Explainer -- India's UPI MDR shake-up: What changes and why it mattersIndia will soon introduce a merchant discount rate on UPI payments. This fee applies to transactions exceeding two thousand rupees with mer...
16 Sep, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
UPI charge is just tax collection: Ashneer Grover calls out government wanting to charge on payments above Rs 2,000 while banks are making crores in profitsBharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover has questioned the rationale for introducing charges on certain UPI merchant transactions above Rs 2,000...
16 Sep, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
Aries, Taurus, Gemini Horoscope Today, September 16, 2026: Venus Supports Partnerships, Client Deals & Smoother Workplace RoutinesThe Moon starts the day in Libra alongside Venus, lighting up Aries’s partnership zone, Taurus’s client relations, and Gemini’s workplace r...
15 Sep, 2026, 09.41 PM IST
- NPCI unveils UPI MDR; Meta's new child safety measures
The NPCI has finalised the long-awaited MDR framework for UPI transactions, paving the way for changes to the payments ecosystem. This and ...
15 Sep, 2026, 08.34 PM IST
Amazon Now’s sales surge; govt’s stance on UPI chargesHappy Tuesday! Amazon's quick commerce arm is scaling fast, India head Samir Kumar told us. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatc...
15 Sep, 2026, 06.24 PM IST
Karnataka CM DK Shivkumar says 'Donald Trump is copying us' as US president announces $5000 to every adult if Republicans win mid-termsKarnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has compared US President Donald Trump’s proposed $5,000 payment to American adults with Congress’ w...
15 Sep, 2026, 10.56 AM IST
Builder fined Rs 1.03 crore by Telangana RERA for unregistered, unfinished villas; homebuyer gets Rs 79 lakh refund + Rs 21.7 lakh interestHomebuyer to get Rs 21.7 lakh interest as Telangana RERA acts against builder over unfinished villa construction and imposed Rs 1.03 crore ...
14 Sep, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
Trump calls $5,000 payouts 'easy' to fit into federal budgetPresident Trump stated the United States can afford $5,000 payments to all adults. This proposal was unveiled during the Republican Party c...
13 Sep, 2026, 10.51 PM IST
De-dollarisation: BRICS takes a measured route, focuses on payments and not on common currencyThere is no mention of a common BRICS currency or a formal call for replacement of the US dollar. Instead, the document sticks to the more ...
12 Sep, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
AI-led payments will need strong risk checks as trust remains critical: Amazon Pay India CEOAs artificial intelligence increasingly makes digital payments more contextual and automated, strong risk checks will remain critical to ma...
11 Sep, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
UPI MDR notification likely to be out for businesses soon; banks may pocket bulk of 40 bps feeThe issuing bank would retain 40% of the fee, sources said. Third-party application providers such as PhonePe or Google Pay, and the acquir...
11 Sep, 2026, 05.04 PM IST
US to issue $500 Obamacare refunds to nearly a million AmericansNearly one million Americans will receive $500 refunds from the Trump administration. These payments address overcharges on federal Obamaca...
11 Sep, 2026, 01.21 AM IST
Fintechs must treat data as fiduciary duty, not business asset, says RBI Governor Sanjay MalhotraMumbai fintechs must treat user data as a fiduciary responsibility, not a business asset. RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra stressed trust is ke...
11 Sep, 2026, 01.16 AM IST
Fintech founders bet that the bot will become the buyerAgentic commerce refers to AI-led shopping where software can search, compare, order, and pay on a user’s behalf. The National Payments Cor...
09 Sep, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
Global Fintech Fest 2026: DFS Secretary Sanjay Lohiya unveils UPI credit for KCC, MUDRA borrowersDFS Secretary Sanjay Lohiya at Global Fintech Fest 2026 unveiled a facility allowing eligible Kisan Credit Card and PM MUDRA Yojana borrowe...
09 Sep, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
Many billion-dollar fintech cos can emerge from India to serve global markets: Razorpay CEOWhile speaking during a session at Global Fintech Fest, Razorpay CEO Harshil Mathur cited the emergence of big tech from the US, like Googl...
09 Sep, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
Paytm bets on workplace AI agents in pivot beyond paymentsIn an exciting new venture, Paytm is venturing beyond its established digital payments realm to launch Pi, an innovative service offering a...
09 Sep, 2026, 02.40 PM IST