloped by NPCI, Mastercard, and Visa, BharatQR code would require merchants to only display one QR code instead of multiple ones.
02 Mar, 2017, 02.51 PM IST
Banks eye 1 mn merchants on Bharat QR networkIndian banks and payment network companies -Visa, MasterCard and RuPay -have said that one million small shops will be onboarded for accept...
21 Feb, 2017, 12.04 PM IST
Banks eye 1 million merchants on BharatQR networkBharatQR can be used for making payments by storing card details within an app. Soon the code will also enable UPI and Aadhaar-enabled paym...
21 Feb, 2017, 11.48 AM IST
Paathshala: Decoding BharatQRAlong with UPI or card swiping on PoS machines, the government has introduced QR code based payment which can be done through the customer'...
21 Feb, 2017, 08.30 AM IST