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India’s Fintech Reset Is Here and Three Big Moves Show What Comes Next
Read the story ↗: India’s Fintech Reset Is Here and Three Big Moves Show What Comes NextPaytm’s aggregator approval, PayU’s return to profit and a lending ecosystem shift signal a new phase of compliance driven, trust first growth.
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Fintech Industry Warns of Growing Monopoly in India’s UPI Network
Read the story ↗: Fintech Industry Warns of Growing Monopoly in India’s UPI NetworkWith PhonePe and Google Pay handling over 80 percent of UPI payments, the India Fintech Foundation has called for immediate policy action to prevent systemic risks.
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Razorpay, NPCI, and OpenAI Launch Agentic Payments Pilot to Enable UPI Inside ChatGPT
Read the story ↗: Razorpay, NPCI, and OpenAI Launch Agentic Payments Pilot to Enable UPI Inside ChatGPTThe future of commerce is conversational as AI and UPI converge in a first-of-its-kind pilot.
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Gen AI and Agentic AI Set to Reshape India’s Payments Future
Read the story ↗: Gen AI and Agentic AI Set to Reshape India’s Payments FutureA new PwC India report highlights how intelligent automation will redefine the next phase of digital payments.
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SEBI Launches Validated UPI Handles to Curb Payment Fraud
Read the story ↗: SEBI Launches Validated UPI Handles to Curb Payment FraudNew “@valid” UPI IDs and SEBI Check tool aim to protect investors from fraudulent collections.
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UPI Payments Go Live in Qatar with Qatar Duty Free
Read the story ↗: UPI Payments Go Live in Qatar with Qatar Duty FreeNPCI ties up with Qatar National Bank to enable QR-based UPI payments.
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RBI Issues New Guidelines for Regulating Payment Aggregators
Read the story ↗: RBI Issues New Guidelines for Regulating Payment AggregatorsNew framework classifies aggregators into three categories effective immediately
