Upi Payments

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  UPI Payments Stop Working For Many Users, Second Outage In A Week

  The Unified Payment Interface or UPI was down again for many users today -- the second time in a week.

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  HMD 130 Music, HMD 150 Music With 2W Speaker, UPI Support Launched in India: Price, Specifications

  HMD 130 Music and HMD 150 Music have been launched in India as the latest feature phones by Human Mobile Devices (HMD). The new feature phones come in multiple colour options and have a 2,500mAh battery. They are claimed to offer up to 50 hours of music playback on a single charge. They have UPI payment capabilities and sport 2.4-inch QVGA displays...

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  Digital Frauds, Including In UPI, Have Doubled: Home Ministry To Parliament

  Digital frauds including in UPI payments have doubled in the last one year, exposing the growing vulnerability of the country's digital payment ecosystem.

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  From June, You Can Use UPI, ATM For Provident Fund Withdrawals: Top Official

  In a groundbreaking development for India's workforce, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is set to introduce a revolutionary new system for Provident Fund (PF) withdrawals through Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

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  UPI Will Stop Working On These Mobile Numbers From April 1. Here's Why

  UPI services will no longer work on mobile numbers that are inactive or reassigned starting April 1. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has directed banks and payment service providers (PSPs) to delink such numbers to prevent fraud and

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  "UPI, Delivery Apps": American Woman Living In India Lists 10 Things She Wishes US Had

  Ms Fischer has discovered several innovative features that she believes would greatly benefit her home country.

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  Mumbai Airport Enhances Multi-Level Parking With UPI And FASTag-Based Cashless Payments

  This advanced mode of payment aims to improve traffic flow, reduce wait times, and allow travellers to park their vehicles with ease.

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  6 Major Changes Starting March 1, 2025 That Will Impact You Financially

  Starting March 1, 2025, several key changes will impact personal finances, including updates to SEBI nomination rules, LPG cylinder prices, FD interest rates, UPI payment rules, tax adjustments, and GST security enhancements.

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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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  Uber's Big Change: Auto Service Now Cash-Only - Find Out Why

  Uber has shifted its Auto service to a cash-only model, abandoning digital payments to reduce friction between drivers and riders.

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  WhatsApp Reportedly Testing Feature to Allow Users to Make Bill Payments in India

  WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature for users in India. This feature is expected to allow users to make bill payments directly from within the messaging app. In November 2020, WhatsApp introduced the option to send money using the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) to select users in the country.

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  NPCI to Decline UPI Transactions That Contain Special Characters in the Transaction ID

  The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) issued a new notification earlier this month announcing new compliance guidelines. The new rules are aimed at all the members of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), and state that any transaction identifier (ID) that contains special characters will be declined starting February 1.

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  UPI Transaction IDs With These Characters Will Be Blocked From February 1 - Here's How To Avoid It

  UPI Transaction IDs: The circular, dated January 9, advised UPI ecosystem players to generate UPI transaction IDs using only alphanumeric characters to ensure compliance with UPI technical specifications.

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  UPI's Share In India's Digital Payments Surged To 83%: RBI Report

  The share of the Unified Payments Interface in India's digital payments has surged from 34 per cent in 2019 to an impressive 83 per cent in 2024, with a remarkable CAGR of 74 per cent over the last five years, according a RBI report.