There's nothing called a free UPI ride, banks among other intermediaries bear charges on every such transactionUPI's appeal lies in its free transactions, but banks bear costs. Questions arise on who should pay for UPI services and how charges should...
25 Sep, 2024, 11.12 PM IST
Paytm enables digital donations at Kedarnath temple via Paytm QRDevotees from across India can make donations at the holy temple, situated in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, from the comfort of thei...
26 Apr, 2023, 10.40 PM IST
Backed by tech, consumer interaction with brands and purchases will see significant changes in 2023Over the next few years, we can expect to see a shift from live-agent assisted voice to AI-driven voice responses on IVRs in customer suppo...
29 Dec, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
PM Modi praises Paytm & its accessibility in remote areasPrime Minister Narendra Modi had hailed financial services and digital payments leader, Paytm during his recent speech at the Mana village ...
28 Oct, 2022, 04.14 PM IST
Can the UPIverse be made to expand?A string of partnerships by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is taking the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to countries t...
23 Oct, 2022, 11.12 PM IST
BNPL services in India rise 21%, outperform global growth: ReportBNPL has great consumer acceptance and facilitates financial inclusion, suggests the report
12 Jul, 2022, 02.26 PM IST
Buy now, Pay later will soon become preferred payment option: Vandhana Parkavi Valaguru, Sezzle India"There are several differences between a credit card and BNPL. For one, we don’t charge users an annual fee whereas most credit card compan...
10 Nov, 2021, 03.01 PM IST
Fiat-to-crypto gateway Transak raises Rs 4.8 crore in seed fundingThe company is looking to expand its operations, partnerships & presence in India and is going to use the funds raised to hire more enginee...
16 Mar, 2021, 01.13 PM IST
Bitcoin trades near Sunday record of $34,800 following 800% surgeThe latest milestone for the world's most popular cryptocurrency came less than three weeks after it crossed $20,000 for the first time, on...
04 Jan, 2021, 11.19 AM IST
Bitcoin rallies above $30,000 for first timeBitcoin advanced more than 300% in 2020, and with the latest leg higher has added more than 50% since crossing $20,000 just two weeks ago.
03 Jan, 2021, 09.39 AM IST
Bitcoin passes $30,000 for the first timeThe first decentralised cryptocurrency passed $30,823.30 at 1313 GMT, after breaking $20,000 on December 16.
02 Jan, 2021, 09.41 PM IST
Bitcoin touches record above $29,000, extending 2020 rallyThe world's most popular cryptocurrency touched $29,300 before pulling back, most recently down 0.67% at $28,774.36.
01 Jan, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
Bitcoin hits record $28,600 as 2020 rally powers onThe world's most popular cryptocurrency was last up 3.7 per cent at $28,375. Since breaking $20,000 for the first time on Dec. 16 it has su...
30 Dec, 2020, 01.15 PM IST
Bitcoin breaks above $20,000 for first timeThe unit, which was wallowing around $5,000 in March, has soldiered higher since online payments giant PayPal said it would enable account-...
17 Dec, 2020, 09.29 AM IST
Freecharge goes live on UPI: Joins Paytm and PhonePeAs per the UPI-based metrics for February specified by NPCI, the total transaction count by all apps stood at 171.40 million.
28 Mar, 2018, 05.15 PM IST
At 65%, Uber sees more cash payments than OlaIndia was the first country where Uber enabled cash payments in a phased manner back in 2015.
12 Jul, 2017, 12.20 PM IST
Govt to integrate BHIM app with Aadhaar for transactions38 crore people have already linked their bank accounts with Aadhaar and can receive payments directly from the UPI app without having to r...
17 Jan, 2017, 08.29 AM IST