upi payments

‘If taxes are being imposed…’: Bengaluru street vendors want GST relaxation; notices received after UPI transactions crossed Rs 40 lakh

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Karnataka’s small-scale traders are facing GST notices for UPI transactions exceeding ₹40 lakh, causing widespread apprehension. Vendors are abandoning digital payments, fearing hefty taxes and ...

UPI has surpassed Visa with 650m daily transactions: Amitabh Kant

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Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has overtaken Visa to become the world’s leading real-time payment system, processing over 650 million daily transactions compared to Visa’s 639 ...

Small businesses go online: More than half of MSMEs prefer UPI transactions; women lead in Aadhaar banking

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A PayNearby report reveals that many MSMEs in India favor UPI for transactions. About 48% prefer UPI, followed by Aadhaar-enabled banking at 39%. Women entrepreneurs ...

Online payment: UPI transactions get faster; time reduced from 30 seconds to 10

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UPI payments are now significantly faster, with transaction times reduced to 10-15 seconds, thanks to a directive from NPCI. This improvement aims to enhance user ...