RuPay: News
30 Dec 2024
National Payments Corporation of IndiaPF to FD: Key financial changes taking effect in 2025
The year 2025 will bring a number of major changes across different financial sectors, in order to streamline processes, improve benefits, and enhance accessibility for customers.
07 Oct 2024
MaldivesYou can now use RuPay cards for payments in Maldives
In a bid to strengthen financial cooperation, India has launched the RuPay card in the Maldives.
21 Sep 2024
Union Finance MinistryDigital transactions in FY25's first 5 months hit ₹1,669L crore
The Union Finance Ministry has reported a significant rise in the value of digital payments, reaching ₹1,669 lakh crore within the initial five months (April-August) of the current fiscal year 2024-25.
07 Sep 2024
GSTPayment aggregators receive GST notices for transactions below ₹2,000
Leading payment aggregators BillDesk and CCAvenue have been issued notices by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities.
01 Sep 2024
National Payments Corporation of IndiaUPI transactions hit record high of 14.96 billion in August
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has set a new record with 14.96 billion transactions in August 2024, marking a significant year-on-year (YoY) growth of 41%, according to data from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
27 Oct 2023
Reliance IndustriesReliance partners with SBI to launch co-branded credit cards
Reliance is gearing up to join the rapidly expanding co-branded credit card sector in India.
08 Jun 2023
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)RBI allows RuPay Prepaid Forex card: Know how it works
Indians traveling abroad will soon have another option to make payments-RuPay Prepaid Forex card.
23 May 2023
Google Pay (Gpay)Google Pay launches RuPay credit card-based UPI to rival PhonePe
PhonePe and Google Pay are the two dominant forces in India's UPI space. While the former has been making moves to enhance its superiority, Google has been awfully quiet over the past few months.
15 May 2023
National Payments Corporation of IndiaRuPay introduces CVV-less card payments: How it works
Checking the CVV (card verification value) before making any payment is one of the hassles associated with credit or debit cards. India's homegrown card network Rupay has a solution for this: CVV-less payments.
05 Oct 2022
Unified Payments Interface (UPI)No charge for RuPay credit cardholders on low-value UPI transactions
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has a piece of good news for customers and merchants. No charge will be levied on UPI transactions of up to Rs. 2,000 when using a RuPay credit card.
08 Jun 2022
Unified Payments Interface (UPI)RBI allows linking of credit cards with UPI: Details here
UPI or Unified Payment Interface transactions have made life simpler for Indians. It is about to get even simpler, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed linking credit cards to UPI network.
05 Mar 2019
IndiaOne Nation One Card: All you need to know
In a bid to facilitate seamless travel payments across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a new initiative termed 'One Nation One Card.'
27 Oct 2018
India#FinancialBytes: All about India's very own desi RuPay card
The 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.
24 Oct 2018
Indian RailwaysIRCTC: Bank transaction charges while using Netbanking, Cards and Mobile-Wallets
Indian Railways Catering and Tourism and Corporation (IRCTC) offers the facility of booking train tickets online, via its website and mobile app.
17 Oct 2018
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Now, you can transfer money between mobile wallets, courtesy RBI
Keeping its 2017 promise, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Tuesday, issued final guidelines allowing the interoperability of prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) or mobile wallets.
21 Aug 2018
India#FinancialBytes: All about India's very own desi RuPay card
The 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
National Payments Corporation of IndiaPune: Cosmos Bank's server hacked; over Rs. 94cr siphoned off
Hackers 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.
29 Jun 2018
India#FinancialBytes: All about India's very own desi RuPay card
The 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.
02 Jun 2018
Narendra Modi#ModiInSingapore: PM purchases Madhubani painting using a RuPay card
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today purchased a Madhubani painting using a RuPay card during his visit to the Indian Heritage Center in Singapore.
31 May 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi launches three Indian digital payments apps in Singapore
Prime 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.
02 Sep 2017
IndiaNo more minimum balance hassles with this SBI account
Tired of having to maintain a minimum balance for your savings account? Worry not, SBI has a solution.
20 Feb 2017
IndiaBharatQR code launched today for seamless payments
To enable seamless retail payments, the government today launched BharatQR code. The quick response (QR) code will enable digital payments without card swiping machines.
05 Feb 2017
Immediate Payment ServiceBanks free to fix charges on cashless transactions
To encourage greater participation by banks in developing cashless economy, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed them the freedom to fix service charges on cashless transactions.
17 Aug 2016
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Government to bear debit, credit card payment transaction costs
On Tuesday, a memorandum issued by the finance ministry stated that the Government will bear the transaction cost for all payments made to it through debit or credit cards and net banking.
