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UPI in Oct: Digital gold, clothing purchases soar, debt collections pick up

UPI in Oct: Digital gold, clothing purchases soar, debt collections pick up

20 Nov 2025, 13:57 PM

Online marketplaces witnessed 126.2 million transactions worth Rs 8,350 crore via UPI payments during the month as compared to 141.2 million transactions worth Rs 10,049.11 crore.

MobiKwik starts forex payments on its app

MobiKwik starts forex payments on its app

11 Nov 2025, 17:52 PM

The fintech claims to be one of the first three apps in India to enable digital foreign exchange services to mobile.

Razorpay partners with NPCI International to launch UPI payments in Malaysia

Razorpay partners with NPCI International to launch UPI payments in Malaysia

30 Oct 2025, 12:48 PM

The UPI payments will be launched via its entity in Malaysia, Curlec.

UPI in September: Debt collections drop to lowest in 2 yrs; games as a category removed

UPI in September: Debt collections drop to lowest in 2 yrs; games as a category removed

15 Oct 2025, 12:59 PM

The value of debt collection by agencies via the UPI had reached as much as Rs 93,857 crore across 161.36 million transactions in July 2025.

Money & Machines: Regulators, Reel Stars, Real Money. And

Money & Machines: Regulators, Reel Stars, Real Money. And 'All Inclusive' — Inside GFF 2025

11 Oct 2025, 13:59 PM

In today’s edition of Money & Machines, we bring to you the honest opinions, critical notes and the whispers gathered on the sidelines of biggest fintech “mela" in the world.

OpenAI partners with NPCI, Razorpay to launch agentic payments on ChatGPT

OpenAI partners with NPCI, Razorpay to launch agentic payments on ChatGPT

09 Oct 2025, 13:21 PM

The partnership will also explore AI-driven commerce in India.

India

India's payments revolution faces a new test: Securing a growing ecosystem

03 Oct 2025, 12:58 PM

The country has proven its ability to build and scale payment infrastructure at record speed. The bigger test now is whether it can replicate that success in security...

UPI in August: Debt collections, digital goods games, securities brokers see sharp value drop

UPI in August: Debt collections, digital goods games, securities brokers see sharp value drop

07 Sep 2025, 15:53 PM

Digital goods: games also saw UPI payments decline to Rs 7,441 crore in August, from Rs 10,076 crore in July.

BharatPe partners with Unity Small Finance Bank for EMI-driven credit card

BharatPe partners with Unity Small Finance Bank for EMI-driven credit card

29 Aug 2025, 11:11 AM

The newly launched Unity Bank BharatPe Credit Card is built on the NPCI RuPay platform.

NPCI, Cred join PCI Security Standards Council

NPCI, Cred join PCI Security Standards Council's first India-South Asia regional engagement board

28 Aug 2025, 16:58 PM

About 27 organisations, including NPCI, Cred, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, SBI Cards, Google, and Zeta have joined as members of the 2025-26 board.

Exclusive: Stripe UPI collapse hits OpenAI

Exclusive: Stripe UPI collapse hits OpenAI's ChatGPT Go India launch

19 Aug 2025, 23:43 PM

The failure forced OpenAI to suspend UPI as a payment option, just hours after unveiling its ambitious India offering.

UPI

UPI's July leaders: 3 billion grocery payments, Rs 93,857 crore in debt collections

11 Aug 2025, 12:35 PM

NPCI has, for the first time, broken down UPI numbers by merchant category.

UPI transactions hit record 19.47 billion in July

UPI transactions hit record 19.47 billion in July

01 Aug 2025, 18:40 PM

The total value of the transactions jumped 22% year-on-year to Rs 25.08 lakh crore.

RBI governor hints at potential end to free UPI transactions

RBI governor hints at potential end to free UPI transactions

28 Jul 2025, 20:52 PM

India processed 18.4 billion UPI transactions worth Rs 24.04 lakh crore in June.

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.

PhonePe, Google Pay command 82% of UPI transaction volumes

PhonePe, Google Pay command 82% of UPI transaction volumes

11 Jul 2025, 16:58 PM

PhonePe topped the list, processing 8.55 billion transactions worth Rs 11.99 lakh crore, securing a 46.5% share by volume and nearly half the total transaction value.

NPCI profit jumps 42% to Rs 1,552 crore in FY25

NPCI profit jumps 42% to Rs 1,552 crore in FY25

25 Jun 2025, 13:02 PM

NPCI's standalone revenue grew 19% to Rs 3,270 crore in FY25 from Rs 2,749 crore in the previous financial year.

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