
Indian fintech ecosystem and real-time payment infrastructure creating opportunities for global expansion.

Indian fintech ecosystem and real-time payment infrastructure creating opportunities for global expansion.

Indian banking professionals exploring AI-powered financial technology and digital finance solutions.

UPI reaches a record 24.51 billion transactions in August 2026, highlighting India's continued growth in digital payments and financial technology.

Digital UPI payments being made by Indian consumers and merchants using smartphones.

Feature phones get internet-free payments Key Highlights News Story New Delhi, August 31, 2026: Fintech company PhonePe has launched PhonePe UPI 123Pay, a new service designed to enable feature phone users to make UPI transactions without requiring an internet connection. The company said the service is aimed at extending digital...

PM Jan Dhan Yojana has completed 12 years with 59.09 crore accounts, ₹3.17 lakh crore in deposits and 41.29 crore RuPay cards issued across India.

PhonePe leads India's UPI market with 10.86 billion transactions in July as digital payments continue to grow.

Image Summary: A realistic editorial illustration showing India's UPI digital payments ecosystem, with a smartphone displaying a generic digital payment interface, merchants and consumers using cashless payments, and a subtle visual representation of infrastructure costs, banks, fintech companies and public investment.

A realistic image of a customer making a UPI payment by scanning a QR code at a retail store, highlighting India's digital payments ecosystem and merchant transactions.

Customer making a UPI QR code payment at an Indian retail store as the government considers reintroducing merchant fees for select digital transactions.
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