Quadria, PE funds eye stake in Samarth Lifesciences; deal may value firm at Rs 4,500 croreQuadria Capital is eyeing a strategic acquisition of a majority interest in Samarth Lifesciences, a move that could value the transaction a...
23 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
RBI proposes measures to strengthen Prepaid Payment Instruments frameworkThe Reserve Bank of India is introducing new rules for Prepaid Payment Instruments. These changes aim to boost the long-term growth of thes...
22 Apr, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
Pay Point India becomes first fintech to join RBI's Centralised Payment SystemWith this membership, Pay Point India now has direct access to key payment systems—Real Time Gross Settlement and National Electronic Funds...
22 Apr, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
Banking agents take credit and insurance offerings to last mileAs the country evolves from opening Jan Dhan accounts to selling more complex financial products to even the last-mile consumers, the agent...
18 Aug, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Hinterland remittances turn the cornerIndia processes roughly Rs 12,000 crore to Rs 14,000 crore in monthly remittances internally. Remittance players said that with migrant lab...
01 Jul, 2021, 06.43 AM IST
Real-time information sharing can help check cyber fraudThe digital payments industry calls for a unified effort to check cyber frauds as first-time users are more vulnerable amid increased thrus...
28 Oct, 2020, 06.09 AM IST
Domestic remittances reach 60-80% of pre-pandemic levelsThe flow of domestic remittances revived in September, suggesting that the migrant crisis that ensued during the initial months of the lock...
30 Sep, 2020, 07.22 AM IST
Remittances return, but from rural to urbanIndia’s dominant players such as Fino Payments Bank, Spice Digital, Eko Financial Services and PayPoint are reporting a 35-50% recovery in ...
18 May, 2020, 06.21 PM IST
KYC rider gets banks back in remittance gameMandatory KYC for creating and transferring money through wallets has brought about a shift in business.
30 Sep, 2019, 04.34 PM IST
You’ll soon get to make card payments through m-walletsMobile wallet companies get a briefing on interoperability from major card networks in the country.
03 Jan, 2019, 06.02 AM IST
Payments companies asked to stop Aadhaar-based servicesUIDAI has directed several payments cos to present a plan on how they will exit the Aadhaar ecosystem.
17 Oct, 2018, 08.21 AM IST
ePayment cos want KYC norms eased for nowUIDAI, in a recent notification, said companies that did not have ‘enough justification’ to access the Aadhaar details of their users would...
19 Jun, 2018, 11.30 AM IST
E-wallet companies choke on new RBI normsRegulator raises minimum capital requirement to Rs 25 crore and mandates full compliance with KYC norm.
22 Mar, 2017, 02.08 PM IST
End of road for standalone business correspondentsAfter nearly a decade since coming into existence, BCs — a bunch of agents engaged by banks to aid financial inclusion by offering limited ...
24 Mar, 2016, 09.30 AM IST
Fintech players upbeat about digital literacy in Budget 2016Making Aadhar mandatory to help in money transfer is also a positive step for financial inclusion,” said Pramod Saxena, chairman, Oxigen Pa...
29 Feb, 2016, 06.48 PM IST
Budget 2016: Swiping your card may help you save taxGovt may announce tax benefits for non-cash transactions in this year’s Budget following recommendations made by the PCI.
03 Feb, 2016, 02.48 PM IST
Sun Pharma’s Sudhir Valia joins payments bank race; to pick up 51% in Pay Point India NetworkValia confirmed he is investing in Pay Point but said the terms were subject to it getting the licence. He didn’t disclose how much he woul...
10 Feb, 2015, 04.00 AM IST