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Modi, President Ndaitwah hold talks: Namibia to roll out UPI

July 10, 2025 2:14 am

The Modi-Ndaitwah meeting in Windhoek primarily focused on bolstering bilateral cooperation in areas such as digital technology, defence, security, agriculture, healthcare, education and critical minerals.

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Google strengthens AI-powered fraud detection and security efforts in India

June 18, 2025 9:41 am

Google has partnered with the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) to raise awareness about cyber crimes.

The Sebi said the system is currently in development and will be available for use by common investors with effect from October 1, 2025.

How Sebi’s new verified UPI IDs will safeguard investors from cyber frauds

June 13, 2025 4:22 pm

The verified UPI handle will feature a unique and exclusive identifier, "@valid", combined with the name of the self-certified syndicate bank. Here is what to know.

QR codes: How a Japanese engineer’s invention changed the world

May 04, 2025 9:26 pm

UPI transactions hit Rs 24.77 trillion in value and 19.78 billion in volume in March 2025, showcasing how cashless payments using QR codes have caught on in India.

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.

Post-pandemic payments landcape: Digital payments surge, but some gaps remain; cash comes back too

March 31, 2025 1:31 am

For instance, six years after it was first proposed, the Reserve Bank of India’s New Umbrella Entity (NUE) scheme continues to remain in limbo

Payments Council of India seeks merchant discount rate for RuPay cards, UPI payment

March 25, 2025 2:12 am

This approach aligns with existing MDR structures for other digital payment instruments, such as credit cards (approximately 2 per cent) and non-RuPay debit cards (approximately 0.9 per cent)

Once a school dropout from Ludhiana, is now offering solutions to global cybersecurity problems

January 20, 2025 4:27 pm

Trishneet Arora, who started his start-up with a loan of Rs 75,000 from father, is now running a business of Rs 1,500 crore.

How to cancel autopay on GPay to stop recurring payments

January 13, 2025 8:18 am

Learn how to set up, manage, or cancel autopay, and avoid late payment charges with ease.

Entities like PhonePe, Google Pay, and the like are Third Party App Providers (TPAPs) who participate in the UPI ecosystem as service providers to banks who are part of the UPI network. (Representative/ File)

India delays UPI payments market share cap in relief for Walmart-backed PhonePe, Google Pay

January 02, 2025 8:29 am

India has postponed the implementation of market share caps for UPI payments to December 2026, benefiting major players like Google Pay and PhonePe, which currently dominate the market.

Indian techie shot dead by police in US’ California; family urges MEA to bring back body

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A 30-year-old man from Telangana, Mohammed Nizamuddin, was allegedly shot dead by police in Santa Clara, California. His father, Mohammed Hasnuddin, is seeking assistance from the Indian and Telangana state governments to bring back his son's body. The exact circumstances of the incident remain unclear, but Nizamuddin's father has appealed to the Ministry of External Affairs for help.

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