India emerging as global production, innovation and services hub: FM Nirmala SitharamanIndia is emerging as a global manufacturing and innovation platform for exports. Canadian capital and technology can partner with India's s...
27 Aug, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
FM Sitharaman cites financial sector boom to woo Canadian investorsIndia's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sees collaboration opportunities with Canadian banks and fintech firms. She noted India's robus...
27 Aug, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
RBI working to give banknotes in your pocket a longer lease on lifeThe RBI is exploring ways to extend the life of banknotes, including surface coatings and polymer notes for lower denominations, Deputy Gov...
26 Aug, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
Fastest-growing India has scale, growth and a young population, Sitharaman tells Canadian investorsFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged Canadian investors to tap India’s fast-growing economy, highlighting its scale, young population,...
26 Aug, 2026, 11.49 AM IST
British Virgin Islands seeks dedicated India investment corridorThe British Virgin Islands (BVI) is seeking to deepen its role in India’s cross-border investment ecosystem by proposing a dedicated BVI-In...
26 Aug, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
AI, trust, and the future of money: With AI making payments invisible, trust becomes the new currencyArtificial intelligence will shift payments from digital to delegated commerce, enabling machines to transact for consumers. Trust and real...
25 Aug, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
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...
25 Aug, 2026, 05.05 PM IST
UPI transactions in value terms witnesses more than 4,000 fold jump over the decadeUPI has completed 10 years, with annual transaction value soaring from ₹0.07 lakh crore in FY17 to around ₹314 lakh crore in FY26. Transact...
25 Aug, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
ET WLF 2026: India needs insulation, not isolation, says Sivakumar Sundaram CEO, The Times of IndiaIndia requires insulation to manage global geopolitical uncertainty and unpredictable shocks. Reforms and institutional changes have streng...
25 Aug, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
The next 10 years of UPI promise to be bigger and betterNowhere in the world have we witnessed a success story quite like UPI and the credit goes to NPCI, India’s most ambitious fintech
25 Aug, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
UPI completes 10 years: PM Modi calls it a major turning point for India’s digital paymentsPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday termed the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) a "major turning point" in the country's digital paymen...
25 Aug, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
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 ...
24 Aug, 2026, 03.39 PM IST
India needs a transparent rulebook for the business of influenceIndia lacks a transparent framework for public scrutiny of lobbying efforts. The recent debate over UPI merchant discount rates highlights ...
23 Aug, 2026, 11.14 PM IST
India orders Google to take down hundreds of Firebase accounts over cyber fraudIndia has directed Google to remove hundreds of accounts on its Firebase platform after officials found scammers using the service to imper...
22 Aug, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
Ebix and NSDL Payments Bank cross one crore registrations Under MSRTC NCMC Programmes.Over one crore NCMC RuPay smartcards were registered in five months. These cards now serve MSRTC concessional passengers across Maharashtra...
21 Aug, 2026, 11.18 AM IST
Cross-border payments, India’s global UPI push in focus at GFF 2026The seventh edition of the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026 to be held in Mumbai from September 8 to 11, will bring together policymakers, ce...
20 Aug, 2026, 10.04 PM IST
RBI finds cash demand harder to predict as digital payments growRBI faces challenges forecasting demand for banknotes as currency in circulation continues to grow at double-digit rates despite rising dig...
18 Aug, 2026, 03.04 PM IST