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Your child can also make UPI payments: Here’s how UPI Circle works for kids

July 01, 2025 8:37 am

Children under 18 can now use UPI for payments without needing their own bank account, thanks to UPI Circle.

In the age of digital payments, businesses still rely on cash

June 06, 2025 8:00 pm

Although digital means have helped facilitate business transactions, the advent of UPI is yet to make a pronounced change in the manner in which many Indian firms handle their day-to-day transactions, considering that many of them have still continued to rely on petty cash

Consumer watchdog halts Biden-era Google Payment supervision

May 09, 2025 8:06 am

In December, the CFPB had announced the step, saying it had determined services offered by Google Payment had posed a risk to consumers.

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5 hidden Google Pay features you probably didn’t know about

May 06, 2025 8:20 am

Discover five hidden features in Google Pay that can make your digital payments easier and more efficient.

UPI faced outage second time this week with ‘intermittent declines’ in successful transactions

April 03, 2025 1:22 pm

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which runs the UPI network, acknowledged the issue in a post on X.

Users who don't update their mobile number associated with UPI ID might lose access to the service.

NPCI to unlink UPI IDs from inactive numbers from April 1: How to avoid losing access

March 21, 2025 7:35 am

NPCI says it will start removing UPI IDs associated with inactive mobile numbers starting next month, which may stop many from making digital transactions.

How to split the bill using Google Pay and get your fair share

February 24, 2025 8:25 am

You can now use Google Pay to split the bill and receive your share.

How to cancel autopay on GPay to stop recurring payments

January 13, 2025 8:18 am

Learn how to set up, manage, or cancel autopay, and avoid late payment charges with ease.

What is digital gold and how to buy it from Google Pay, Paytm or PhonePe?

October 29, 2024 8:09 am

Digital Gold investment: Here is why you should consider digital gold this Dhanteras-Diwali season and get the most out of your money.

Entities like PhonePe, Google Pay, and the like are Third Party App Providers (TPAPs) who participate in the UPI ecosystem as service providers to banks who are part of the UPI network. (Representative/ File)

The one thing that threatens India’s booming UPI market

October 18, 2024 3:59 pm

Instead of a vibrant competitive ecosystem, we find a near duopoly of two large entities — PhonePe and Google Pay — who together control nearly 85 per cent of the market volume. A strong regulatory intervention is needed to balance risk and growth