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unified payment interface news

New UPI rules from August 1: Full list of key changes that you should know

The NPCI has announced that several changes will made to UPI from August 1.
Updated on Jul 29, 2025 06:09 pm IST

PM Modi and Cuban president discuss ties in Pharma, UPI on sidelines of BRICS

Both leaders exchanged views on enhancing cooperation in areas including Ayurveda, Unified Payment Interface (UPI), disaster management, and capacity building.
Published on Jul 07, 2025 07:46 am IST

UPI transactions touched record 16.73 billion in December 2024: NPCI data

In November 2024, the UPI transaction count was 15.48 billion, NPCI data showed.
Published on Jan 02, 2025 09:10 pm IST

UAE supermarket introduces UPI payments across outlets countrywide

Kamal Vachani, Group Director and Partner of Al Maya Group, highlighted the convenience and benefits that UPI payments bring to Indian customers.
Published on Jul 20, 2024 12:34 pm IST

India's retail digital payments can double to $7 trillion by 2030: Amazon Report

UPI is an instant payment system developed by the NPCI. (Representative)
Published on Jul 14, 2024 06:48 pm IST

Leverage UPI’s global leap for remittances

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BHIM is an app that allows transactions using Unified Payments Interface.
Published on Feb 27, 2024 10:09 pm IST

Google Pay SoundPod to launch in India, to be available for small merchants

Google Pay SoundPod (Image courtesy: Google)
Published on Feb 24, 2024 06:13 pm IST

India's UPI services introduced in Sri Lanka, Mauritius

India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services were on Monday introduced in Sri Lanka and Mauritius at a virtual event.
Updated on Feb 12, 2024 01:49 pm IST

Sri Lanka, Mauritius will get UPI services, PM Modi to be virtually present

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will witness the launch of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius
Published on Feb 11, 2024 07:09 pm IST

Visiting Eiffel Tower? You can now buy tickets via UPI | 5 points

Eiffel Tower in Paris (Getty Images)
Published on Feb 02, 2024 05:49 pm IST

What is quishing scam? All you need to know about new QR code scanning fraud

A QR code of Paytm is seen at a mobile repairing shop in Kolkata. (Reuters)
Published on Jan 19, 2024 01:00 pm IST

5 new ways to use UPI payments as 2024 begins with these rule changes

UPI representative image.
Published on Jan 01, 2024 03:10 pm IST

When will UPI's ‘Tap & Pay’ go live? Here's what NPCI said

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Published on Dec 27, 2023 09:58 pm IST

UPI transactions surge from 92 crore to 8,375 crores in 5 years: Govt

With its UPI, India has taken the lead and made significant progess.
Published on Dec 18, 2023 09:11 pm IST

How to make a UPI payment despite insufficient balance in account?

According to NPCI, payments above 2,000 made using UPI network will bear a surcharge or interchange fee of up to 1.1%.
Published on Sept 17, 2023 01:40 pm IST

India and Thailand consider expanding trade basket, address export issues

The meeting on Thursday was the first physical meeting of the JTC, which was revived in 2020 after a gap of 17 years. (Twitter/DoC_GoI)
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 09:52 pm IST

Received money on your UPI app from a stranger? Here's what you should do next

FILE PHOTO: A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has shut its entire network after a cyber attack, the company said on Friday. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo
Updated on Mar 22, 2023 03:30 pm IST

How to protect your UPI transactions from online threats? Follow these 5 tips

With its UPI, India has taken the lead and made significant progress toward promoting digital payment transactions.
Updated on Feb 25, 2023 01:48 pm IST

RBI unveils UPI payments facility for international travellers in India

UPI is a mobile-based fast payment system that facilitates customers to make round the clock payments instantly using a Virtual Payment Address (VPA). (File)
Published on Feb 21, 2023 09:38 pm IST

Money transfers between India-Singapore will soon be possible through UPI

UPI-PayNow will benefit workers who come to Singapore for a brief period of time and typically sacrifice about 10% of the amount as bank fees for money transfers. (Representational Image)
Published on Nov 11, 2022 08:39 am IST

Why have shopkeepers stopped giving toffees instead of loose cash?

People started paying the exact amount through their UPI platforms at shops, thereby removing the change factor.
Updated on Oct 17, 2022 02:11 pm IST

No charges on using RuPay credit card for UPI transactions less than 2,000

Earlier, Reserve Bank of India's deputy governor T Rabi Sankar had said that the basic objective of linking the credit cars to UPI is to provide a customer with wider choice of payments.
Published on Oct 05, 2022 04:49 pm IST

RuPay introduces UPI payments through its credit cards. Details here

The RuPay credit card will be linked to a virtual payment address, also known as the UPI ID, and will directly enable secure payment transactions.
Published on Sept 21, 2022 12:29 pm IST

You can create multiple IDs in your Google Pay account. Follow these steps

Now, it is easier to create multiple IDs on Google Pay
Published on Sept 10, 2022 11:48 am IST

Modi lauds ‘India in Pixels’ for digital payments explainer 'sound of money'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI PHOTO)
Published on Apr 13, 2022 05:41 pm IST

Digital payments remain preferred mode of payment amid festive season: Study

One of the major findings of the survey was that 41% of the respondents said that they preferred to use digital modes of payment over other modes of payment.
Published on Oct 29, 2021 10:59 pm IST

Flawed regulation can undermine the digital payment ecosystem

The given justification for this rule by NPCI was to “address the risks and protect the UPI ecosystem as it further scales up”. Unfortunately, this justification raises more questions than provides answers. The new rule is both unnecessary and inconsistent for a set of reasons.
Updated on Nov 11, 2020 08:32 pm IST

WhatsApp gets India permit to go live with payments service. How it can affect payment markets

India’s payments market is crowded with domestic pioneer Paytm, Alphabet Inc.’s Google Pay, Walmart Inc.’s PhonePe, Amazon.com Inc.’s Amazon Pay and dozens of other startups
Published on Nov 06, 2020 09:57 am IST

UPI payments grow 80% in a year with over 2 billion payments: NITI Aayog CEO

The peak in digital mode of payments by users has come amid the coronavirus phase, as also the festive season began in the country.
Published on Nov 02, 2020 01:37 pm IST

UPI payments hit all-time high of 1.34 billion transactions in June

NPCI was incorporated in 2008 as an umbrella organisation for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India. It has created a robust payment and settlement infrastructure in the country.
Published on Jul 02, 2020 11:01 am IST