Amazon Now’s sales surge; govt’s stance on UPI chargesHappy Tuesday! Amazon's quick commerce arm is scaling fast, India head Samir Kumar told us. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatc...
15 Sep, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
Fintechs high on AI, but yet to let it handle your moneyThe Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed 24.51 billion transactions worth Rs 29.82 lakh crore in August, according to data from the N...
15 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Merchant fee on UPI rolling out as transaction floor set at Rs 2,000India has exempted transactions up to ₹2,000 via UPI and RuPay debit cards from charges. This move allows for the reintroduction of merchan...
15 Sep, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Banks cannot impose charges on UPI payments of up to Rs 2,000, govt saysThe government has announced no charges on UPI transactions up to Rs 2,000. RuPay debit card payments below this amount will also remain fr...
14 Sep, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
“Whether we leave anyone behind”: Sameer Nigam’s blueprint for PhonePe’s second decadeAt Global Fintech Fest 2026, PhonePe founder‑CEO Sameer Nigam framed the company’s first ten years as the construction of India’s financial...
11 Sep, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
AI-led payments will need strong risk checks as trust remains critical: Amazon Pay India CEOAs artificial intelligence increasingly makes digital payments more contextual and automated, strong risk checks will remain critical to ma...
11 Sep, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
UPI MDR notification likely to be out for businesses soon; banks may pocket bulk of 40 bps feeThe issuing bank would retain 40% of the fee, sources said. Third-party application providers such as PhonePe or Google Pay, and the acquir...
11 Sep, 2026, 05.04 PM IST
NPCI reports 12% slump in FY26 net profit to Rs 1,362 croreNPCI generates revenues primarily by operating digital payment infrastructures such as UPI, IMPS (Immediate Payment Service), AePS (Aadhaar...
11 Sep, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
Bernstein names Paytm stock as its top pick, lists 3 strong growth drivers for fintech giantBernstein has named Paytm its top pick, citing strong merchant lending growth, operating leverage and potential UPI MDR as key earnings dri...
11 Sep, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
Mastercard’s AI Garage is building products for the world in India: Nitendra RajputMastercard's AI Garage in India builds global payment network products. It uses machine learning and data science to secure payment network...
11 Sep, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
GFF 2026: PayU’s new AI agent store aims to change how SMBs run businessesPayU has launched Agent HQ, an AI agent store for Indian SMBs. This platform allows businesses to deploy AI agents for various operational ...
10 Sep, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
BharatPe unveils BharatPe Flex at Global Fintech Fest 2026, brings credit into everyday UPI paymentsBharatPe unveiled BharatPe Flex, a new consumer credit offering built on UPI. This innovative product allows users to access credit limits ...
10 Sep, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
PhonePe to foray into UAE in maiden foreign outingThe company has received a licence from the Central Bank of UAE and will soon be operationalising the same, its founder Sameer Nigam told r...
09 Sep, 2026, 09.24 PM IST
Global Fintech Fest 2026: DFS Secretary Sanjay Lohiya unveils UPI credit for KCC, MUDRA borrowersDFS Secretary Sanjay Lohiya at Global Fintech Fest 2026 unveiled a facility allowing eligible Kisan Credit Card and PM MUDRA Yojana borrowe...
09 Sep, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
Indian travellers can now use UPI to pay at Singapore’s Resorts World SentosaIndian travellers can now use UPI to book and pay online for attractions and experiences at Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa, including Un...
09 Sep, 2026, 02.46 PM IST
GFF 2026: BharatPe launches agentic AI assistant for merchants, connects to over 60 live systemsBharatPe has launched an agentic AI assistant for merchants, which can perform actions across many live systems. This new assistant underst...
09 Sep, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
RNFI Services gets RBI in-principle nod to operate as payment aggregatorRNFI Services has received in-principle RBI authorisation to operate as a Payment Aggregator-Physical (PA-P), allowing it to expand into of...
07 Sep, 2026, 07.07 PM IST