Upi

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.

InCred

InCred's NBFC arm files confidential DRHP with Sebi

10 Nov 2025, 13:44 PM

InCred's NBFC arm plans to raise approximately Rs 4,000-5,500 crore to strengthen its capital base.

Junio gets RBI approval to operate as PPI provider

Junio gets RBI approval to operate as PPI provider

06 Nov 2025, 12:50 PM

The approval paves the way for Junio to roll out a digital wallet service integrated with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

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.

Jupiter raises $15 million from existing investors Mirae Asset, Beenext, 3one4

Jupiter raises $15 million from existing investors Mirae Asset, Beenext, 3one4

30 Oct 2025, 11:41 AM

Jitendra Gupta, founder, Jupiter Money, also invested in the round in his personal capacity.

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.

Flipkart infuses $30 million into fintech arm Supermoney

Flipkart infuses $30 million into fintech arm Supermoney

24 Sep 2025, 14:17 PM

The move comes a year after Flipkart spun off the venture with an initial $20 million investment.

AU Small Finance Bank partners with Kiwi for RuPay-powered credit card

AU Small Finance Bank partners with Kiwi for RuPay-powered credit card

18 Sep 2025, 15:10 PM

The credit card offers lifetime free usage, rewards on all spends, fuel surcharge waivers, and scan-and-pay convenience through UPI-enabled merchant QR codes.

PayU India becomes majority shareholder in Mindgate

PayU India becomes majority shareholder in Mindgate

18 Sep 2025, 14:01 PM

Prosus' latest annual report had showed that it added another 26.5% stake to raise its ownership to 70% for $72 million.

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.

What India

What India's Gaming Ban Reveals About UPI; Why RBI wants AI to Fix Finance

01 Sep 2025, 12:02 PM

In today’s edition, we uncover the messy underbelly of India’s gaming ban and its deep ties to UPI; and can RBI’s FREE-AI framework finally push finance into the AI age?

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.

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.

Exclusive: ICICI Bank breaks zero-fee UPI model, starts charging payment aggregators

Exclusive: ICICI Bank breaks zero-fee UPI model, starts charging payment aggregators

30 Jul 2025, 11:49 AM

Interestingly, not just payment aggregators, the has decided to charge some large merchants – who use the bank’s UPI directly.

Zaggle buys Rio Money to enter credit card on UPI space

Zaggle buys Rio Money to enter credit card on UPI space

29 Jul 2025, 20:29 PM

Zaggle will leverage Rio Money's network of over 3,400 corporate customers to offer the co-branded Yes Bank Rio RuPay Credit Card to over 3.2 million users.

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