This is expected to enhance ease of transactions and eliminate frauds at the same time
UPI transactions grew faster than credit or debit card transactions, but growth in average transaction size was still considerably lower than debit and credit card usage
The banking regulator has mandated minimum products and services that banks must offer in these DBUs
Announces UPI-backed crypto trading for Indian users
The new guidelines will come into force for public issues opening on or after May 1, 2022, Sebi said in a circular
2021 not only saw record funding creating a third of the country's unicorns, but also the first major listings, providing new valuation anchors
The platform's target is to process a billion transactions a day in the next three to five years.
Nepal has adopted the unified payment interface developed by India for digital transactions, a government periodical said in its latest edition.
Initially, UPI Lite will process transactions for NPCI wallet in near offline mode i.e., debit offline and credit online.
Despite their dominance, fintechs do not have exclusive access to transaction data on the UPI as banks play a critical role in executing UPI transactions
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Wallets have also made a comeback, with rising transaction volumes
The need for authentication through Aadhar with OTP arose because the number of UPI users was getting restricted to the customers who had debit cards.
The new framework will be applicable to public issues of debt securities which open on or after May 1, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in a circular
RBI launches UPI for 400 mn feature phone users to widen digital payment reach
UPI is on course to reach Rs 100 trillion in value of transactions, said Governor Shaktikanta Das
Also, it will enable real-time cross-border P2P remittances between Nepal and India. Nepal becomes the first country outside India to adopt UPI
The international arm of the NPCI on Thursday announced to deploy UPI in Nepal to bolster interoperable real-time P2P, P2M and potential cross-border P2P remittances between Nepal and India.
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UPI ended calendar 2021 with record high transactions by both volume and value. According to NPCI data, it recorded 4.56 billion transactions worth Rs 8.27 trillion in December