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PayPal partners with India

PayPal partners with India's NPCI, others to launch global payments platform

23 Jul 2025, 15:06 PM

Apart from India's NPCI, PayPal has also partnered with Brazil’s Mercado Pago, Tencent Holdings’ Tenpay Global, and its own subsidiary Venmo.

NPCI’s Silent Power Play: The policy muscle and money behind RuPay’s credit push

NPCI’s Silent Power Play: The policy muscle and money behind RuPay’s credit push

19 Mar 2025, 07:08 AM

To capture the credit card market share, the UPI developer is mimicking its debit card strategy—with a slight twist.

NPCI extends 30% UPI volume cap by two years; removes user limits for WhatsApp Pay

NPCI extends 30% UPI volume cap by two years; removes user limits for WhatsApp Pay

02 Jan 2025, 18:48 PM

Last year, The Head and Tale reported that NPCI was facing difficulty in implementing the 30% cap on UPI market share; and the market was going to miss the December 2024 deadline too.

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