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As of 2023 there are 907.4 million internet users in India (64% of the population), a 35% increase since 2018. [3] 63% payments still being made in cash. E-payments have been heavily promoted in India showing consumers the various ways they can make these payments Including ATMs, the Internet, mobile phones and drop boxes.
RBI launched Digital Rupee for Wholesale (e₹-W) catering to financial institutions for interbank settlements and Digital Rupee for Retail (e₹-R) for consumer and business transactions. [8] The implementation of the Digital Rupee aims to remove the security printing cost borne by the general public, businesses, banks, and RBI on physical ...
With UPI representing 62% of digital payment transactions in FY 2022–2023, it has been the primary driver of the overall development of digital payment transactions in India. [105] In January 2024, the value of UPI transactions reached ₹18.41 trillion, a slight increase of 1% from ₹18.23 trillion in December 2023. From 12.02 billion in ...
The Reserve Bank of India started a pilot for the e-rupee, devised as a digital alternative to physical cash, in December 2022, and successfully reached a target of 1 million retail transactions ...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is working with lenders to introduce new features to popularise the central bank digital currency (CBDC), the so-called e-rupee, according to six people familiar ...
As of 2023, Namma Yatri has over 1.7 lakh drivers on board and 40 lakh riders who had reserved 20 million rides using the application. [156] On 18 December 2023, the Hyderabad Auto & Taxi Drivers Association announced the release of a new ride-hailing app supported by ONDC protocols.
A consumer using a special mobile phone equipped with a smartcard waves their phone near a reader module. Most transactions do not require authentication, but some require authentication using PIN, before transaction is completed. The payment could be deducted from a pre-paid account or charged to a mobile or bank account directly.
BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) is an Indian state-owned mobile payment app developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), based on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Launched on 30 December 2016, [1] it is intended to facilitate e-payments directly through banks and encourage cashless transactions.