Upi Payments In India

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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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  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'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.

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  Paratha For Breakfast, UPI Payment: How Cops Caught Saif Ali Khan Attack Suspect

  Undone by a paratha. And the digital payments infrastructure. That was how Shariful Islam Shehzad, the man accused of stabbing Saif Ali Khan six times - in a suspected attempted burglary incident - was tracked down and arrested by Mumbai Police.

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  India Delays UPI Payments Market Share Cap in Relief for PhonePe, Google Pay

  India has pushed back the implementation of market share caps for UPI apps like Google Pay and PhonePe. According to the proposal, first made in November 2020, digital payment firms would not be allowed to hold more than 30 percent share of the volume of transactions processed via India's popular unified payments interface (UPI).

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  Paytm Users Can Now Make UPI Payments In UAE, France And These Countries

  One97 Communications Limited (OCL) that owns the brand Paytm, has enabled its users to make UPI payments at various international locations.

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  Paytm UPI Statement Download Feature Introduced to Help Users Track Transactions

  Paytm, the digital payments company, introduced a new unified payments interface (UPI) feature on Wednesday. The new feature, dubbed UPI statement download, allows users to get a detailed statement of their transaction history for the desired period. The service is available to all users without any cost. The company highlighted that the feature wi...

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  UPI Sets New Record With 16.5 Billion Transactions Worth Rs 23 Lakh Crore In October

  The Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based digital transactions continued to surge and in the month of October, the country saw 16.58 billion transactions worth Rs 23.5 lakh crore, the highest numbers since the UPI became operational in April 2016.

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  Paytm Gets Approval from NPCI to Enroll New UPI Users

  Paytm has said that it has received approval from the country's payments authority to onboard new unified payment interface (UPI) users. The NPCI's approval comes after Paytm submitted a request earlier in August this year.

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  Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu To Introduce UPI In Maldives

  The President of Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, decided to take the necessary steps to introduce the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) in the island nation, following the recommendation of the Cabinet on Sunday.

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  JioBharat V3 and V4 4G Feature Phones With JioPay Integration Launched in India: Price, Features

  Reliance Jio launched its latest 4G feature phones dubbed JioBharat V3 and JioBharat V4 at the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2024 in India on Tuesday. The 4G feature phones boast an exclusive suite of Jio services such as JioPay integration which facilitates UPI payments, live TV services, and unlimited voice calling with select recharge plans.

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  JioFinance App With UPI, Utility Payments and Loan Functionality Launched in India

  The JioFinance app was launched in India on Friday as a one-stop solution for financial essentials. It has been developed by Jio Financial Services Limited (JFSL), previously a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited. The app, which is now available widely for users in the country, offers facilities such as carrying out UPI transactions, monitori...

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  JioPhone Prima 2 Feature Phone With 2.4-Inch Curved Screen, Front Camera Launched in India: Price, Specifications

  JioPhone Prima 2 has been unveiled in India. It is a feature phone from Jio which succeeds the JioPhone Prima 4G that was introduced in the country in November 2023. The second generation of JioPhone Prima retains some of the key features of the older handset but comes with a couple of improvements as well. It runs KaiOS 2.5.3 with support for U...

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  How Rajasthan Gang Used UPI To Dupe Hyderabad Electronics Chain Of 4 Crore

  Thirteen people have been arrested for allegedly cheating an electronics retail chain in Hyderabad of Rs 4 crore by using UPI as a mode of payment and then lodging a complaint with the bank to reverse the amount