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TopicUPI transactions

Topic: UPI transactions

Apple in talks with HDFC, ICICI, Axis to launch Apple Pay in India

Washington: Apple Inc. is in discussions with key Indian banks and global card networks in preparation to start Apple Pay in the world’s most...

Free UPI was a revolution. Now costs are piling up, quality is slipping

The RBI Governor would do well to reinitiate earlier attempts to create competition for UPI. It would improve quality and security.

What can countries with high transaction cost on remittance do? Adopt an Indian method

The high transaction cost on remittances amounts to an additional tax on cross-border movement of incomes. For 2023, roughly $41 billion was spent on just transaction costs.

India’s UPI & Singapore’s PayNow launch a real-time link for cross-border payments

This is the first such for the South Asian nation that is the world's biggest recipient of remittances. Transfer of funds will now be possible using just mobile phones.

India must re-think the zero-charge regime for digital transactions. Try this tiered approach

The current cross-subsidy disincentives quality of service and will impact ease of living in the longer term.

On Camera

Why Modi blinked first in the student protest

Friends who would never be seen dead at a political event turned up at Jantar Mantar with their kids. Here's what broke the rules of dissent under Modi.

AI City, laptops, hostels, branded cycles: Vijay’s first budget gives old schemes a Gen Z makeover

Betting on generation that helped bring it to power, the Vijay govt unveiled an AI-led budget that turns on the charm with laptops, bicycles, skill training, hostels and youth welfare initiatives.

Indian drone start-up eyes export market with Shahed-Class KAL drone amid Gulf tensions

Three Indian companies are working on Shahed-like drones. Besides IG Defence, Bengaluru-based NewSpace Research and Technologies has developed the Sheshnaag-150, while Lucknow-based Hoverit has the Divyastra.

Modi govt response to Gen Z protest shows a rare vulnerability. It’s an opportunity for Opposition

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.