The architects of India’s digital public infrastructure (DPI), Nandan Nilekani and Pramod Varma, are now attempting their next leap: buildi...

January recorded the highest volume with 21.7 billion transactions, followed by December and October with 21.6 billion and 20.7 billion tra...

B2B startup Zetwerk has filed a confidential prospectus with the markets regulator for a public listing. This and more in today's ETtech To...

The digital payments industry has received about Rs 8,000 crore in subsidy payments over four years for UPI and RuPay debit card payments, ...

Happy Thursday! The government is debating social media restrictions for children in India. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatc...

As the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) grapples with a moderation in growth of the Unified Payments Interface, it is turning ...

The committee also recognised the need for cashback and multi-year subsidy schemes to promote adoption of digital payments in tier-three to...

Last year, the government paid Rs 2,196 crore by way of this subsidy, which is offered to banks for processing UPI and RuPay debit card pay...

As the government prepares for its next budget, payment system operators are calling for a decisive increase in subsidies for UPI merchant ...

SBI economists say the Rs 437 crore subsidy for UPI and RuPay in FY26 may be increased, as UPI participants face costs up to Rs 5,000 crore...

In a letter written to the PMO earlier today, the Payments Council of India said that more than 90% of merchants are small, and hence will ...

This comes in the background of the government allocating Rs 1,500 crore towards payment subsidy, while the industry was looking for Rs 5,5...

Here’s a close look at the MDR’s journey over the years and what its reintroduction will mean for large merchants, banks and payment servic...

Currently, there is no merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI and RuPay debit card transactions processed through the National Payments Corpor...

Banks and fintech firms are awaiting subsidy payments from the government for promoting digital payments. Despite applications being filed,...

Payment aggregators are pushing for a share of government subsidies allocated for UPI transactions to cover low-value transaction costs. Th...

The government is also considering digitising payments for fertiliser subsidies.