Bajaj Finserv's AI push; Govt's UPI fixBajaj Finserv chairman Sanjiv Bajaj says the company will launch a dedicated fund for AI startups. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
30 Mar, 2026, 07.42 PM IST
UPI cleanup drive: Govt asks banks, NPCI to curb failures, boost success ratesWith the digital payment landscape in India experiencing rapid growth, there is a growing call for banks to partner with the National Payme...
30 Mar, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
PhonePe rolls out biometric UPI payments, users can now pay with fingerprint or face IDPhonePe now allows fingerprint and facial recognition for UPI payments. This feature is for transactions up to Rs 5,000, offering a faster ...
19 Feb, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
SBI announces scheduled downtime for UPI users on July 22, 2025: Check timing and other detailsState Bank of India (SBI) has announced scheduled maintenance for its UPI services on July 22, 2025, causing temporary unavailability from ...
21 Jul, 2025, 03.09 PM IST
HDFC Bank UPI and other services won’t be available on this date: Check details hereHDFC Bank will conduct system maintenance on June 8, 2025 impacting UPI and other digital services. Customers are advised to use PayZapp du...
05 Jun, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
Make UPI transactions faster soon: Thanks to this move by NPCI these transactions to be processed 50% fasterStarting June 16, 2025, UPI transactions are set to become faster, with completion times reduced to as low as 15 seconds. NPCI's mandate ai...
02 May, 2025, 12.47 PM IST
UPI outage disrupts digital payments nationwide, users vent onlineIndia’s UPI system faced a major outage on Saturday, disrupting payments nationwide and impacting small businesses. Users, caught off guard...
12 Apr, 2025, 08.47 PM IST
NPCI reports intermittent UPI transaction rejections; attributes it to financial year closingNPCI announced occasional UPI transaction declines due to financial year-end closing. NPCI said that the system is now stable, with banks w...
01 Apr, 2025, 03.42 PM IST
NPCI addresses UPI outage, says 'system stabilised' nowDigital payment platforms, including GooglePay and PhonePe, faced technical glitches, leaving users in trouble.
26 Mar, 2025, 09.32 PM IST
UPI users alert! Banks & UPI apps to implement new mobile number verification rules from April 1, 2025NPCI issues new guidelines requiring banks and UPI apps to update mobile number records weekly to avoid errors from recycled numbers. From ...
25 Mar, 2025, 05.08 PM IST
UPI transactions will not work from February 1, 2025 if the app used for transactions uses special characters for transaction IDUPI to stop working from February 1, 2025? The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has said "it has been decided not to allow any...
29 Jan, 2025, 09.51 PM IST
Jumped deposit scam: Entering UPI pin casually can empty your bank account, know how you can protect yourselfJumped deposit scam: Scammers are using innovative methods to target UPI users these days. Sending money into your bank account is the easi...
18 Jan, 2025, 12.39 PM IST
Cashfree Payments’ UPI Switch to help small businesses reduce risk and create space for innovationThe tool allows merchants to access new UPI versions and features as they are launched, along with improved fraud prevention capabilities.
30 Oct, 2024, 11.38 AM IST
Star Health launches UPI QR code based paymentsStar Health and Allied Insurance has introduced a UPI QR code-based payment option for policy purchases and renewals. The company aims to s...
14 Sep, 2023, 06.00 PM IST
ICICI Bank faces intermittent downtime on payment stackIt could not be ascertained what was the glitch that was causing this issue, though a few users said the issue was going on since a “few ho...
28 Sep, 2021, 12.26 PM IST
ICICI Bank, Axis Bank remove UPI transaction charges from websites but these banks have notPrivate sector lender, ICICI Bank mentions ‘NIL’ under charges for UPI transactions on its website. The Axis Bank website shows an error me...
01 Sep, 2020, 06.11 PM IST
UPI scores 87% transaction success rate this MarchA success rate of more than 85% for UPI is ‘commendable’ given that cards are also in the range of 90%, top executives in the payments indu...
25 Apr, 2019, 08.30 AM IST