UPI
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad-based VIYONA Fintech secures NPCI certification
Hyderabad: City-based VIYONA Fintech has completed NPCI certification across multiple payment infrastructure layers, including UPI Acquirer, UPI Issuer, IMPS, and Interoperable Banking Mobile Banking integrations, the company announced on Sunday, May 17.…
- India
RBI cancels banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday, APril 24, said it has cancelled the banking licence issued to Paytm Payments Bank. The licence was cancelled as the “affairs of the bank…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police arrest two accused in ATM attention diversion theft case
Hyderabad: The Narayanguda Police arrested two persons involved in attention diversion theft cases in Hyderabad. The accused were caught for cheating people at ATM centres and stealing cash. One of the incidents…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Police nabs two Odisha suppliers, local peddler in drug bust
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) arrested three persons and seized four kilograms of ganja worth Rs 2.5 lakh on Saturday, April 4. Those arrested include two suppliers, G Rakesh alias Rebel,…
- Business
From April 1, two-factor authentication for all digital payments, including UPI
New Delhi: Two-factor authentication for all digital transactions, including popular UPI platform, becomes effective from Wednesday, April 1, in line with the RBI’s direction as a measure to curb fraud. Transactions will…
- India
SBI UPI services restored after maintenance disruption
New Delhi: Digital payment services faced disruption across India on Wednesday, April 1, leaving many users unable to complete transactions through UPI platforms. According to outage tracking platform Downdetector, complaints surged sharply…
- Telangana
Telangana ACB nabs accounts officer for accepting Rs 14.77L bribe
Hyderabad: Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau officials on Monday, March 16, arrested Eegala Madhusudhan, a Superintendent at the Joint Director Works Accounts office in Karimnagar, for allegedly accepting Rs 14.77 lakh in bribes. Investigators found that the official utilised a benami…
- Business
Apple Pay is coming to India in mid-2026, in advanced talks with banks
It’s been over 10 years since Apple Pay launched in the US in 2014, and has now expanded to 89 countries. India was not one of them. That is about to change…
- India
After Macron’s praise for UPI, Congress credits UPA; takes dig at PM Modi
New Delhi: A day after French President Emmanuel Macron lauded India’s UPI architecture, the Congress on Friday said its initial conception happened under the UPA government in 2012-2013 and likened Prime Minister…
- Business
UPI transactions hit record high of Rs 28.33 lakh crore in January
New Delhi: Transactions through the popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI) touched a record Rs 28.33 lakh crore and 21.70 billion in value and volume terms, respectively, in January, according to data released…
- Business
PhonePe Gets SEBI nod to go public, most anticipated fintech IPO this year
New Delhi: PhonePe has received SEBI approval for its IPO, and the company will be filing its Updated Draft Red Herring Prospectus (UDRHP) soon, setting the stage for India’s most anticipated fintech…
- Technology
UPI transactions grow 32 pc in Nov as consumption remains robust
New Delhi: The unified payments interface (UPI) saw 32 per cent transaction count growth (year-on-year) at 20.47 billion in the month of November — along with registering 22 per cent annual growth…
- India
UPI transactions hit an all time high of Rs 27.28 lakh crore
New Delhi: Fuelled by festive buying, the transaction through the popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI) touched a record high of Rs 27.28 lakh crore and 20.7 billion in value and volume terms,…
- Technology
Wearable smart glasses can now be used for making UPI payments
Mumbai: Wearable smart glasses can now be used to make payments via UPI Lite by simply scanning a QR and issuing a voice command. These small-value transactions using wearable glasses will neither…
- Technology
India launches UPI payment system in Qatari supermarket
Doha: India expanded the reach of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) on Monday by launching the facility at Lulu Group’s stores in Qatar, following its rollout at duty-free outlets in Hamad International…
