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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.

General Atlantic doubles its PhonePe holding to 9% via $600 million secondary deal

General Atlantic doubles its PhonePe holding to 9% via $600 million secondary deal

30 Oct 2025, 12:28 PM

The latest transaction has taken the private equity major's stake in PhonePe from 4.4% to 9%.

RBI mandates two-factor authentication for all digital payments from April 2026

RBI mandates two-factor authentication for all digital payments from April 2026

25 Sep 2025, 15:10 PM

For digital payments at least one of the factors of authentication must be dynamically created that is unique to that transaction.

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.

Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund hikes stake in Paytm

Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund hikes stake in Paytm

20 Aug 2025, 17:28 PM

Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund acquired 26.31 lakh shares of Paytm to raise its stake to 5.15% through open market transactions.

VuNet Systems raises Rs 60 crore in Series B led by Pravega Ventures

VuNet Systems raises Rs 60 crore in Series B led by Pravega Ventures

24 Jan 2025, 15:30 PM

The funding round also saw participation from Kotak Securities and existing investors.

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