ET Explainer: Behind UPI-first digital payment apps’ latest plan to revamp their mobile wallet operationsPaytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma said the company is close to regaining its mobile wallet business after losing it due to RBI’s shutdown of i...
13 May, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Is RBI's CBDC initiative just another digital mirage?Launched by RBI in 2022, CBDC aimed to reduce India's reliance on the dollar and counter cryptocurrencies. Despite lackluster adoption, fin...
06 Mar, 2025, 10.44 PM IST
Mobile wallets make a big comeback as numbers returnMobile wallets are regaining traction in India. Global fintechs like Revolut and Tide are seeking licenses, while domestic players are ente...
29 Jan, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
What’s in NPCI’s wallet? A plan to unclog banking channelsThe National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and the mobile wallet industry are considering reducing the interchange fee for Unified P...
21 Jan, 2025, 08.58 AM IST
Spurt in travel spurs credit card spends overseasOverseas credit card spending has surged significantly, outpacing increases in prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) and debit cards over the ...
27 Aug, 2024, 11.52 AM IST
UPI boosts RuPay market share; cost pressure for gaming firmsHappy Thursday! The integration of UPI with RuPay credit cards has pushed up new issuances but transaction growth hasn’t kept up. This and ...
13 Jun, 2024, 07.21 AM IST
Brokerage firms warn of ‘regulatory overhang’ around Paytm’s futureThe ‘regulatory overhang’ and ‘reputation harm’ can have a long-term bearing on the fintech firm’s overall business and profitability plans...
01 Feb, 2024, 06.02 PM IST
Which UPI payments will attract interchange fee? Will you have to bear the cost?UPI transaction charges: NPCI has advised that UPI transactions made via prepaid instruments, such as wallets and cards will attract an int...
08 Dec, 2023, 12.28 PM IST
Be wise & safe: Switch from UPI to UPI wallet for small paymentsTo begin with, the concept of mobile wallets is similar to physical wallets. You need to put some money in your mobile wallet through top-u...
04 May, 2023, 12.42 PM IST
Govt may consider 0.3% fee to maintain UPI payment system & ensure financial viability: IIT Bombay studyThe study, which analyses the impact of the decision of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to introduce interchange fee on p...
03 Apr, 2023, 01.20 PM 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
The Great Indian UPI MigrationWhat could possibly have prompted this change of heart with regard to UPI merchant transactions? There could be two reasons. This may be a ...
31 Mar, 2023, 04.43 PM IST
No charge on normal UPI transactions for customers, says NPCIThe NPCI reportedly said that using prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) - gift cards, wallets, among others - for transactions through UPI w...
30 Mar, 2023, 12.08 PM IST
ChatGPT powered tools for consumer complaints in the works; draft online gaming rules to be notified soonIndian consumers will be able to register their complaints on the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) with the help of a ChatGPT-powered mecha...
29 Mar, 2023, 07.31 AM IST
Paytm shares rise 3%. Here's what's driving the stockOne97 Communications which owns a 49% stake in Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) said in a stock exchange filing on Monday that the payments bank ...
28 Mar, 2023, 12.19 PM IST
Paytm extends full interoperability, allows wallet users to pay via UPI QR codesThis comes after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mandated all Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI) like wallets to be interoperable with UPI a...
27 Mar, 2023, 09.56 PM IST
RBI asks payment system stakeholders to submit feedback on digital payment chargesIn December last year the regulator had said that it will release a discussion paper on various charges levied by banks and institutions fo...
17 Aug, 2022, 07.16 PM IST