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HRF and LibTech team flags large-scale deletion of job cards and names of MGNREGS workers in A.P.

A LibTech report has put the deletions in 2022-23 at a whopping 59.6%. A reality check by the team of HRF and LibTech in three villages spread over two mandals in Parvathipuram Manyam district shows that the reasons cited are erroneous in the case of 25 of the 30 beneficiaries.

The Hindu · Aug 20, 2023

Soon, AI will let you make a UPI payment using voice

RBI proposes to increase UPI Lite per transaction payment limit to ₹500 and enable 'Conversational Payments' on UPI, 'UPI-Lite' on-device wallet and offline payments on UPI using NFC technology to further deepen digital payments in India. This will help in faster, reliable and contactless mode of payments for everyday small…

The Hindu · Aug 10, 2023

Explained | Daily limit on UPI transactions

As transactions facilitated by the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) breach record highs, banks have opted for daily limits. These are over and above the already imposed ceilings mandated by the facilitator, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), in 2021. The idea is to sustain the smoother functioning of the…

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023

Crypto payments are frozen across India, hitting trading

BENGALURU: When Surojit Chatterjee walked on stage at a Coinbase Global Inc conference in Bengaluru, India, on April 7, he had little reason to anticipate the fallout that would shortly ensue. Chatterjee, the company’s chief product officer, told the assembled audience that crypto investors would now be able to use…

The Times of India · Apr 16, 2022

Regulatory Trouble Ahead? India's Central Bank Distances Itself From Coinbase's UPI Plans

As cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) forayed into India and said it was working on getting UPI on its platform for all users — the National Payments Corporation of India, a subdivision of the country's central bank, sought to disassociate itself with the move.

Benzinga · Apr 8, 2022

Individual investors can use UPI for up to Rs 5 lakh payment in public issues

NEW DELHI: Capital markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday said individual investors applying in public issues of equity shares and convertibles can use unified payment interface (UPI) for application amount up to Rs 5 lakh.

The Times of India · Apr 5, 2022

IRCTC, NPCI and Bank of Baroda arm launch co-branded credit card for railway customers

Customers can also use the credit card for other shopping purposes

The Hindu · Feb 21, 2022