Happy Thursday! Tap-and-pay card usage is on the rise in India despite UPI's dominance. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

Indian shoppers are increasingly opting for contactless 'tap-and-pay' card transactions, with estimates suggesting they now account for up ...

After 12 years at the helm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflects on a transformative journey filled with key reforms that have altered Ind...

Retail chains from smaller Indian towns are planning to raise over Rs 7,000 crore through IPOs. These companies see capital markets as a fa...

They pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...

Citi is leveraging AI to revolutionize its payments business, enhancing developer efficiency by up to 40% and streamlining complex cross-bo...

Financial crime is evolving rapidly with AI-generated deepfakes and complex fraud rings. Traditional methods are no longer sufficient. Expe...

In an exciting development, Amazon Music is set to unveil a new strategic initiative in India, offering a trio of subscription options: fre...

Daily average transaction volumes rose to 748 million in May from 745 million in April, reflecting higher adoption of UPI for retail consum...

Rising fuel prices triggered by the Middle East war are driving a sharp increase in carpooling, with a ride-sharing platform reporting a su...

Indian travellers are increasingly using UPI abroad for convenient payments, but understanding its limitations and risks is crucial. While ...

Growth in the core payments business, expansion across credit products and wider adoption of revenue-generating payment instruments like cr...

Mobikwik Systems secured RBI's in-principle nod for a Payment Aggregator-Physical license, paving the way for offline merchant payments. Th...

Double Tap Films, a Pratilipi studio, is distributing 21 Indian microdrama shows on TikTok in the US, Canada, Brazil, and Japan. This marks...

BHIM Payments App saw a significant 301% surge in transaction volumes during FY26. More users embraced the platform for daily purchases lik...

Employees Provident Fund Organisation subscribers will soon withdraw their provident fund corpus directly through Unified Payment Interface...

Credit card transactions in India saw a significant jump between 2021 and 2025. Private banks expanded their dominance in this segment. Deb...