UPI underdogs seek fair play; WhatsApp tightens scam defencesSmaller UPI players will meet NPCI to curb the growth of industry leaders PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm. This and more in today’s ETtech To...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
ICICI Bank enables facial recognition, fingerprint authentication services for UPI transactions up to Rs 5,000: How to activate service on iMobile AppICICI Bank now allows users to authorize UPI payments up to Rs 5,000 using fingerprint or face recognition on its iMobile app. This feature...
29 Apr, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
No two-factor authentication needed for payment up to Rs 15,000 through e-mandate; higher recurring limit for these transactionsThe Reserve Bank of India introduces a new e-mandate framework for digital payments effective 2026. As per new rules, all recurring transac...
22 Apr, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
RBI's move to scrap investment buffer could lift banks' capitalBanks may soon see their capital positions improve. The central bank proposes to remove the Investment Fluctuation Reserve. This move could...
10 Apr, 2026, 09.21 AM IST
Desi data to get top secret & A-B sovereign cover under new cloud rulesIndia is implementing a new cloud policy for government data. Sensitive information like Aadhaar and UPI will be hosted on secure, governme...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
Daily UPI transaction limits increased: Now you can pay up to Rs 5 lakh if payments fall under these categories: check listUPI daily limit: The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has increased UPI transaction limits for specific categories, effective ...
16 Sep, 2025, 05.30 PM IST
New UPI rules from August 1, 2025: These new payment guidelines could affect your daily transactions from todayNew UPI rules: To improve UPI transaction efficiency, NPCI is introducing new guidelines effective August 1, 2025. These include capping ba...
01 Aug, 2025, 05.29 PM IST
New UPI rules from August 1: Daily balance checks, autopay & API usage now regulated, here’s how Paytm, PhonePe, GPay users will be impactedNPCI has issued additional set of guidelines to be adhered by UPI ecosystem members that includes limiting balance enquiry requests to regu...
28 Jul, 2025, 05.31 PM IST
NPCI reports intermittent UPI transaction rejections; attributes it to financial year closingNPCI announced occasional UPI transaction declines due to financial year-end closing. NPCI said that the system is now stable, with banks w...
01 Apr, 2025, 03.42 PM IST
UPI users alert! Banks & UPI apps to implement new mobile number verification rules from April 1, 2025NPCI issues new guidelines requiring banks and UPI apps to update mobile number records weekly to avoid errors from recycled numbers. From ...
25 Mar, 2025, 05.08 PM IST
Paytm receives approval from NPCI to onboard new UPI usersPaytm parent firm One 97 Communications said on October 22 that the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has given approval to the...
23 Oct, 2024, 12.05 AM IST
NPCI sets 1.1% interchange fee on UPI payments via prepaid instruments, walletsThe National Payments Corporation of India has set the interchange fee at 1.1% for merchant transactions initiated using a Prepaid Payment ...
31 Mar, 2023, 06.20 PM IST
Allowed to share GPay customer transaction info with 3rd parties with NPCI permission: Google to HCGoogle, in its affidavit, has contended that under the UPI procedural guidelines, issued by the NPCI, apps like GPay are permitted to share...
24 Sep, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
HC seeks Centre, RBI response on plea alleging guidelines violation by Google PayA bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notices to the authorities and also Google India Digital Service Pvt Lt...
24 Aug, 2020, 06.00 PM IST
Rivals slam PhonePe’s ATM businessSources close to PhonePe added it is not considering stopping its ATM service, which was highlighted as “revolutionary” by Walmart’s intern...
22 Feb, 2020, 11.27 AM IST
WhatsApp all set to launch P2P payment services in India?What is important to note is the fact that WhatsApp has decided to go the UPI way for its payment system and not the more popular Digital W...
04 Apr, 2017, 10.42 AM IST
NPCI instructs ICICI to allow UPI transactions on PhonePe immediatelyNational Payments Corporation of India is the umbrella organization for all retail payment systems in India.
20 Jan, 2017, 04.29 PM IST