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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
TopicDebit card

Topic: debit card

RBI rush for tokenisation in digital payments can hurt both merchants and consumers

Since it requires fundamental changes to the way cards are processed, the transition requires continuous monitoring. The 30 June deadline won't work.

What is tokenisation, RBI’s new idea for safe online payments that’ll be voluntary from 1 July

To secure card transactions online, RBI has mandated all authorised card networks to issue merchant-specific tokens against card details. Here’s a look at what that will entail.

1 in 3 Indians store personal details like ATM PINs on mobile, computer or email: Survey

The survey also revealed that 11 per cent Indians store their personal financial details in their phone contact list. 

Customers suffer as banks miss deadline to switch to safer chip-based debit & credit cards

The RBI had set 31 December 2018, as the deadline for all banks to replace magnetic strip debit & credit cards with chip-based ones.

On Camera

Telangana spoke up for Muslim vendor who was attacked. South is different from the North

A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.

Venezuela crude returns to India’s oil basket. But only as ‘supplementary’ supply

Indian refiners are testing Venezuelan barrels again as Russian supply sinks, but analysts say volumes will remain limited due to refinery constraints & supply capacity.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.