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Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar, and Congress in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala have accused the Narendra Modi-led Central government and the BJP of burdening people with rising prices, alleging that the public is facing an unprecedented "pocket-picking". In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, the leaders said the BJP had promised "acche din" but has instead delivered a "costly regime". They demanded that Prime Minister Narendr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Fuelled by festivities and financial year closure, the transaction through the popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI) touched a record high of Rs 29.53 lakh crore and 22.64 billion in value and volume terms, respectively, in March, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). NPCI said the value of transactions was at Rs 29.53 lakh crore in March against Rs 24.77 lakh crore in the same month a year ago, registering a 19 per cent growt ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's digital payments ecosystem saw a strong comeback in March 2026, with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) registering its highest-ever monthly transaction volume since its launch in 2016, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India on Wednesday. UPI processed 22.64 billion transactions in March, marking a sharp rise from 20.39 billion transactions recorded in February. The March figure also surpassed the previous high of 2 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Two-factor authentication for all digital transactions, including popular UPI platform, becomes effective from Wednesday in line with the RBI's direction as a measure to curb fraud. Transactions will only be processed if the user completes both verification steps, meaning even if someone sees your PIN, unauthorised payments will not be able to go through. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), all digital payment transactions in India are required to meet the norm ...Read More >
SBI UPI down: Downdetector shows a steep jump in the number of complaints, including over 500 payment issue-related complaints reports for State Bank of India.Several UPI users have reported facing payment-related issues, with many of them taking to X (formerly Twitter) to flag concerns. Downdetector also shows a steep jump in the number of complaints, including over 500 payment issue-related complaints reports for State Bank of India (SBI). Many UCO Bank UPI users have also raised complaints o ...Read More >
PRNewswire Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], April 1: CARD91 announced the launch of VerifyIQ, an AI-powered verification intelligence platform designed to help banks, NBFCs, and insurance/reinsurance companies make faster, more accurate, and policy-aligned onboarding decisions. Built with an AI-first approach, VerifyIQ brings together multi-source data aggregation, AI and machine learning-led data processing with confidence scoring, and configurable decision workflows in a single operating layer ...Read More >
New Delhi: Digital payment services faced disruption across India on Wednesday, April 1, leaving many users unable to complete transactions through UPI platforms. According to outage tracking platform Downdetector, complaints surged sharply during the day -- indicating a widespread issue. The impact appeared significant on the State Bank of India, which saw over 500 outage reports, while UCO Bank recorded around 40 complaints. Overall, UPI-related downtime reports also crossed 40, with numbers ...Read More >
UPI Down: UPI services are facing disruptions across India, with SBI and UCO Bank users reporting failed transactions. Here is everything that you need to know. UPI Down: If you couldn't make the UPI payments today, then know you're not the only one experiencing it. Several UPI users have faced the issue in India while making payments; however, it seems to be primarily with State Bank of India and UCO Bank accounts. For some, the payment just keeps loading. For others, it fails midway or doesn' ...Read More >
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], April 1: CARD91 announced the launch of VerifyIQ, an AI-powered verification intelligence platform designed to help banks, NBFCs, and insurance/reinsurance companies make faster, more accurate, and policy-aligned onboarding decisions. Built with an AI-first approach, VerifyIQ brings together multi-source data aggregation, AI and machine learning-led data processing with confidence scoring, and configurable decision workflows in a single operating layer for verifica ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1: Digital payment services faced disruption across India on Wednesday, leaving many users unable to complete transactions through UPI platforms. According to outage tracking platform Downdetector, complaints surged sharply during the day -- indicating a widespread issue. The impact appeared significant on State Bank of India, which saw over 500 outage reports, while UCO Bank recorded around 40 complaints. Overall, UPI-related downtime reports also crossed 40, with numbers cont ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Digital payment services faced disruption across India on Wednesday, leaving many users unable to complete transactions through UPI platforms. According to outage tracking platform Downdetector, complaints surged sharply during the day -- indicating a widespread issue. The impact appeared significant on State Bank of India, which saw over 500 outage reports, while UCO Bank recorded around 40 complaints. Overall, UPI-related downtime reports also crossed 40, ...Read More >
Several banks, including HDFC Bank, Punjab National Bank, and Bandhan Bank, have revised their ATM usage rules ahead of the new financial year starting April 1, 2026. Several banks, including HDFC Bank, Punjab National Bank, and Bandhan Bank, have revised their ATM usage rules ahead of the new financial year starting April 1, 2026. The changes mainly impact how free ATM transactions are counted and the daily cash withdrawal limits for debit cards. HDFC Bank: UPI ATM withdrawals now counted as ...Read More >
New Delhi: Road users across India will no longer be able to pay toll fees in cash from April 1 as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) shifts to a fully digital payment system. In a major step towards modernising highway travel, NHAI will implement a complete ban on cash payments at toll plazas across the country. From April 1, commuters will have to pay toll charges only through digital modes such as FASTag or UPI. The move is aimed at improving efficiency and bringing more transpa ...Read More >
India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed 218.6 billion transactions in the fiscal year ending March 2026, with a cumulative value of Rs 284.7 lakh crore, according to data from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Transaction volumes remained consistently elevated, crossing the 20-billion mark in several months, even as growth showed signs of tempering in the latter part of the year. January recorded the highest volume with 21.7 billion transactions, followed by Decembe ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Road users across India will no longer be able to pay toll fees in cash from April 1 as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) shifts to a fully digital payment system. In a major step towards modernising highway travel, NHAI will implement a complete ban on cash payments at toll plazas across the country. From April 1, commuters will have to pay toll charges only through digital modes such as FASTag or UPI. The move is aimed at improving efficien ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 31: slice, India's first digital & AI native bank, today opened its UPI credit card to all customers. The card, which launched on an invite-only basis in July 2025, has built a waitlist of more than 1.2 million customers. This launch marks one of the first large-scale efforts to build a credit product natively on UPI rails. Also Read | Sadak Suraksha Abhiyan 2026: Aamir Khan Talks About Road Safety, Shares Strict Rule He Has Taught His Children (Watch Video) ...Read More >
NewsVoir Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 31: slice, India's first digital & AI native bank, today opened its UPI credit card to all customers. The card, which launched on an invite-only basis in July 2025, has built a waitlist of more than 1.2 million customers. This launch marks one of the first large-scale efforts to build a credit product natively on UPI rails. The card is free to own and use, with no joining fee, no annual fee, and no maintenance charge of any kind. Payments through t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30: Life surprises you with unexpected turns. You think you have things under control and something sudden leaves you scrambling to fix things. Such instances are often accompanied by financial distress. To cope, you may consider a personal loan, which is an easy credit option with flexible terms. But what if you already have one? Can you get another, or can you simply opt for a top-up? Both options have their own perks. Also Read | UP Man Marks Divorce With 9 KM 'Danda ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31: Banks across India are set to witness a high number of non-working days in April 2026, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar indicating up to 14 days of closures in various states. This total includes regional festivals, national holidays, and standard weekend breaks. As the new financial year (FY 2026-27) commences, customers are advised to plan their branch-related tasks early, though digital services like UPI, IMPS, and Net Banking will remain operational thr ...Read More >
From April 1, 2026, RBI new rules for digital payments will change how Indians make online transactions. If you use UPI, cards or wallets, expect extra security checks. The Reserve Bank of India is making two-factor authentication mandatory, which means OTP alone will no longer be enough. Many users are searching for RBI digital payment rules April 1, what changes in UPI payments, and how this affects daily transactions. While the process may feel slightly longer, the goal is simple, make digit ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 11 (ANI): Hyderabad Police's Cyber crime unit has arrested four people for allegedly being involved in an online betting fraud worth atleast Rs 1.5 crore, officials informed on Wednesday. According to officials, the accused supplied SIM cards in the names of their family members and friends, which were used in online betting and gaming frauds through fake social media advertisements. The accused had allegedly approached a person pretending to be from a bettin ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 11 (ANI): Hyderabad Police's Cyber crime unit has arrested four people for allegedly being involved in an online betting fraud worth atleast Rs 1.5 crore, officials informed on Wednesday. According to officials, the accused supplied SIM cards in the names of their family members and friends, which were used in online betting and gaming frauds through fake social media advertisements. The accused had allegedly approached a person pretending to be from a betti ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) India undertook an "ambitious financial‑technology transformation in modern history," to become "one of the world's most advanced digital payment ecosystems" creating a model for developing economies, a report has said. India's model shows how "government policy, technological innovation and widespread mobile connectivity can combine to create efficient payment infrastructure," the report from Azerbaijan-based News.az said. India's digital payment revolutio ...Read More >
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], March 2: AONMeetings, the HIPAA-compliant browser-based video conferencing platform serving over 1,000 businesses worldwide, today announced it has been recognized in more than 30 G2 Spring 2026 Reports across three categories: Video Conferencing, Webinar, and Virtual Event Platforms. Notably, AONMeetings earned placement in G2's Asia Pacific Regional Grid® and Asia Regional Grid® Reports -- a milestone that coincides with the company's active India market expansio ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A portion of the frontal section of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Bholath, Kapurthala, was demolished on Monday by the office of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO). Khaira, a strong critic of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, condemned the move, calling it the dangerous introduction of "bulldozer (Pila-Panja) politics" in Punjab by Mann under directions from AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, aimed at silencing criticism and democratic dissent. As the de ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Vice-President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, called on the Vice-President of India, CP Radhakrishnan, at Uprashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. During the meeting, the two leaders discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in healthcare administration, agricultural research and enhancing connectivity and logistics between the two countries. Also Read | BAFTA 2026: PM Narendra Modi Hails Manipuri Film 'Boong' for Historic Win; 'A Moment of Immense Jo ...Read More >
Jaipur: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday launched Bharat-Vistaar app, saying that it marks the beginning of a digital revolution in agriculture. Through this AI-powered platform, farmers will gain timely and accurate access to a wide range of farming-related information, said Chouhan, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Launched nationally from the Pink City of Jaipur, Bharat-Vistaar will deliver comprehensive agricultural services to farmers through a unified ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 17: Almost 16 per cent of the world's AI talent is of Indian origin, giving India an edge in global AI capability talent, a white paper showed on Tuesday, adding that India is projected to contribute nearly 20 per cent of incremental global GDP growth over the next 15 years. Summit shifts AI narrative towards productivity and inclusion The white paper, launched at the 'India AI Impact Summit 2026' here, marks a strategic effort to shift the national AI narrative from a narrow fo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Almost 16 per cent of the world's AI talent is of Indian origin, giving India an edge in the global AI capability talent, a white paper showed on Tuesday, adding that India is projected to contribute nearly 20 per cent of incremental global GDP growth over the next 15 years. The white paper, launched at the 'India AI Impact Summit 2026' here, marks a strategic effort to shift the national AI narrative from a narrow focus on automation and displacement to one c ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Monday said that 'UPI One World' wallet services will be available for international visitors attending the ongoing five-day India AI Impact Summit. Through this pilot initiative, inbound foreign travellers will be able to make secure and real-time Person-to-Merchant (P2M) UPI payments during their visit to India. Visitors can use the wallet service without an Indian mobile number or bank account. "The 'UPI One World' wa ...Read More >
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