PhonePe SmartSpeakers adds Amitabh Bachchan’s voice to its celebrity feature

PhonePe has introduced an innovative celebrity voice feature in partnership with renowned Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan for its SmartSpeakers. Continue reading “PhonePe SmartSpeakers adds Amitabh Bachchan’s voice to its celebrity feature”

PhonePe secures $12 Billion valuation with $350 million funding from General Atlantic

PhonePe, a leading fintech platform in India, has raised $350 million in funding from General Atlantic at a valuation of $12 billion, according to the announcement from the company. Continue reading “PhonePe secures $12 Billion valuation with $350 million funding from General Atlantic”

Google India pilots ‘Soundpod by Google Pay’ for UPI payments

Google is testing a new device called “Soundbox” in India, which sends audio payment notifications to merchants. Some stores are reportedly receiving the devices for free, according to TechCrunch. Continue reading “Google India pilots ‘Soundpod by Google Pay’ for UPI payments”

Slice adds UPI for current and 10 million waitlisted users

Slice, an Indian financial company, has added railroad UPI to its app as it strives to become a one-stop payment app for customers in the world’s second-largest internet market and further joins the UPI race against Google Pay and PhonePe. Continue reading “Slice adds UPI for current and 10 million waitlisted users”

PhonePe Keyboard launched to make seamless UPI transactions

PhonePe UPI app was launched in August 2016 where the company partnered with Yes Bank Ltd for the UPI transactions. The company provides users with a lot of offers and extensive TV advertisements are being done by the company. Today, PhonePe has launched its new ‘PhonePe Keyboard’ that will allow user to make payments without exiting a current app and make UPI based digital payments easier.

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Flipkart’s PhonePe launches smart POS Device for merchants

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Flipkart’s PhonePe has launched their first ever POS (point of sale) smart device for merchants in India. The device resembles a traditional calculator, and it supports the new technology that has support for transactions over a Bluetooth connection.

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NPCI asks ICICI Bank to unblock UPI transactions made on Flipkart’s PhonePe

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Last week, ICICI bank had blocked transactions on Flipkart’s payment app PhonePe citing security concerns. Now, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has asked ICICI bank to unblock transactions made on Flipkart’s PhonePe app immediately. Continue reading “NPCI asks ICICI Bank to unblock UPI transactions made on Flipkart’s PhonePe”

ICICI Bank blocks Flipkart’s PhonePe transactions citing security concerns

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ICICI Bank has blocked transactions on Flipkart’s payment app PhonePe citing security concerns. Launched in August, PhonePe is unified payments interface (UPI) app. The bank began blocking transactions on Phone Pe starting Friday.

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Flipkart’s PhonePe UPI based mobile payment app goes live on Google Play Store

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Flipkart had acquired PhonePe mobile payment service in April last year. Now, the company has now rolled out the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) based service.

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