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UPI merchant payments dip in Feb; brokers see 28% fall in transaction value

UPI merchant payments dip in Feb; brokers see 28% fall in transaction value

31 Mar 2026, 14:58 PM

The overall value of the merchant category-wise purchases via UPI fell to Rs 7.72 lakh crore in February across 12,795.78 million transactions as compared to Rs 8.41 lakh crore in January across 13,608.10 million transactions.

NPCI asks banks, payments firms to discontinue

NPCI asks banks, payments firms to discontinue 'UPI Collect' for P2M transactions

04 Feb 2026, 13:25 PM

Last year, NPCI had asked banks and payment apps to block P2P collect requests from October 1, 2025.

Paytm parent restructures to bring entities under direct ownership

Paytm parent restructures to bring entities under direct ownership

15 Oct 2025, 20:34 PM

Paytm has also approved the transfer of its offline merchant payments business to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Paytm Payments Services Ltd.

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