An IIT Bombay report has called for UPI charges to be limited mainly to large merchants, warning that a broad fee structure could undermine confidence in India’s digital payments system. A new IIT Bombay report has urged policymakers to rethink…
The NPS Tatkal facility lets eligible Indians open and fund a retirement account through PhonePe or BHIM UPI, with the regulator targeting up to 30 million new subscribers. India’s pension regulator has expanded the National Pension System into a faster,…
The proposed 0.4% levy on large merchant UPI transactions could be delayed from 15 October until January, giving banks and payment firms more time to prepare. India is weighing a short delay to the launch of fees on large Unified…
The self-drive car-sharing platform will use Bureau’s risk intelligence to identify suspicious activity earlier while keeping verification friction low for legitimate customers. Zoomcar has struck a partnership with Bureau to tighten real-time user verification and fraud-risk assessment on its self-drive…
The new trade desk will track shipments, clarify responsibilities and offer payment assurance, with exporters potentially gaining access to finance after building a transaction record. Indian fresh produce exporters often face a problem that has little to do with growing…
Reliance Jio has demonstrated smart glasses that scan merchant QR codes and initiate UPI payments through voice commands, alongside translation, note-taking and multilingual AI features. Reliance Jio used India Mobile Congress 2026 to showcase a new batch of AI wearables,…
Apple Pay’s cautious launch in India comes as Hong Kong’s virtual banks turn profitable, Singapore’s digital-asset market accelerates and cross-border payment networks adopt new routes. Apple has brought Apple Pay to India in partnership with Axis Bank, opening its contactless…
AI software companies are turning to usage-based and hybrid pricing models, but accurate metering, transparent invoices and reliable reconciliation are becoming essential to avoid disputes and bill shock. AI software-as-a-service businesses are finding that simple per-seat pricing often fails to…
Razorpay’s paid Assisted Onboarding service helps merchants navigate registration, KYC and activation, but human support cannot replace verification or guarantee approval. For new merchants in India, the first hurdle with a payment gateway is often not the technology itself but…
Brazil’s Pix, India’s UPI and Kenya’s M-Pesa are reshaping commerce around local payment rails, forcing international merchants to rethink entities, currencies and reconciliation before launch. For international merchants, payments are often treated as the final step before a launch. In…
The Bengaluru-based payments technology company increased revenue 30 per cent to ₹664 crore in FY26, while reporting a ₹90 crore net loss as it invested in international growth, AI and talent. Juspay, the Bengaluru-based payments technology company, said its revenue…
Revenue at the SoftBank-backed payments technology firm rose 30% to ₹664 crore, but increased spending on overseas operations and AI pushed it to a ₹90 crore loss in FY26. Juspay has slipped back into the red as the payments technology…
