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India's inflation likely eased to 0.4–0.6% in October amid softer food and commodity prices

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According to NPCI data, the average number of transactions per day increased to 645 million (from 628 million in July) and the daily transaction value was Rs 80,177 crore.

UPI transactions break record; cross 20 billion mark in August: NPCI

Fintech companies and payment associations have urged the government to reintroduce merchant discount rates (MDR) for major merchants and high-value transactions to ensure financial sustainability of the platform. However, despite reducing UPI subsidies from Rs 4,500 crore in FY24 to Rs 1,500 crore in FY25, the government has not reinstated MDR.

UPI Hits Record High: Daily transactions cross 700 million, poised to reach 1 billion next year

This collaboration will enhance convenience for Indian users making payments abroad and enable global businesses and merchants to tap into a growing base of UPI users.

PayPal World: Indian users can now make international payments through PayPal

A surge in complaints on Downdetector pointed to a widespread outage, while social media platforms were flooded with user reports citing failed digital payments.

UPI returns to normalcy after briefly impacting few users

At a macro level, the volume of UPI transactions increased from 375 crore in 2018 to 17,221 crore in 2024, whereas the total value of transactions surged from ₹5.86 lakh crore in 2018 to ₹246.83 lakh crore in 2024.

UPI's share in India's digital payments surged to 83%: RBI report

The Finance Ministry has said that a record 1,658 crore were processed under the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in October, underscoring its pivotal role in the country's digital transformation.&nbsp;

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Finance Ministry lists 10 things that make UPI unique, says record 1,658 crore transactions processed in a month

The UPI service is available in various countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Singapore, the UAE, and Australia. Several banks, such as ICICI, HDFC, the State Bank of India, and others, offer the UPI service for NRIs.

UPI transactions possible for NRIs with international phone numbers: Follow these simple steps 

If you see any suspicious activity on your UPI account, such as unauthorised transactions or changes to your account information, report it to your bank or the UPI app provider immediately.

Avoid these 5 mistakes to prevent UPI fraud 

UPI transactions in India have seen an exponential rise in value, from 5.86 lakh crore in 2018 to 125.94 lakh crore in 2022. The UPI facility has been extended for travellers from G-20 countries at the Mumbai, Bengaluru, Mumbai and New Delhi international airports for merchant payments.

UPI: How foreign nationals and NRIs visiting India can make payments using Unified Payments Interface

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is the fastest product to hit 1 billion transactions-a-month in 2019, according to a report by Worldline India; UPI facilitated transactions worth INR 18.36 trillion, up 214 pct from 2018

UPI likely fastest digital product to hit 1 billion transactions-a-month, report claims

Some users of Truecaller Pay feature last week complained that an SMS was sent out automatically without users` consent to its banking partners.&nbsp;

Truecaller apologises to Indian users over bug fiasco that covertly signed up users

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a system that powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application (of any participating bank), merging several banking features, seamless fund routing &amp; merchant payments into one hood.

Cashless economy at full speed! UPI transactions rise 30% in June; highest ever growth in Q1FY19

PhonePe clarified that data around Paytm's ATV and Average Transactions per Customer (ATPC) was not available.&nbsp;However, based on the 21 million money transfer transactions made by Paytm customers to PhonePe users, the Bengaluru-based company had found that 40,000 unique consumers had done over 500 transactions each in February bringing the average transaction for Paytm to less than Rs 40.

PhonePe hits out at Paytm, says claims around UPI are "misleading"

ICICI Bank will enable BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) on the e-NAM portal for making cashless payments, the official added.

Govt ropes in ICICI Bank to enable cashless payments on e-NAM

The Railways has extended the facility for payment through UPI/BHIM on all the ticket counters. This facility to book e-tickets online has already been implemented on the IRCTC website.&nbsp;

Use UPI to book rail tickets at reservation counters 

The transaction volume at all points of sale (POSes) clipped higher by 86%&nbsp;to 378 million in September this year over the same period last year when it stood at 203 million, European payment solutions provider Worldline said in a weekend report quoting the Reserve Bank data.

Card transactions soar 84% in to Rs 74,090 crore: Study

WhatsApp has rolled out its WhatsApp for Businesses with BookMyShow. With WhatsApp Payments will the app become one-stop shop for businesses in India? 
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WhatsApp for Business: BookMyShow now sends confirmatory messages for movie tickets via this app; here’s what’s next

NPCI says UPI transactions rose 10% in July

Officials from various ministries gave a presentation to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on 'Demonetisation and Transformation towards Digital Economy'.

Only 7% rise in transactions through cards post Demonetistion

As part of the tie-up, MobiKwik wallet is now integrated with Samsung Pay Mini to enable one-tap payments at more than 1.4 million MobiKwik-powered merchants across the country, the digital payments firm said in a statement.

MobiKwik partners Samsung Pay for select devices