Google Pay Said to Begin Collecting Convenience Fee on Mobile Recharge Transactions

[ad_1] Google Pay has reportedly begun charging users a convenience fee when they purchase a mobile recharge plan via the app’s unified payments interface (UPI) service. After years of allowing users to recharge their prepaid plan and pay bills at no additional cost, it appears that the company has joined rival payment platforms Paytm and … Read more

Paytm Launches Card Soundbox That Accepts Both Mobile and Card Payments

[ad_1] One97 Communications, which owns the brand Paytm, on Monday launched its latest innovation – Card Soundbox, which is intended to empower merchants to accept both mobile and card payments across all Visa, Mastercard, American Express and RuPay networks. UPI payment system has become hugely popular for retail digital payments in India, and its adoption … Read more

SBI Introduces UPI Interoperability With eRupee CBDC for Seamless Transactions

[ad_1] The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the implementation of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) interoperability with the Digital Rupee, also called as Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). With this move, SBI aims to deliver convenience and accessibility to its customers. This feature, accessible through the ‘eRupee by SBI’ application will empower users to … Read more

Canara Bank Rolls Out CBDC App Interoperable With UPI, Users Highlight Issues

[ad_1] India’s Canara Bank has launched a new mobile app focussed on taking India’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) trials to the next crucial stage that will lead to mass adoption. Called the Canara Digital Rupee, this app will allow select bank customers to pay for daily utilities via the eRupee CBDC. The app will … Read more

RBI to Deploy eRupee CBDC Payments via UPI QR Codes Soon: All Details

[ad_1] India may take the next big leap in its eRupee central bank digital currency (CBDC) venture any day now. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) could soon facilitate CBDC payments via existing UPI QR codes. The deployment of this interoperability element to the eRupee CBDC has been in the pipeline for a while now. … Read more

PhonePe Launches Feature to Pay Income Tax Through Its App

[ad_1] Digital payments and fintech platform PhonePe on Monday launched a feature to pay income tax through its app.  Individuals and businesses can pay self-assessment and advance tax through UPI or credit card via the application, without logging into the income tax portal, PhonePe said. The amount will be credited to the tax portal within … Read more

Zomato Temporarily Halts New Users on Its UPI Platform to Incorporate Feedback

[ad_1] Food delivery platform Zomato on Thursday said it has temporarily paused the onboarding of new users on the Unified Payments Interface it rolled out in May to incorporate feedback.  The company said it will start enrolling new users on the app by the end of the month. In May this year, the Gurugram-based firm … Read more

DMRC Launches Online App for Generating Mobile QR Tickets

[ad_1] The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday launched a dedicated mobile app for its passengers with the name ‘DMRC TRAVEL’ for generating convenient and hassle-free mobile QR tickets for travelling across its network. The app was formally launched today by Dr Vikas Kumar, Managing Director, DMRC from the headquarters at Metro Bhawan in … Read more