Google Pay Announces UPI Circle, UPI Vouchers and More Features at Global Fintech Fest 2024

Google Pay Announces UPI Circle, UPI Vouchers and More Features at Global Fintech Fest 2024

Google Pay, the Unified Prepaid Interface (UPI) payments app, unveiled new features at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2024. The company said that these new features, which will be rolled out later this year, will make it easier for users to make payments and transact through the app. Some of…

Swiggy UPI Backed by NPCI Launched in India for Faster Payment Experience: Features

Swiggy UPI Backed by NPCI Launched in India for Faster Payment Experience: Features

Swiggy UPI was launched in India on Wednesday. The on-demand food delivery services platform has collaborated with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to roll out its UPI plug-in solution that aims to improve the payment experience by reducing the number of steps it takes to complete a transaction…

UPI One World Wallet Services Launched For NRIs, International Travellers by NPCI

UPI One World Wallet Services Launched For NRIs, International Travellers by NPCI

UPI One World wallet service has been launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for non-resident Indians (NRIs) and international travellers visiting the country. The service was first announced last year during the G20 summit which India hosted. It will allow travellers who do not have an Indian…

NPCI International Collaborates With Qatar National Bank to Launch QR Code-Based UPI Payments

NPCI International Collaborates With Qatar National Bank to Launch QR Code-Based UPI Payments

NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the international arm of the payments organisation, has signed an agreement with Qatar National Bank (QNB) to launch QR code-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments across the country. With this move, Indian tourists and travellers can scan QR codes to make UPI payments across multiple retail…

WhatsApp Reportedly Testing International Payments via UPI for Indian Users

WhatsApp Reportedly Testing International Payments via UPI for Indian Users

WhatsApp could be working on enabling international payments via its in-app Unified Payments Interface (UPI) service, as per a new leak. WhatsApp Payments or WhatsApp Pay was first introduced for Indian users as an in-app service in November 2020. The platform’s entry into the payments sector was considered delayed as…

Paytm Gets Third-Party UPI App License From NPCI as Payments Bank Ceases Operations

Paytm Gets Third-Party UPI App License From NPCI as Payments Bank Ceases Operations

Indian digital payments firm Paytm, formally known as One 97 Communications, was on Thursday granted a third-party application provider license by the country’s payments authority, which will enable it to facilitate payments after its banking unit ceases operations. The license will allow customers to continue using the Paytm app for…

Jio Payments is Reportedly Testing Soundbox For Merchants, Could Launch in 2024

Jio Payments is Reportedly Testing Soundbox For Merchants, Could Launch in 2024

Jio Payments is reportedly testing a new product that will mark its expansion into the merchant payments solution segment. The payment gateway and solution arm of the telecom behemoth is said to be working on a soundbox for merchants. The Jio Soundbox is reported to function as an audio payment…

RBI Moves to Ensure UPI Transactions on Paytm Continue to Work After Strictures on Paytm Payments Bank

RBI Moves to Ensure UPI Transactions on Paytm Continue to Work After Strictures on Paytm Payments Bank

The Reserve Bank of India said on Friday it has asked the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to examine a request from Paytm, formally known as One 97 Communications, to become a third party application provider (TPAP). If approved, this would allow Paytm to continue processing payments via India’s…

Google Pay to Roll Out SoundPod With Audio Alerts to Merchants in India After Year-Long Pilot

Google Pay to Roll Out SoundPod With Audio Alerts to Merchants in India After Year-Long Pilot

Google is rolling out the SoundPod — the company’s wireless speaker that can verify payments received over the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) instant payment system — to small merchants in India, the company announced on Thursday. The company started testing the device as part of a limited trial last year and…