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Processing Power of Global Payment Networks

As India’s UPI has surpassed the industry giant, Visa, with over 650 million daily transactions, we prepared a brief illustration of the global payment networks’ processing volumes and values. Can real-time payments beat the cards?

News

Visa Dethroned: UPI Becomes World’s Most Used Payment System

India’s UPI has gone from a domestic game-changer to the world’s leading real-time payment system in less than a decade of its existence, surpassing the industry giant – Visa – with over 650 million daily transactions.

Articles

From Cards to Direct Transfers: The A2A Payment Transformation in Europe and Beyond

The global payment landscape is rapidly changing driven by a seismic shift in popular transaction methods. A closer look at payment statistics reveals that account-to-account (A2A) transfers are ascending in importance. Its growing dominance among other payment types is especially evident in the European market.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon Reportedly Invests $41 Million in Amazon Pay India

The media published information according to which Amazon invested Rs 350 crore (about $41 billion) in Amazon Pay India.

News

Apple Reportedly to Source All US-Bound iPhones From India

The media published information according to which Apple accelerated the implementation of its plan to source all iPhones to the United States from India, which is a kind of response from the technology giant to the new US tariffs.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Western Union & HCL Technologies to Revolutionise Remittance With AI-Driven Tools

Money transfer leader Western Union has united efforts with Indian multinational IT company HCL Technologies (HCLTech), reversing the trend of remittance players using little to no AI.

News

Lam Research to Invest Over $1 Billion in India

United States-based chip toolmaker company Lam Research said it will invest more than 100 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) in the southern Indian state of Karnataka in the next few years.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Cashfree Payments Secures $53M to Boost Market Reach

The Indian fintech startup Cashfree Payments has raised $53 million in a Series C funding round to accelerate the market growth of its innovative payment solutions across multiple digital sectors.

News

Indian Crypto Holders Face Penalty on Undisclosed Gains

In India, cryptocurrency traders may face significant tax penalties due to previously undisclosed profits under new amendments to the tax legislation of this South Asian country.

Fintech & Ecommerce

UPI Transactions Halt for Select Apps

UPI app users are advised to check with their service providers to confirm compliance with the new guidelines, ensuring uninterrupted transactions flow.

News

India Joins GenAI Race

India is planning a GenAI project tailored to the nation’s unique cultural and linguistic diversity.

News

Slice Bank Seeks Financing to Expand

Indian fintech Slice Bank is looking to raise between $250-$300 million to expand its offering with merchant services.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Digital Payments Surge in Non-Metro Cities of India

The digital payment revolution in India has extended beyond its major metropolitan areas and is now thriving in non-metro cities as well.

News

Trading Platform Groww Considers 2025 IPO

India’s largest retail stock trading platform Groww is eyeing an initial public offering (IPO) this year.

News

Microsoft to Invest $3 Billion in India

Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella announced last Tuesday, January 7, that the company would spend $3 billion to expand its Azure cloud and artificial intelligence capacity in India.

Finance & Economics

Indian Startup Funding Witnesses 20% Growth

In 2024, the Indian startup ecosystem recovered strongly, with funding exceeding $12 billion across 993 deals.