Upon moving back a few months ago, the user said he was taken aback by the visible and significant changes across various aspects of life in India.

Punjab National Bank (PNB) offers several convenient online methods for checking account balances, making banking easier for customers. Users can view their balance through the PNB ONE mobile app, PNB Internet Banking, UPI apps, WhatsApp banking, SMS banking or the missed call service. These tools provide quick access to balance details, mini statements and recent tra...

Google Pay remains one of the most popular choices because of its clean and simple UI, integration with UPI, and automatic bill reminders. Features like multi-bank support and detailed transaction history enhance the convenience factor. Paying your electricity, water, or DTH bill using Google Pay is a simple and secure process. Here’s how to do it.

Paytm is rolling out a new Hide Payments feature, which allows users to move certain transactions out of the primary transaction view. As per the company, it is a more private and personalised way to manage digital payments. Transactions that are marked as hidden are not deleted or altered, but remain in a separate protected section. Hidden transactions can be viewed ...

If you are travelling to Bali, you can now use a single digital wallet linked to QR codes for payments at restaurants, shops, and attractions. The new Tourist Travel Pack simplifies checkouts, makes beach days more enjoyable, and eases your experience in local hubs.

UPI has made digital payments effortless in India, but its simplicity can sometimes lead to overspending or increased risk of fraud. Setting daily UPI limits helps users manage expenses and minimise losses from scams. Most banks allow users to set limits through their apps or NetBanking portals, while UPI Lite offers capped transactions for small, everyday payments.

Paytm has redesigned its mobile app with a cleaner interface and new artificial intelligence (AI) features to make payments and financial management easier. The update adds tools to track spending, categorise transactions, and search payment history more efficiently. Users can now view all linked bank balances, use Magic Paste for faster transfers, and earn digital go...

A group of major blockchain organisations, including Solana Foundation, Polygon Labs, Stellar Development Foundation, and Fireblocks, has launched the Blockchain Payments Alliance to improve interoperability and compliance across stablecoin payments. The collaboration seeks to create unified standards for digital transactions, reduce fragmentation between networks, an...

Fuelled by festive buying, the transaction through the popular Unified Payments Interface touched a record high of Rs 27.28 lakh crore and 20.7 billion in value and volume terms, respectively, in October, according to data released by the NCPI

Digital payment transactions accounted for 99.7 per cent in terms of volume and 97.5 per cent in value in the payments system during calendar year 2024, and the trend continued in the first half of 2025, according to a Reserve Bank report

A viral X post describes how a Bengaluru man managed to recover a backpack he had forgotten on board an airport shuttle. It has received a lot of positive reactions online.

A plastic debit or credit card that we use today may not exist in the coming years, said Gautam Aggarwal, President, South Asia, Mastercard, suggesting that the future of payments could entirely be digital, requiring no physical form.

India today accounts for around 50 per cent of all digital monetary transactions - including those via UPI, or unified payments interface, applications - in the world, and dominates this space, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday night.

Growing adoption of India's UPI in France has led to a significant increase in the number of Indian tourists visiting the country, according to Christophe Mariette, Chairman of Lyra Network.

NPCI and RBI unveiled several initiatives to advance India’s digital payments ecosystem on Tuesday. NPCI launched on-device biometric authentication for UPI, allowing fingerprint or face unlock for transactions up to Rs. 5,000, and Aadhaar-based face authentication for setting or resetting UPI PINs. UPI Lite now supports payments via wearable smart glasses. New cash...

The country will launch an RBI-backed digital currency to discourage unbacked cryptocurrencies. Union Minister Piyush Goyal said heavy taxation will deter risky tokens, while the new digital rupee enables faster, traceable payments. Experts see the move as a shift from a "tax-and-tolerate" approach to stricter oversight, favouring compliance-aligned ventures. Pilots i...

Qatar National Bank (QNB) has integrated JPMorgan’s Kinexys Digital Payments platform to process US dollar corporate transactions in minutes. The platform offers 24/7 settlement, handling billions daily, and signalling growing institutional adoption of blockchain. Analysts say this move strengthens confidence in digital assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Chainlink, ...

Indian travellers in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru can now get Thomas Cook's forex cards delivered home via Blinkit. A virtual KYC option is available for loading funds.

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has executed its first blockchain-powered fundraising through its new Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI) platform. Developed in partnership with Microsoft, the platform facilitated a private fundraise by MembersCap. The LSEG is the first global exchange to integrate blockchain across issuance, trading, and settlement, aiming to...

Vietnam has launched a five-year pilot for regulated crypto trading, requiring all transactions in dong and allowing only licensed local firms to run exchanges. The resolution also sets strict criteria for capital, ownership, and governance. Alongside regulation, Vietnam unveiled its first Blockchain Gallery and a Satoshi Nakamoto statue, highlighting cultural engagem...

NPCI has increased UPI transaction limits, allowing users to make high-value payments from their phones. The changes will come into effect soon. People will be able to make payments in various categories, like capital markets, insurance, government e-marketplace, travel, and credit card repayments. Now users will be able to send up to Rs. 10,00,000 in 24 hours.

In Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh, a rare instance of 'digital bribery' has come to the fore, with screenshots of the transactions going viral on social media.

In a significant development, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) crossed 20 billion transactions in August for the first time in its history, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) data showed on Monday.

In the last decade, India has quietly moved towards the digital sphere. Documents and identity cards are now paperless, health records can be stored on the cloud, and public services are now accessible with the tap of a button. The government’s flagship tech initiatives have reshaped how people interact with the State.