Smartphone volumes may dip 5-7% in FY27; industry value to grow 8-10% amid higher device costs: ICEAIndia's smartphone market faces a volume drop of 5-7 percent this financial year. However, value is expected to rise 8-10 percent due to in...
22 May, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
BHIM Payments App sees 300% growth in FY26 driven by cashbacks and user trustBHIM Payments App saw a significant 300% growth in FY26. Monthly transactions surged to 21.6 crore in March 2026. Cashback offers are a key...
20 May, 2026, 09.22 PM IST
IPL 2026 scam season is here: Over 600 fake ticket sites, 400 malware-linked streams cheat fansAs the IPL 2026 season kicks off, a rise in cyber scams is alarming eager cricket enthusiasts. Unscrupulous fraudsters are capitalising on ...
13 May, 2026, 12.34 PM IST
Trust at scale: What it takes to build a resilient digital asset ecosystem in IndiaAs India leads global digital asset adoption, building a robust trust infrastructure is critical. The article emphasizes a systems approach...
07 May, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
04 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Smaller UPI apps to demand fresh curbs on market leaders at NPCI meet: SourcesSmaller third-party UPI players are set to propose new curbs on market leaders like PhonePe, Google Pay, and Paytm to the NPCI. They aim to...
29 Apr, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
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
India's strategic autonomy offers value, predictability for partner countries: Indian envoyIndia's strategic autonomy doctrine provides value and predictability for partners. Consul General Pratik Mathur highlighted this at a Shan...
21 Apr, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
Jio, Bank of Baroda tie up for enabling banking access from feature phonesBank of Baroda and Reliance Jio are shaking up the mobile banking landscape by rolling out services tailored for feature phone users. Their...
13 Apr, 2026, 10.37 PM IST
From Rs 20 chai transactions to Rs 285 lakh crore flows; UPI marks a decade of India's payments revolutionIn the last 10 years, UPI has registered a 12,000-fold surge in volume and over 4,000 times increase in value — that's 17.86 million transa...
11 Apr, 2026, 02.44 PM IST
From trusted persons to kill switch: 6 ways how RBI is planning to safeguard your online paymentsAmidst rising online fraud, the RBI proposes enhanced digital payment security. Key measures include a one-hour wait for new payees and hig...
10 Apr, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
Forgot your UPI PIN? BHIM app now lets you pay up to Rs 5,000 using fingerprint or face—here’s howForget your UPI PIN? BHIM app now allows transactions up to Rs 5,000 using fingerprint or facial recognition. This new biometric authentica...
24 Mar, 2026, 03.04 PM IST
Nokia integrates UPI service in its 4G feature phonesNokia brand mobile phone maker HMD Global has integrated UPI service in its 4G feature phones Nokia 105 and Nokia 106. The newly launched 4...
18 May, 2023, 09.40 PM IST
IDFC & Federal Bank partner with Sa-Dhan on UPI123PAY"Digitization in collections in the microfinance sector has been a great challenge as most of the MFI clients do not possesses smartphones....
28 Feb, 2023, 05.36 PM IST
RBI launches UPI123Pay: How to use UPI123Pay for feature phonesUPI123PAY launched for feature phones will have all of the necessary features available for smartphone user. Using the 123PAY feature, the ...
10 Mar, 2022, 11.34 AM IST
RBI to launch UPI for feature phones todayIn terms of transaction volume, UPI is the country's single largest retail payment system, exhibiting widespread acceptance, particularly f...
08 Mar, 2022, 02.09 PM IST
Use UPI to pay via feature phone, sans internet soonThe RBI has now proposed to add a new feature to UPI which will enable such feature phone users to carry out payment transactions through U...
08 Dec, 2021, 11.15 AM IST