It looks like WhatsApp is gearing up to foray into mobile payments. The Facebook owned instant messaging app is planning to launch a peer-to-peer payment system in India that is likely to be powered by the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), according to a latest report from The Ken.
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Paytm has announced that it will now levy 2 percent fee for adding money to your wallet using credit card. Earlier there was zero percent fee for recharging your wallet using credit card. There will be no fee for transferring money to the Paytm wallet using debit card or net banking. Continue reading “Paytm to levy 2% fee for wallet topup using credit cards; UPI and IMPS payment options added”
Information Technology Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad has revealed that recently launched BHIM app for UPI-based payments has crossed 1.1 crore downloads. The app has reached this milestone within 20 days of its launch earlier this month. Continue reading “BHIM app for UPI-based payments hits 1.1 crore downloads in 20 days : Ravi Shankar Prasad”
After being the top free Android app in the Google Play Store, the BHIM UPI-based payments app has now crossed 3 million downloads, according to Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant. He revealed the details via his official Twitter account.
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Paytm has added support for payments using Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The latest initiative will help Paytm users across India to add money to their Paytm Wallets using their UPI ID.
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In an attempt to push digital payment throughout the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an app named as ‘BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money)’ on Google Play Store, that aims to enable faster, easier and secure online payment through a smartphone. Developed by National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), BHIM app has overtook all other popular apps including Whatsapp, Facebook, MyJio and topped Google Play Store. Continue reading “BHIM app for UPI-based payments ranked top on the Google Play Store”
