Why India must act now to prevent PhonePe and Google Pay's UPI Duopoly from becoming a national liabilityIndia's UPI faces systemic risk due to PhonePe and Google Pay's over 80% transaction dominance. Aggressive discounting and zero MDR create ...
13 Nov, 2025, 11.23 PM IST
OpenAI's ChatGPT Go now free in India: Users fume as UPI payments fail during free plan rolloutOpenAI is providing ChatGPT Go free for 12 months to users in India from November 4, 2025. This offer is for new and existing users signing...
04 Nov, 2025, 02.40 PM IST
UPI speed bump: Wider base shrinks growth rateIn terms of transaction value, March 2025 was at Rs 24.77 lakh crore, up 25.2% from Rs 19.78 lakh crore in the year ago. That's down from 4...
07 Apr, 2025, 07.48 AM IST
Google Pay introduces UPI Circle, other features at Global Fintech FestGoogle Pay's new UPI Circle will allow users to add family members and friends as secondary users, to make digital payments without linking...
30 Aug, 2024, 08.22 PM IST
New UPI fraud trend: Fraudsters spamming UPI IDs with multiple collect requests; one careless approval means money gone from bank a/cUPI scam: Fraudsters are decoding your UPI ID to send spam UPI collect money and autopay requests. These requests are all genuine, however ...
20 Aug, 2024, 11.33 AM IST
Credit on UPI: How to make payments using credit on UPI, how to enable on your UPI ID, who can useWith the help of credit on UPI, people and companies can obtain bank credit lines that have already been approved. Now customers can scan t...
17 Jun, 2024, 01.19 PM IST
Paytm shares extend gains to 11% in 2 sessionsShares of One 97 Communications surged 5% as NPCI approved Paytm for UPI. Morgan Stanley maintains a price target of Rs 555. YES Bank to se...
18 Mar, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
Paytm shares jump 5%. How good is the TPAP news for shareholders?One97 Communications shares surged 5% to Rs 370.90 on BSE as NPCI approved Paytm for UPI. YES Bank will be payment provider and merchant ac...
15 Mar, 2024, 09.53 AM IST
NPCI allows Paytm to become third-party application on UPI with four banksThe permission will allow Paytm to offer UPI payment services through a multi-bank model, like rivals PhonePe and Google Pay, moving away f...
14 Mar, 2024, 09.16 PM IST
UPI AutoPay top of charts in low-ticket recurring paymentsUPI AutoPay is the recurring payment mandate run by the NPCI on the UPI payment mode. Consumers usually use the feature to pay for their en...
22 Dec, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
New Data Bill draft to allow storage in trusted nations, Amazon layoffs likely to hit India staffThe government will propose to allow transfer of data and its storage in “trusted geographies” in the revised draft of the data protection ...
16 Nov, 2022, 07.50 AM IST
Data localisation to be scrapped in new Bill, Amazon layoffs to hit India staffThe government will propose to allow transfer of data and its storage in “trusted geographies” in the revised draft of the data protection ...
16 Nov, 2022, 07.32 AM IST
Google Play launches UPI Autopay payment for subscription-based purchases in IndiaIntroduced under UPI 2.0 by NPCI, UPI Autopay helps customers make recurring payments using any UPI application that supports the feature.
15 Nov, 2022, 01.47 PM IST
Firms, banks feel the heat of new auto-debit rulesET takes stock of the new rules, the scale of disruption, as well as alternative modes, which can be used by customers to make their paymen...
26 Oct, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
New auto-debit rule: How to use BHIM UPI app's auto-pay facility to make recurring paymentsHere is a look at how UPI users can use the auto-pay facility set up an e-mandate to make recurring payments linked to debit and credit car...
14 Oct, 2021, 09.47 AM IST
UPI Autopay goes mainstreamYou can now set up automatic monthly payments for your Netflix or Hotstar subscription without a debit or credit card, thanks to the Unifie...
07 Sep, 2021, 09.01 PM IST
Third-party apps turn on UPI autopay modeAutopay allows users to make recurring transactions below Rs 5,000 through UPI apps. Most of these currently take place through card-based ...
07 Sep, 2021, 06.36 AM IST