UPI

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UPI Users Will Soon Be Able To Conduct Transactions In United Kingdom

UPI users will soon be able to perform transactions in the United Kingdom. National Payments Corporation of India, organization behind UPI, has teamed with PayXpert, UK-based payment solutions provider, to boost the acceptability of UPI's payment solutions in the UK. Through this collaboration, UK will be capable of accepting payments made in person using Indian payment systems, beginning with QR code payments and subsequently adding support… read-more

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 - 02:25 PM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: UPI, United Kingdom, Digital Payment, Online Transactions, PayXpert

Courtesy: Zee news

PhonePe on Google Play store

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PhonePe Imposes Processing Fee On Mobile Bills Above Rs 50

In the latest development, the online payment application PhonePe has announced that it'll now charge processing fees per transaction on mobile recharges above Rs 50. Reportedly, a user has to pay Rs 1 on the recharge between Rs 50-100 and Rs 2 on recharges above Rs 100. ''As a part of the experiment, a majority of users are either not paying anything or paying Re 1,'' said PhonePe.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 - 01:51 PM / by Brijesh Goswami

Tags: phonepe, Processing Fee, Mobile Recharges, Digital Payment

Courtesy: Live Mint

BharatPe joins as Sponsor of ICC

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BharatPe Signs As ICC Sponsor For Next 2 Years

Digital payments application BharatPe has become the official partner of ICC (International Cricket Council) till 2023. It will promote ICC across digital and broadcast platforms and execute in-venue brand activation at all ICC events till 2023. Major tournaments included World Test Championship (2021, 2023), Men’s T20 World Cup (2021, 2022), Women’s World Cup (2022), U19 Cricket World Cup (2022), Women’s T20 World Cup (2022), and Men’s… read-more

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 - 07:14 PM / by Sahil Quadir

Tags: ICC, Bharat Pe, ICC World Test Championship, Digital Payment

Courtesy: livemint

Telegram app

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Telegram Messenger Releases Payment Option In 200 Countries

Telegram app has launched the payment option in 200 different countries, including India, where users can use credit cards for payments. It has partnered with eight integrated third-party payment providers. The app ensures all the transactions and chats are completely safe and protected as the transaction details will not be stored, tracked, and charges no commissions. The other major updates include scheduled voice calls and 'Pinch to Zoom'… read-more

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 - 09:05 AM / by Sohini Mandal

Tags: Telegram, Digital Payment, Online Transactions, new launch

Courtesy: Deccan Herald

RBI Logo

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RBI Mandates Banks, Payment Platforms To Inform Customers For Auto Bills

The RBI has issued rolled new rule for banks and payment platforms to send notifications of auto and recurring payments of mobile, utility and OTT platform bills. Applicable from April 1, the rule provisions banks and pay-platforms to send a 24-hour pre-transaction notification to users and mandates banks to send OTP to customers for payments above ₹5,000. Including payment wallets, the rule asks for additional authentication by customers for… read-more

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 - 08:01 PM / by Sohini Mandal

Tags: RBI, Digital Payment, OTT, Recurring payments, NPCI

Courtesy: NDTV

Tech Giants

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More Companies To Apply For Setting Up New UPI-like Payments System

According to reports, more companies could join hands to apply for the setting up of a new UPI-like digital payments system. Facebook, Amazon and Google, along with Visa and Mastercard, have already applied for licenses in India to operate the digital payments arena. Another consortium, led by Mukesh Ambani's Reliance with having Facebook and Alphabet Inc as members, has also applied. However, the RBI, in its notification, has indicated of … read-more

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 - 02:00 PM / by Neha Sanjeev

Tags: Google, Amazon, Reliance, Digital Payment

Courtesy: Zee News

PhonePe

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PhonePe Tops Among UPI Apps; Clocks 42% Of Overall Jan Transactions

With a 7% hike, over 968.7 million UPI transactions were done through digital payment app PhonePe in January. The app, leaving behind its competitor Google Pay, processed a total value of Rs 1.92 trillion. Moreover, 42% of the total Unified Payments Infrastructure (UPI)  transactions were made through the app. However, the transactions on Google Pay showed a slight decline processing 853.5 million (37%) UPI transactions.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 - 07:38 PM / by Nikita Thakur

Tags: phonepe, Google Pay, UPI, NPCI, Digital Payment App, Digital Payment

Courtesy: LiveMint