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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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How to Create Personalised UPI IDs on Paytm and Google Pay: A Step-by-Step Guide
Google Pay and other UPI platforms are rolling out a new feature that lets users create custom UPI IDs, similar to Paytm. The privacy-focused update allows people to mask their phone numbers or email IDs during transactions. Setting up a personalised ID is straightforward and can be done in just a few steps.
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From UPI To Railway Ticket Booking: List Of Key Changes Coming Into Effect From October 2025
From the UPI to Railway ticket booking, these changes will directly impact the common people.
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PayPal Partners With NPCI, Others to Build Cross-Border Payments Platform Focused on Interoperability
PayPal on Wednesday announced a partnership with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) International Payments Limited and other global payment systems to build a new platform that will support cross-border transactions. Dubbed PayPal World, it will be a technology-agnostic platform that connects to all partnering payment systems. The San Jo...
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Indian Users Can Now Use UPI On Foreign Land, Sites Via PayPal World
In a major boost to cross-border digital payments, Indian users will now be able to use the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to make payments internationally through PayPal.
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PM Modi Congratulates Trinidad And Tobago On Adopting UPI Platform
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an official visit to Trinidad and Tobago from July 3-4 at the invitation of Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
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PhonePe to Launch UPI Payments App for Feature Phones With P2P Transfers, Offline QR Payments
PhonePe announced on Friday that it is planning to launch a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) solution for feature phone users in India. The digital payments and financial services company highlighted that the payment solution will be built on the UPI 123Pay technology. The service will be built on conversational engagement platform Gupshup’s GSPa...
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DoT to Share Financial Fraud Risk Indicator Data With Banks, UPI Service Providers and Financial Institutions
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will share Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) data with financial institutions, including banks and UPI providers. This FRI metric, developed by the Digital Intelligence Platform, classifies mobile numbers into three risk levels linked to financial fraud. PhonePe is an early adopter, using FRI data to al...
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NPCI Targets 300 Million New Users for UPI Payments Platform
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) aims to draw an additional 200 million to 300 million Indians to UPI to “break their cash memory”. The outfit is piloting vision recognition technology to encourage higher UPI usage in parking payments, he added.
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UPI Payments Hit A Snag: Third Outage In A Month Leaves Users In A Bind
UPI Payments Down Today: UPI experienced a major disruption, affecting digital transactions nationwide. Users reported issues with Google Pay, Paytm, and other platforms, marking the third outage in recent days.
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WhatsApp Reportedly Developing UPI Lite Functionality for Quick Low-Value Transactions
WhatsApp may be developing a UPI Lite functionality for users, according to a report. It is speculated to simplify the payment process by enabling them to carry out transactions without entering the PIN. Similar to other platforms, WhatsApp’s in-development feature was spotted following an APK teardown of a beta version of the app and it may work...
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Google Pay Reportedly Levies Convenience Fees on Bill Payments via Credit and Debit Cards
Google Pay is now levying convenience fees on bill payments made via credit and debit cards, according to a report. Until now, the unified payments interface (UPI) platform was charging users Rs. 3 as a service fee on mobile recharges. However, it will now reportedly also levy a charge, in addition to the goods and service tax (GST), on utility bil...
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Rs 81 Lakh Crore Worth Transactions Processed By UPI In April-July
Surpassing world's leading digital payments platforms, India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed nearly Rs 81 lakh crore transactions in the April-July period this year, which is a staggering 37 per cent increase (year-on-year).
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Swiggy UPI Backed by NPCI Launched in India for Faster Payment Experience: Features
Swiggy UPI was launched in India on Wednesday. The on-demand food delivery services platform has collaborated with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to roll out its UPI plug-in solution that aims to improve the payment experience by reducing the number of steps it takes to complete a transaction and making the whole process quicker.
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Google Pay, PhonePe Other Payment Firms Seek to Join RBI's CBDC Pilot, Said to Offer eRupee Transactions
The RBI has started onboarding UPI platforms like Google Pay and PhonePe to the advanced trials of the eRupee CBDC. Payment firms are working closely with the RBI and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the domestic payments authority, and are expected to roll out access to e-rupee over the next three-to-four months
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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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How to Create Personalised UPI IDs on Paytm and Google Pay: A Step-by-Step Guide
Google Pay and other UPI platforms are rolling out a new feature that lets users create custom UPI IDs, similar to Paytm. The privacy-focused update allows people to mask their phone numbers or email IDs during transactions. Setting up a personalised ID is straightforward and can be done in just a few steps.
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From UPI To Railway Ticket Booking: List Of Key Changes Coming Into Effect From October 2025
From the UPI to Railway ticket booking, these changes will directly impact the common people.
-
PayPal Partners With NPCI, Others to Build Cross-Border Payments Platform Focused on Interoperability
PayPal on Wednesday announced a partnership with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) International Payments Limited and other global payment systems to build a new platform that will support cross-border transactions. Dubbed PayPal World, it will be a technology-agnostic platform that connects to all partnering payment systems. The San Jo...
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Indian Users Can Now Use UPI On Foreign Land, Sites Via PayPal World
In a major boost to cross-border digital payments, Indian users will now be able to use the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to make payments internationally through PayPal.
-
PM Modi Congratulates Trinidad And Tobago On Adopting UPI Platform
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an official visit to Trinidad and Tobago from July 3-4 at the invitation of Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
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PhonePe to Launch UPI Payments App for Feature Phones With P2P Transfers, Offline QR Payments
PhonePe announced on Friday that it is planning to launch a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) solution for feature phone users in India. The digital payments and financial services company highlighted that the payment solution will be built on the UPI 123Pay technology. The service will be built on conversational engagement platform Gupshup’s GSPa...
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DoT to Share Financial Fraud Risk Indicator Data With Banks, UPI Service Providers and Financial Institutions
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will share Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) data with financial institutions, including banks and UPI providers. This FRI metric, developed by the Digital Intelligence Platform, classifies mobile numbers into three risk levels linked to financial fraud. PhonePe is an early adopter, using FRI data to al...
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NPCI Targets 300 Million New Users for UPI Payments Platform
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) aims to draw an additional 200 million to 300 million Indians to UPI to “break their cash memory”. The outfit is piloting vision recognition technology to encourage higher UPI usage in parking payments, he added.
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UPI Payments Hit A Snag: Third Outage In A Month Leaves Users In A Bind
UPI Payments Down Today: UPI experienced a major disruption, affecting digital transactions nationwide. Users reported issues with Google Pay, Paytm, and other platforms, marking the third outage in recent days.
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WhatsApp Reportedly Developing UPI Lite Functionality for Quick Low-Value Transactions
WhatsApp may be developing a UPI Lite functionality for users, according to a report. It is speculated to simplify the payment process by enabling them to carry out transactions without entering the PIN. Similar to other platforms, WhatsApp’s in-development feature was spotted following an APK teardown of a beta version of the app and it may work...
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Google Pay Reportedly Levies Convenience Fees on Bill Payments via Credit and Debit Cards
Google Pay is now levying convenience fees on bill payments made via credit and debit cards, according to a report. Until now, the unified payments interface (UPI) platform was charging users Rs. 3 as a service fee on mobile recharges. However, it will now reportedly also levy a charge, in addition to the goods and service tax (GST), on utility bil...
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Rs 81 Lakh Crore Worth Transactions Processed By UPI In April-July
Surpassing world's leading digital payments platforms, India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed nearly Rs 81 lakh crore transactions in the April-July period this year, which is a staggering 37 per cent increase (year-on-year).
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Swiggy UPI Backed by NPCI Launched in India for Faster Payment Experience: Features
Swiggy UPI was launched in India on Wednesday. The on-demand food delivery services platform has collaborated with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to roll out its UPI plug-in solution that aims to improve the payment experience by reducing the number of steps it takes to complete a transaction and making the whole process quicker.
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Google Pay, PhonePe Other Payment Firms Seek to Join RBI's CBDC Pilot, Said to Offer eRupee Transactions
The RBI has started onboarding UPI platforms like Google Pay and PhonePe to the advanced trials of the eRupee CBDC. Payment firms are working closely with the RBI and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the domestic payments authority, and are expected to roll out access to e-rupee over the next three-to-four months
