Return of MDR a key step towards making UPI sustainable and enabling further growth: ExpertsEffective October 15, UPI payments to merchants (P2M) above Rs 2,000 will attract a 0.4% merchant discount rate with an overall cap of Rs 3...
16 Sep, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
Dating app chat turns costly: Delhi man loses Rs 82.5 lakh after conversation with a womanA 41-year-old west Delhi man allegedly lost ₹82.5 lakh after a woman he met on a dating app introduced him to a fake online business promis...
16 Sep, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
NPCI announces MDR for UPI; merchant transactions above Rs 2,000 to attract 0.4% chargeWhile NPCI has not specified a threshold based on the size of a merchant’s turnover, it said in its announcement that vendors operating und...
15 Sep, 2026, 11.32 PM IST
Digital lending platform Fibe gets Sebi nod to launch IPOSocial Worth Technologies, the parent company of Fibe, has obtained the necessary approval from Sebi for its initial public offering. The v...
15 Sep, 2026, 08.08 PM IST
The more AI banks deploy, the bigger the cyber battlefield getsIndian banks and fintech firms face growing AI-powered cyber threats. Attackers use AI to find vulnerabilities faster than before. Financia...
12 Sep, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
GFF 2026: Digital finance has scaled, now trust and resilience must catch up, says RBI’s Deputy Governor MurmuIndia's digital finance sector now prioritizes trust and resilience over access. Technology transforms finance, but trust remains the essen...
11 Sep, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
GFF 2026: Scindia pitches ‘digital trinity’ of connectivity, compute and trust for AI economyGFF 2026 Scindia: Connectivity, compute, and trust are the new digital trinity for fintech and AI. India's mobile phones and telecom networ...
10 Sep, 2026, 06.28 PM IST
HDFC Bank says all seven Bahrain claims over Credit Suisse AT1 bonds rejectedHDFC Bank has won all seven Bahrain cases filed by Credit Suisse AT1 bond investors, who accused the lender of mis-selling the risky securi...
10 Sep, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
'Mutually beneficial, win-win in nature': Chinese Foreign Ministry on trade ties with IndiaChina has described its economic ties with India as mutually beneficial and win-win. Beijing has also urged New Delhi to provide "a fair bu...
10 Sep, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
SFIO seeks nod for deeper probe into Xiaomi IndiaThe Serious Fraud Investigation Office seeks permission for a deeper probe into Xiaomi. This investigation will examine fund transfers and ...
10 Sep, 2026, 01.26 AM IST
SRG housing loans worth Rs 400 crore may be fictitious: National Housing BankThe National Housing Bank raised concerns over SRG Housing Finance, identifying potentially fictitious loan accounts. Investigations have r...
09 Sep, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
Fintech founders bet that the bot will become the buyerAgentic commerce refers to AI-led shopping where software can search, compare, order, and pay on a user’s behalf. The National Payments Cor...
09 Sep, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
Banks need to invest more in digital, financial literacy to tackle cyber fraud: Bank of Baroda MDBank of Baroda MD and CEO Debadatta Chand said the financial system needs to invest significantly more in financial and digital literacy to...
09 Sep, 2026, 08.45 PM IST
India's Serious Fraud Office recommends 'detailed' probe into Xiaomi's business in countryIndia's Serious Fraud Office proposed investigating Xiaomi for alleged business irregularities. The probe would examine fund movements and ...
09 Sep, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
Trump strikes Indian IT again! Why tech stocks lost Rs 55,000 crore in a single sessionIndian IT stocks lost around Rs 55,000 crore in market value after the US suspended Cognizant’s PERM labour certification filings, raising ...
09 Sep, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Real estate firm promised Rs 60,000 every month for a Rs 17.5 lakh investment, paid Rs 30,000 for six months, then stopped; court orders company to pay client over 55 lakhA Hyderabad consumer commission has ordered a real estate company to pay over Rs 55 lakh to a customer after finding that it stopped honour...
08 Sep, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
AI fuels low-value cybercrimes, use of 'salami slicing'The rise of low-value cybercrimes is alarming, as scammers increasingly focus on individuals rather than systems. Driven by AI and the digi...
05 Sep, 2026, 08.12 AM IST