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  Researchers Discover 'Digital Lutera' Android Toolkit That Can Hijack UPI Accounts; NPCI Responds

  The Government of India recently enforced a SIM binding policy for messaging and financial services with the aim of reducing digital fraud and misuse of identities. Cybersecurity experts, however, claim to have identified a toolkit that is aimed at evading these restrictions by directly targeting the Android operating system and accessing messages ...

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  Before Israel Gets On Board, 8 Countries Where Indians Already Use UPI Payments

  Travellers feel much more secure while using their own payment method while visiting abroad. UPI's growing global reach also strengthens India's expanding digital payments ecosystem.

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  Amazon Pay Adds Support for Biometric Authentication for UPI Payments in India

  Amazon Pay has introduced the new biometric authentication feature for UPI transactions. However, the company will only allow users to make payments of up to Rs. 5,000 using the new feature. The tech giant claims that people will no longer have to enter their UPI pins to complete a transaction, as they can directly validate them using their fingerp...

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  [Explained] How OpenAI, NPCI Tie-Up Will Soon Let You Make UPI Payments on ChatGPT

  Razorpay, in partnership with OpenAI and NPCI, has announced agentic AI-powered UPI payments on ChatGPT. The pilot project will let users place and pay for grocery orders via chat using AI agents that connect to UPI and vendor systems. While the feature promises convenience, experts highlight privacy and data security concerns.

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  Razorpay Partners OpenAI, NPCI to Launch Agentic Payments at Global Fintech Fest 2025

  Razorpay and OpenAI, along with National Payments Corporation, are coming together to bring "India's first agentic payments" solution to the country. Using the company's payments stack, people will soon be able to search, explore, and buy groceries and other products directly through the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot. Currently, the ...

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  How to Use Biometric Authentication for UPI Payments in India: A Step-by-Step Guide

  NPCI and RBI announced biometric and wearable glass-based authentication for UPI in India. Users can now verify payments via fingerprint or face unlock instead of a PIN, with Aadhaar-linked data and an initial Rs. 5,000 limit. The system aims to enhance convenience and security, especially for seniors. However, experts caution against accidental pa...

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  NPCI Enhances UPI Payments with Biometric, Wearable Glass Verification

  NPCI and RBI unveiled several initiatives to advance India’s digital payments ecosystem on Tuesday. NPCI launched on-device biometric authentication for UPI, allowing fingerprint or face unlock for transactions up to Rs. 5,000, and Aadhaar-based face authentication for setting or resetting UPI PINs. UPI Lite now supports payments via wearable sma...

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  UPI Now Accepted In Qatar, Qatar Duty Free Becomes First Merchant

  NPCI International Payments Ltd, in partnership with Qatar National Bank, has enabled the acceptance of QR code-based Unified Payments Interface across Qatar via point-of-sale terminals for merchants acquired by QNB

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  NPCI to Increase UPI Per Day, Per Transaction Transfer Limits From September 15

  NPCI has increased UPI transaction limits, allowing users to make high-value payments from their phones. The changes will come into effect soon. People will be able to make payments in various categories, like capital markets, insurance, government e-marketplace, travel, and credit card repayments. Now users will be able to send up to Rs. 10,00,000...

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  UPI Sees Record 20 Billion Transactions In August, Valued At Rs 24 Lakh Crore

  In a significant development, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) crossed 20 billion transactions in August for the first time in its history, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) data showed on Monday.