Articles about Unified Payment Interface (UPI)
24 Oct 2021
You may pay extra for mobile recharges on PhonePe
The next time you recharge your mobile phone using PhonePe, you might be charged an additional fee.
01 Sep 2021
Netflix introduces UPI AutoPay feature to make subscription renewal easier
Streaming giant Netflix has begun rolling out support for UPI AutoPay payments in India. This will ease recurring payment of fees like the monthly subscription to Netflix, all using just your UPI ID.
17 Aug 2021
Now, you can add personalized background while using WhatsApp Payments
As part of its ongoing push to woo users toward using the in-app payments feature, WhatsApp has introduced the ability to customize the background of the message bubble when you send money to people using WhatsApp Payments.
02 Aug 2021
#NewsBytesExplainer: What's the e-RUPI system and how does it work?
Accelerating the transition to a digital financial ecosystem in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the e-RUPI digital payment system today.
26 Jun 2021
How to use WhatsApp Pay to send money to contacts?
Facebook-owned WhatsApp first introduced an in-app money transfer service in 2018 as part of a trial. Named WhatsApp Pay, it officially launched last year and is now available to 20 million users in India.
03 Jan 2020
Create an app for Bill Gates, win Rs. 36 lakh
If you are looking to use your technical expertise to make quick money then Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has something that might fit the bill.
08 Aug 2018
Here's how Indian Railways is promoting digital transactions
Recently Rajen Gohain, the Minister of State for Railways, declared that the percentage of train tickets booked digitally is on the rise, having risen to 66% of total reserved tickets in 2017-18, from 60% in 2016-17.
01 Aug 2018
Seems like you have to wait longer for WhatsApp Payments
WhatsApp'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.
24 Jul 2018
After Android, UPI-based Truecaller Pay comes to iOS
Last year in March, popular caller identification app Truecaller, launched its UPI-based payment service - Truecaller Pay - for Android users in India.
23 Jul 2018
From August 1, NPCI bans UPI payments within same account
In 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.
21 Feb 2018
How Flipkart-owned PhonePe aims to reinvent UPI
Propelled by demonetization, cashless transactions saw a rise with Unified Payment Interface (UPI) trying to usher users towards a cashless economy.
13 Feb 2018
Now book an Ola cab on Hike Messenger!
Hike Messenger has announced a partnership with cab-booking app Ola. With this, Hike users will now be able to use Ola on the messenger itself.
11 Feb 2018
How to send and receive money on WhatsApp
Earlier this week, WhatsApp started testing its Unified Payment Interface-based payment service in India.
30 Oct 2017
Airtel Payments Bank gets UPI-integration: All you need to know!
India's largest telco Bharti Airtel, which forayed into banking to launch Airtel Payments Bank earlier, recently integrated Unified Payment Interface (UPI) on its payments bank platform.
14 Sep 2017
Google to launch digital payment service in India next week?
If reports are to be believed, Google is launching a localized digital payment service in India as early as next week.
23 Aug 2017
HDFC becomes the first bank in India to launch DigiPOS
Revolutionizing the way customers make payments to merchants, HDFC Bank has become the first Indian bank to unveil the DigiPOS payment solution that offers a slew of digital payment options.
21 Aug 2017
BHIM cash back scheme extended for merchants till March
The cash back scheme, that offers merchants incentives of up to Rs. 1,000 when they accept payments via BHIM application, has been extended.
07 Aug 2017
Independence Day: Government to give higher cashbacks to BHIM users
Get ready to have cashbacks as rewards this Independence Day as the government is all set to offer some if you opt for digital transactions using the BHIM App.
11 Jul 2017
Uber, Amazon, Google: Big players taking to UPI
Uber and Amazon are planning to launch the unified payment interface (UPI) on their platforms soon.
25 Mar 2017
Going cashless to support "Digital India"
Indians are more accustomed to having money in their physical wallets than a digital one.
22 Jan 2017
PhonePe stops UPI payments on Flipkart
Payment services firm PhonePe has issued a temporary halt to all UPI payments on Flipkart's Android application.
20 Jan 2017
ICICI-PhonePe tussle: ICICI defies NPCI's directive
After a week-long tussle with Flipkart-owned PhonePe payments app, ICICI Bank has now defied a directive of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
