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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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Topic: UPI

UPI payments grew 200% annually over last 5 years, says National Payments Corp global arm CEO

Ritesh Shukla was speaking at the Global Technology Summit (GTS) 2021 organised by think tank Carnegie India and the Ministry of External Affairs. ThePrint is a digitial partner.

Launch of BHIM-UPI in Bhutan will help strengthen bilateral ties, says Nirmala Sitharaman

With this launch, Bhutan will become the first country to adopt Unified Payment Interface standards for its QR deployment, and the only country to accept RuPay cards.

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’.

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.

Paytm, PhonePe, Amazon, Google help push UPI payments past 1 billion transactions

UPI has now surpassed 100 million users, thanks to booming smartphone use and wireless data rates among the lowest 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

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.