Digital Transactions

Indian govt, RBI in talks to link UPI with Alipay+ for cross-border payments

Indian govt, RBI in talks to link UPI with Alipay+ for cross-border payments

03 Feb 2026, 12:26 PM

Alipay+ has close to 1.8 billion user accounts and are used by over 150 million merchants.

UPI in Dec: Broker value rebounds, debt collection ticks up after sharp Sep fall

UPI in Dec: Broker value rebounds, debt collection ticks up after sharp Sep fall

13 Jan 2026, 20:09 PM

The overall value of the merchant category-wise purchases via UPI rose to Rs 8.07 lakh crore in December across 13,482.38 million transactions.

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.

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.

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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