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
UPI MDR rates likely within a week, October rollout in sightThis comes after a Monday notificationfrom the Department of Financial Services that narrowed the zero-charge mandate for UPI. The earlier ...
15 Sep, 2026, 05.57 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 profitsAshneer Grover has called any charge on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 plain tax collection, days after the government exempted only small...
15 Sep, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
Paytm will stay profitable even without MDR, government support: Vijay Shekhar SharmaHis comments come as the government moves towards allowing charges on a limited set of UPI transactions. On Monday, the government notified...
15 Sep, 2026, 03.16 PM IST
India consults banks, payment firms on fees for large UPI payments, sources sayIndia's payments authority is discussing charges on large UPI transactions. This follows a recent change in law allowing fees on payments o...
15 Sep, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Fintechs high on AI, but yet to let it handle your moneyThe Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed 24.51 billion transactions worth Rs 29.82 lakh crore in August, according to data from the N...
15 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Merchant fee on UPI rolling out as transaction floor set at Rs 2,000India has exempted transactions up to ₹2,000 via UPI and RuPay debit cards from charges. This move allows for the reintroduction of merchan...
15 Sep, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Coforge row deepens; MDR on UPI coming soonCoforge’s boardroom brouhaha has taken a new turn days after chairman Om Prakash Bhatt’s resignation. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
11 Sep, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
“Whether we leave anyone behind”: Sameer Nigam’s blueprint for PhonePe’s second decadeAt Global Fintech Fest 2026, PhonePe founder‑CEO Sameer Nigam framed the company’s first ten years as the construction of India’s financial...
11 Sep, 2026, 08.00 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
How strong is Apple’s first foldable iPhone? The $1,999 iPhone Duo has IP68 protection, but Apple says its water and dust resistance can fade over timeApple has unveiled the cutting-edge iPhone Duo foldable phone, encased in a resilient titanium frame and equipped with an advanced hinge de...
10 Sep, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
BharatPe unveils BharatPe Flex at Global Fintech Fest 2026, brings credit into everyday UPI paymentsBharatPe unveiled BharatPe Flex, a new consumer credit offering built on UPI. This innovative product allows users to access credit limits ...
10 Sep, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
PhonePe to foray into UAE in maiden foreign outingThe company has received a licence from the Central Bank of UAE and will soon be operationalising the same, its founder Sameer Nigam told r...
09 Sep, 2026, 09.24 PM IST
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...
09 Sep, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
SBI customer alert: UPI services to remain unavailable for 45 minutes on September 4; check timingsState Bank of India UPI services will be unavailable for a short duration this week. Customers should note the scheduled maintenance period...
02 Sep, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
No smartphone, no internet, no problem: PhonePe launches UPI 123Pay to let 200 million+ feature phone users make digital payments; here’s how it worksPhonePe has unveiled UPI 123Pay, a new service for feature phone users that enables seamless transactions without an internet connection. T...
31 Aug, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
PhonePe launches UPI payments for feature phones on 123PayPhonePe has launched a UPI app for feature phones, allowing users to make payments without mobile data. The SMS-based PhonePe UPI 123Pay co...
31 Aug, 2026, 12.08 PM IST