PhonePe's Sameer Nigam unveils vision for next decade of financial inclusion at GFF 2026PhonePe has shared its ambitious ten-year strategy aimed at transforming India's digital landscape and promoting financial inclusion. By el...
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...
BRICS by BRICS: India's journey from seeking reforms to shaping global orderIndia's BRICS engagement has shifted from seeking a voice to offering indigenous solutions. The nation now actively shapes global order wit...
Dutch fintech Adyen sees long-term India opportunity, plans local expansionWith plans for a substantial expansion in India's digital payments sector, Adyen is actively recruiting more staff to address surging deman...
PM Modi hails UPI at Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai, pitches non-payment transactions as fintech's next chapterPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai. He highlighted India's strong economic growth despite glob...
IRCTC names Paytm among platforms driving 28% of online railway ticket bookingsNearly twenty-eight percent of Indian railway tickets are booked through third-party platforms. This significant share includes major playe...
Global Fintech Fest: How Adyen powers payments for global ambition and expansionThe payments ecosystem in India is moving beyond just digitisation, and towards infrastructure that can operate seamlessly across borders, ...
Assam Teacher won National Teachers Award for sending his students home to teach their mothers, who can't read or write, about UPI payments, smartphones and readingA geography teacher in Assam's Jorhat district has won the National Teachers' Award for a programme that sends his students home each day t...
Zero-fee travel credit card: Unlimited airport lounge access, 10% rewards on UPI transactions – Is this new co-branded card for you?How about a card that not only offers airport privileges but also earns rewards on every eligible spend and UPI transaction, with zero fore...
Cash no king, but don't stash it: India wants a digital economy, but cash still holds the power of choiceDespite government promotion of digital transactions like UPI and e-Rupee, cash remains prevalent, especially in rural areas and for large-...
Healthy consumption: GST collections surge to Rs 2 lakh crore, car sales jump 36%India's economic indicators showed resilience and growth in August. Goods and services tax collections rose 14.8 percent to ₹2 lakh crore. ...
GST, auto sales, UPI data point to resilient growth in AugustIn August, India's GST collections rose by 14.8%, totaling ₹2 lakh crore. The surge in bulk car sales by 36% indicates robust consumer enth...
UpGrad completes Unacademy acquisition; Ultrahuman’s $60 million raiseUpGrad has completed its acquisition of Unacademy, marking the close of a major consolidation in India’s edtech sector. This and more in to...
UPI transaction volumes hit record high in August, cross 24.5 billionData released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) showed transaction volumes rose 3.6% from 23.66 billion in July, while t...
Festive surge drives UPI near record ₹29.8 lakh crore milestone across 24.5 billion transactionsIndia's UPI processed transactions near record highs in August, reaching ₹29.8 lakh crore. The platform handled a fresh record of 24.51 bil...
Golgappa and vegetable sellers far intelligent than Rahul Gandhi: BJP attacks Congress for 'mocking' UPIThe Bharatiya Janata Party criticised the Congress for its past doubts about the Unified Payments Interface. This digital payment system ha...
UPI completes 10 years, clocks nearly 13,000-fold rise in transaction volumeUPI has completed a decade of transforming India’s digital payments ecosystem, with annual transactions surging from 1.78 crore in 2016-17 ...