UPI transaction volume falls 1.8% in September after August record
In August, PhonePe accounted for a 45.64% share of UPI transaction volume, followed by Google Pay at 32.26% and Paytm at 8.03%.
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In August, PhonePe accounted for a 45.64% share of UPI transaction volume, followed by Google Pay at 32.26% and Paytm at 8.03%.
Niyo’s total operating expenses grew 20% to Rs 201 crore in FY26, compared with Rs 168 crore in the previous fiscal.
The average ticket size for digital NBFC loans stood at Rs 18,802, up around 15% from FY26.
The cohort also includes founders with backgrounds at companies such as Airbnb, Microsoft Research, Google and India's recently minted unicorn Sarvam AI.
AutoPe Payment Solutions earlier used to run and manage IRCTC's i-Pay offering. The mandate is now won by another payments company.
The Bengaluru-based startup will use the fresh capital to strengthen its technology and product capabilities and expand its experience supply across existing markets.
The proposals are open for stakeholder comments until October 25, 2026.
UPI's new 0.4% MDR grabbed headlines, but the real story is who profits. By our estimates, the top three UPI apps could get up to 40% of the MDR split.
The other co-founder Tanmay Sagar is now the chief operating officer of OTPless.
Earlier in May, the venture capital firm sold 6.2 crore shares in a transaction valued at nearly Rs 1,116 crore.
Khara has nearly two decades of experience in product management, financial services and consumer technology.
NPCI’s surplus (profit) declined 32% to Rs 991 crore in FY26 from Rs 1,461 crore in the previous fiscal.
The funding round also saw participation from existing investors Spark Capital and Pear VC.
The round also saw participation from Sony Innovation Fund, Gaja Capital, Artha Ventures and other investors.
The IPO-bound company this week received in-principle approval for two domestic payments licence from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE).
PhonePe said the partnership builds on its Visa device tokenisation offering launched in February 2025.
The latest transaction comes weeks after NewQuest sold 1.25 crore Shadowfax shares for around Rs 300.6 crore in August at Rs 240.46 per share.
Innoviti's net loss narrowed by 57% to Rs 26.7 crore in FY26 from Rs 62.1 crore in the previous fiscal.
The shares were acquired by a range of institutional investors, including Societe Generale - ODI and Motilal Oswal Large and Midcap Fund.
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