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France to get UPI soon. Till then, a list of other countries where you can use this payment interface

PM Narendra Modi announced Thursday that UPI payments will soon be possible in France. ThePrint explains how the payment interface has grown since it was first launched in 2016. 

Nexus, the www of payments that could end the era of costly global money transfers

Nexus won’t be another app but a blueprint for instant cross-border payments that could put international wire transfers in the museum where they belong.

PM Modi to launch ‘e-RUPI’, a cashless & contactless solution for leak-proof welfare delivery

e-RUPI digital solution will be delivered to beneficiaries in the form of a QR code and SMS-string-based voucher.

This is how you can make payments on WhatsApp with its new UPI-based service

The National Payments Corporation of India has now given its nod to the Facebook-owned messaging platform to ‘Go Live on UPI’.

Payments processor NPCI had over 40 security risks, user data vulnerable, says 2019 govt audit

The findings of the audit conducted last year were reported by Reuters. Among other issues pointed out, user data was not encrypted.

UPI’s rapid growth proves India can build world-class payments infrastructure from scratch

Three years ago, even banks did not give Modi govt's Unified Payments Interface much odds of success. Now, UPI is one of the fastest-growing payment platforms in the world.

The chicken-and-egg problem of NPCI shows what’s needed to improve its performance

NPCI is both the operator and infrastructure provider of IMPS and UPI, and does not have the structure to generate the right incentives.

On Camera

From populism to productivity—why the Budget 2026 makes a structural turn

The Budget proposals seek to balance sustained high economic growth with fiscal discipline and structural transformation.

Sitharaman proposes a new National Institute of Design in eastern India. ‘A good push’

The Indian fashion design industry had a market value of approximately ₹15.1 lakh crore in 2023 and is expected to reach around Rs 45.3 lakh crore by 2032.

10X Budget beef-up for Intelligence Bureau capex, after Pahalgam & Red Fort terror attacks

After lapses exposed by terror attacks at Pahalgam and Delhi's Red Fort, Centre has hiked Intelligence Bureau's expenditure for investments in long-term assets from Rs 257 cr to Rs 2,549 cr. 

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.