UPI turns 10: PM Modi lauds digital payments system’s scale and reach
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday marked a decade of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), calling it a…
Indian companies are about to raise prices, putting RBI’s inflation outlook to test
India’s largest consumer companies are gearing to raise prices on products from toothpaste to tires and paint ahead…
Demand shock warning: How has US-Iran war impacted Indian economy so far? Why RBI is both cautious and confident
According to the RBI, cost pressures and uncertainty have taken a toll on new orders and output. (AI…
RBI proposes new digital wallet rules — here’s how it plans to increase security, ease refunds, among others
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is working on a revised framework for Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs), the…
RBI proposes 1-hour delay for UPI, IMPS transfers above Rs 10,000
The Reserve Bank of India is planning to add a one-hour waiting time for some digital payments to…
How UPI’s tie-up with the EU’s TIPS system could boost cross-border payments
Aimed at improving cross-border payments, this is one of the first major tie-ups for UPI outside Asia. It…
Why India must act now to prevent PhonePe and Google Pay’s UPI Duopoly from becoming a national liability
India’s UPI is a world-class innovation. However, beneath the shine lies a serious vulnerability in the form of…
RBI’s caution, EM race, India’s billionaires
From the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) cautious growth outlook amid US tariff hikes, sources of information for…
No rent payments through PhonePe, Paytm, Cred amid RBI curbs
Leading fintech platforms, including PhonePe, Paytm and Cred, have halted rent payment services on their apps. The category…
Paytm gets RBI’s in-principle nod for online payment aggregator licence
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL) an in-principle approval to operate…