Fintech startup GrayQuest raises Rs 80 crore from IIFL Fintech Fund, Ranjan Pai's Claypond CapitalThis funding follows GrayQuest’s Rs 56 crore (around $7 million) Series A round in March 2023, which was led by Pravega Ventures, along wit...
09 Jan, 2025, 06.49 PM IST
Paytm deploys 10,000 devices for digitising panchayat paymentsThe company has already received a mandate to implement QR/Card Machines and soundbox for more than 7,000 gram panchayats in Andhra Pradesh...
27 Nov, 2023, 05.33 PM IST
Fintech startup GrayQuest raises $7 million in funding led by Pravega VenturesThe round was led by Pravega Ventures, with participation from family investors such as Weizmann Group, Telama Family Office and Apurva Par...
09 Mar, 2023, 08.48 PM IST
Digital payments a public good, no plans to levy charges: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman“We see digital payments as a public good. People should be able to access these facilities freely, so that the digitisation of the Indian ...
27 Aug, 2022, 01.47 PM IST
Fintech startup Jodo raises $15 million in funding led by Tiger GlobalJodo provides lending products through non-banking financial company (NBFC) partners to help students and their parents finance education.
09 Aug, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Reserve Bank sets up a Rs.500 crore digital payments infra fundThe central bank has made an initial seed contribution of Rs.250 crore to the PIFD with the other half of the fund expected to be contribut...
05 Jun, 2020, 01.59 PM IST
Digital citizen payments take off as banks lend a handServices will include direct benefit transfers, tax and fee collections and payments for public transport.
09 Aug, 2018, 06.28 AM IST
Govt explores ways to get people on a cashless tripThe government is also considering digitising payments for fertiliser subsidies.
05 Sep, 2017, 09.19 AM IST
Government explores ways to nudge people towards cashless transactionsThe government is pushing players in the banking and payments ecosystem to encourage cashless payments at merchant outlets through UPI and ...
05 Sep, 2017, 01.45 AM IST
SBI Card imposes fee on cheque paymentsSBI Cards claims to have 14 modes of bill payments but most of them involve access to internet over mobile or desktop.
18 Apr, 2017, 10.35 AM IST
Few takers in government for handling fee on cash withdrawalsThe finance ministry issued a clarification soon after the report was unveiled, saying that no final decision had been taken on the issue.
22 Feb, 2017, 11.01 AM IST
Few takers in govt for handling fee on cash withdrawalsThe chief minister's panel had recommended levying a nominal 'cash handling fee' on withdrawals from current account above a threshold, say...
22 Feb, 2017, 10.47 AM IST
India will shift to digital payments quickly, says Bill GatesDescribing AI as an opportunity for the Indian Information Technology sector, the Microsoft leader called for India to embrace these new te...
18 Nov, 2016, 11.57 AM IST
Paytm gets rid of 'Per Transaction Fee'Paytm has done away with 'per transaction fee' for consumer-to-merchant offline wallet transactions in a bid to boost digital money transfe...
18 Feb, 2016, 12.41 PM IST
Paytm scraps transaction fee for offline merchantsPaytm has introduced ‘no per transaction fee’ for consumer-tomerchant offline wallet transactions to encourage digital money transfer on th...
17 Feb, 2016, 08.03 AM IST
14 crore STBs required for Phase III, IV of digitisationOf the estimated 14 crore STBs, about 11 crore STBs would be required by the local cable delivery system, while the rest would be for the D...
05 Mar, 2014, 06.21 PM IST
- News Broadcasters Association shocked over Trai nod to carriage fee
News Broadcasters Association has expressed shock at the Trai's new notification allowing multi-system operators to charge a 'carriage fee'...
02 May, 2012, 04.40 AM IST