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UPI transactions surge over 5 years; 12 countries adopt India's digital payment system

July 21, 2026 9:28 am

UPI transactions have surged over the past five years, with India's digital payment system now adopted across 12 countries.

Businesses that depend on automatic UPI collections may need to adjust their schedules. (Image: Freepik)

New UPI guidelines to kick in from August 1: Here's how it will affect you

July 27, 2025 8:55 am

The new UPI rules will impact features like autopay, which will, in turn, will affect your utility bills and EMIs.

UPI faced outage second time this week with ‘intermittent declines’ in successful transactions

April 03, 2025 1:22 pm

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which runs the UPI network, acknowledged the issue in a post on X.

Elon Musk's X partners with Visa on payment service in effort to become 'everything app'

January 29, 2025 9:01 am

The prospect of X, formerly known as Twitter, becoming an “everything app" has been floated around for some time.

How to activate BharatPe 'Shield' to protect yourself from UPI frauds

December 20, 2024 7:54 am

BharatPe Shield offers UPI fraud protection of up to Rs 5,000.

RBI, NPCI launch UPI feature that lets customers make cardless cash deposits at ATMs

September 01, 2024 9:05 am

Here’s how you can use UPI-ICD to deposit cash into your account or any bank account.

NPCI introduces One World UPI wallet for international travellers visiting India

July 25, 2024 2:54 pm

One World UPI wallet will make it easy for travellers to make digital payments in India.

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QR code scams: A guide on how to identify and protect yourself

December 12, 2023 11:48 am

QR codes offer an easy way of making online and offline payments, but scammers seem to be using the technology to steal money from unsuspecting people. Here's how you can identify such scams and protect yourself from losing money.

In a first, ICICI Bank introduces EMI facility for UPI payments

April 11, 2023 1:14 pm

The EMI facility for UPI payments can be availed across a host of categories such as electronics, groceries, fashion apparels, travel and hotel bookings, the private bank said.