New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said on Wednesday that UPI on-device biometric authentication-based payments accounted for over 611 million transactions in June, with a total transaction value of Rs 25,416 crore, reflecting strong adoption across everyday payment use cases.The feature enables users to authorise UPI payments using smartphone’s fingerprint or facial recognition.The growing adoption of biometric authentication reflects the increasing pre…
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Vadodara/Gandhinagar, June 21 (IANS) The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) re-examination is currently underway across Gujarat under strict security arrangements, as lakhs of medical aspirants sit for one of India’s largest competitive examinations conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Across the state, examination centres opened under heavy police presence and multi-agency coordination, with strict entry checks, surveillance systems and regulated movement of candidates i…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)-backed BHIM app will now allow users to view their credit scores alongside everyday transactions, following a tie-up between TransUnion CIBIL and NPCI BHIM Services Limited, it was announced on Monday.With this integration, users can directly check their CIBIL Score and Credit Information Report on the BHIM app, enabling them to track their credit health without leaving the platform.Moreover, access to credit data will …
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) From April 1, 2026, making digital payments in India is set to become more secure, but slightly more time-consuming, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rolls out new rules for online transactions.The central bank has made two-factor authentication (2FA) mandatory for all digital payments, including those made through UPI, debit and credit cards, and mobile wallets.This means that OTP alone will no longer be sufficient to complete a transaction. Users will now have to g…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) NPCI BHIM Services Limited (NBSL), a wholly owned arm of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), on Tuesday introduced a new biometric authentication feature for UPI payments on the BHIM Payments App.This update allows users to approve transactions of up to Rs 5,000 using their smartphone’s fingerprint or facial recognition, making payments faster and more convenient.With this feature, users no longer need to enter their UPI PIN for every small transaction. It…