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The Union government to bear MDR charges to promote digital transactions

To promote digital transactions, the union cabinet has recently decided to bear the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) applicable on digital payments via debit cards, etc., up to Rs...

December 19, 2017

The Union government engages ICICI to enable cashless payments on e-NAM

The Union government has engaged private lender ICICI Bank to enable online payments at 470 mandis integrated with national portal of electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM). At present,...

December 19, 2017

OBOPAY secures PPI license from Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

OBOPAY, the global mobile payment solutions company, has recently secured a license for Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate a semi-closed...

December 14, 2017

Axis Bank launches ripple-powered instant payment service for retail and corporate customers

Private sector lender Axis Bank has recently launched instant international payment services using Ripple’s enterprise blockchain technology solution for retail and corporate customers. The bank has launched a...

November 27, 2017

Airtel Payments Bank become India’s first payments bank to integrate UPI on its digital platform

The Airtel Payments Bank (APB) has become the India’s first payments bank to integrate the UPI on its digital platform. This will add to customer choice and convenience...

September 20, 2017

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approves Spice Digital to process bill payments under BBPS

The Spice Digital Limited (SDL) has received the final licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), to process bill payments as a Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit...

August 28, 2017

Tata Power becomes first power utility to introduce a QR code based bill payments system in India

Tata Power has become the first power utility to introduce a QR code based bill payments system in India. The QR code linked to Unified Payments Interface (UPI)...

August 20, 2017

BSNL launches “BSNL Wallet” with MobiKwik

The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) has launched its mobile wallet “BSNL Wallet” in partnership with MobiKwik to enable one-tap bill payment for its over 100 million subscribers....

August 18, 2017

Axis Bank acquires Snapdeal-owned mobile wallet FreeCharge

Axis bank has acquired Snapdeal-owned mobile wallet FreeCharge in an all-cash deal worth Rs 385 crore to strengthen its position in the payments space. This acquisition is expected...

July 28, 2017

Govt to launch Lucky Grahak Yojana, Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana

The government will launch Lucky Grahak Yojana for Consumers and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana for Merchants to encourage people to move towards digital transactions by offering incentives. The government...

December 24, 2016

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