Articles about National Payments Corporation of India

24 Oct 2021
TechnologyThe next time you recharge your mobile phone using PhonePe, you might be charged an additional fee.

25 Sep 2021
TechnologyReputed WhatsApp feature tracking website WABetaInfo has reportedly spotted an in-development feature that would incentivize WhatsApp Pay users with benefits in the form of cashback in India.

02 Aug 2021
BusinessAccelerating the transition to a digital financial ecosystem in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the e-RUPI digital payment system today.

16 Mar 2021
BusinessWalmart-owned UPI app PhonePe processed 975.53 million transactions amounting to Rs. 1,89,517 crore in February alone. This makes it the country's most popular UPI app, with Google Pay coming in at second place, and Paytm a distant third.

02 Dec 2020
BusinessIn what serves as another proof that Indians are going the cashless way, UPI transactions in November grew by 6.7% compared to October.

06 Nov 2020
BusinessWhatsApp has launched its payments service in India after receiving a nod from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

02 Nov 2020
BusinessCashless transaction is getting increasingly popular among Indians as in October, a record two billion plus transactions were recorded through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) method, data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) confirmed on Sunday.

28 Oct 2020
IndiaThe Central Information Commission (CIC) on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to the Centre over providing evasive answers to a Right to Information (RTI) query.

19 Aug 2020
BusinessIn the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, millions of Indians, including small business owners, have started transacting digitally.

04 Aug 2020
BusinessWhatsApp may finally get the go-ahead to launch payments in India.

01 Jun 2020
TechnologyPersonal and financial data of more than 7 million users of BHIM, a government-backed peer-to-peer UPI payments app, has been leaked publicly.

31 May 2020
BusinessIn the new "upside-down" world, masks and gloves have replaced hugs and handshakes. Courtesy coronavirus, there's uncertainty, fear, anxiety, and most importantly distancing.

29 Apr 2020
BusinessSince 2018, WhatsApp has been working on a peer-to-peer transfer facility for India - its biggest market.

02 Mar 2020
BusinessTelecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Chairperson RS Sharma on Sunday said that telecom companies cannot sidestep accountability on poor service quality by citing free voice calls.

24 Jan 2020
TechnologyIndia has been at loggerheads with Facebook-owned WhatsApp over non-traceability of messages.

03 Jan 2020
TechnologyIf you are looking to use your technical expertise to make quick money then Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has something that might fit the bill.

05 Mar 2019
IndiaPM Narendra Modi launched an interoperable transport card, National Common Mobility Card (NCMC), which functions on the "One Nation, One Card" model across India.

20 Dec 2018
BusinessAlthough Paytm got off to a good start with its payments bank initiative, opening of new bank accounts and e-wallets abruptly came to a halt in August this year, thanks to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

27 Oct 2018
BusinessThe National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) launched the country's first indigenous card scheme called 'RuPay' in 2012, to deal with the monopoly of international card networks- MasterCard and Visa.

21 Aug 2018
BusinessThe National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) launched the country's first indigenous card scheme called 'RuPay' in 2012, to deal with the monopoly of international card networks- MasterCard and Visa.

14 Aug 2018
IndiaHackers managed to transfer over Rs. 94 crore through a malware attack on the server of Pune-based Cosmos Bank and cloning thousands of the bank's debit cards.

01 Aug 2018
BusinessWhatsApp's Payments service has hit yet another hurdle in India - now, the government has reportedly told WhatsApp that it can't roll out the service till it sets up an office and recruits a team in India.

30 Jul 2018
TechnologyTRAI chairman RS Sharma is in the midst of a storm now after his Twitter challenge on Aadhaar's security majorly backfired.

30 Jul 2018
IndiaThe UIDAI yesterday asserted that the personal details of TRAI chief R S Sharma revealed publicly on Twitter are not from the Aadhaar database, and that "hacked information" is easily available on Google, without using the 12-digit unique identity number.

23 Jul 2018
BusinessIn a bid to curb fake and artificial payments made to receive cashbacks, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has decided to ban all payments within the same account from its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform.

29 Jun 2018
BusinessThe National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) launched the country's first indigenous card scheme called 'RuPay' in 2012, to deal with the monopoly of international card networks- MasterCard and Visa.

25 Jun 2018
TechnologyWhatsApp is setting up a 24-hour customer support for WhatsApp Pay, its UPI-based payments service that allows users to send and receive money through the chat app.

15 Jun 2018
IndiaSummer is here and college students across the country are busy trying to grab internship opportunities that offer them a great learning experience.

02 Jun 2018
TechnologyThe Modi government's 2016 demonetization drive paved the way for cashless transactions in India and ever since the digital payments ecosystem has evolved dramatically.

01 Jun 2018
BusinessMonths after announcing a cashback scheme, the government promoted Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) app has now added support for utility bill payments within its portal.

31 May 2018
WorldPrime Minister Narendra Modi today launched three Indian mobile payments apps, BHIM, RuPay, and SBI, in Singapore at "Business, Innovation and Community Event" aimed at internationalization of the country's digital payments platform.

31 May 2018
WorldThe Pakistan Government directed the National Data Base and Registration Authority (NADRA) and Immigration and Passport Directorate to block the national identity card (NIC) and passport of former dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf.

13 May 2018
BusinessThe Modi government's 2016 demonetization drive paved the way for cashless transactions in India and ever since the digital payments ecosystem has evolved dramatically.

18 Apr 2018
IndiaFollowing up on his comment on the internet existing during the Mahabharata era, Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb has now added to his woes by blasting critics for making fun of his ridiculous statement.

10 Apr 2018
TechnologyWhatsApp recently beta-launched its UPI-based digital payments feature WhatsApp Pay that allows users to send and receive money through the chat app.

30 Mar 2018
IndiaThe electronic way (e-way) bill under the GST is going to be implemented on April 1 for the interstate transport of goods worth over Rs. 50,000 in India.

21 Feb 2018
BusinessPropelled by demonetization, cashless transactions saw a rise with Unified Payment Interface (UPI) trying to usher users towards a cashless economy.

16 Feb 2018
BusinessVijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and CEO of India's biggest mobile wallet firm Paytm, has called Facebook "the most evil company in the world."

15 Feb 2018
BusinessThat entrepreneurs are dreamy is an understatement. People outside the 'chaar dewari' find this job glamorous, people inside it find it lonely.

05 Dec 2017
IndiaThe Railways now allows passengers to book train tickets from counters and pay via UPI/BHIM. The facility was already available on online booking on the IRCTC website from before.