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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...
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...
India mandates IST as common time reference; gives 180-day window for complianceNew rules mandate Indian Standard Time as the single national reference. These rules will come into force 180 days after their official gaz...
UPI’s market share expands more at debit, credit cards’ expenseUPI now dominates India's digital merchant payments, capturing a significant market share. Credit and debit cards are steadily losing their...
India to pitch central bank digital currencies to BRICS partners at meetThe global grouping celebrates 20 years at the New Delhi summit on September 12-13. A high-level meeting would be held next week to thrash ...
India, Canada working on easing cross-border remittances: Nirmala SitharamanIndia and Canada are joining forces to improve remittance processes for students. With a focus on utilizing digital innovations, this initi...
Opinion: The problem with a threshold-based MDRThe ongoing discussions around UPI pricing are shifting towards ensuring system financing while still promoting widespread adoption. Consum...
Jio Financial to launch AI-powered ‘personal CFO’, membership programmeJio Financial Services will launch an AI personal CFO and membership program with an aim to acquire customers cost-effectively through its ...
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...
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...
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
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...
One of a Kind Awards: Celebrating the GTM strategies driving early growthAt the One of a Kind Awards - for early stage startups, presented by The Economic Times and Cashfree Payments, the GTM Excellence Award rec...
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 ...
The 'trustworthy' changes in the lives of India's middle classDigital payments and tax reforms have significantly altered middle-class spending habits. GST has streamlined consumption taxes, impacting ...
One of a Kind Awards: Recognising startups that put customers at the centreAt the One of a Kind Awards - for early stage startups, presented by The Economic Times and Cashfree Payments, the Customer Experience Deli...
One of a Kind Awards: Honouring the resourcefulness of bootstrapped championsAt the One of a Kind Awards - for early stage startups, presented by The Economic Times and Cashfree Payments, the Bootstrapped Champion Aw...
One of a Kind Awards: Honouring AI that solves problems beyond the hypeAt the One of a Kind Awards - for early stage startups, presented by The Economic Times and Cashfree Payments, the AI Innovator Award recog...
ET World Leaders Forum 2026: AI will reshape payments, but trust will be the real battlegroundAI agents are increasingly performing purchases, which presents new payment challenges. Banks and networks must verify agent intent and tra...
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...