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A Brief Introduction on UPI ONE WORLD Foreign Nationals/NRIs from G20 countries Travellers to India would be able to soak themselves in to the Indian culture, food and many ethnic vibrancies, along with the Made in India – UPI and experience the power of digital payments with ease and convenience. What is UPI ONE WORLD? UPI One World is a slice of the UPI experience crafted for inbound travellers. It is the Prepaid payment instrument linked to UPI provided to foreign nationals/ NRIs coming from G20 countries. The PPI on UPI wallet can be used for merchant transactions across the country. How to avail the above service? Inbound travellers (foreign nationals/NRIs) will be able to get UPI One World (PPI on UPI) from PPI Issuers at any location which is permitted to perform money exchange operations in accordance with RBI / FEMA guidelines. KYC “UPI One World” can now be issued to foreign nationals/NRIs from G20 countries basis Passport and Valid Visa. The PPI Issuer in con...

In today's digital age, online payments have become an integral part of our lives. With the introduction of UPI (Unified Payments Interface), making digital transactions has become more accessible and convenient than ever before. However, as with any online transaction, there are always risks involved. To ensure the safety and security of UPI transactions, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has introduced the UPI Safety Shield. What is UPI Safety Shield? UPI Safety Shield is a security feature introduced by NPCI to provide additional protection to UPI users against fraudulent activities. It is a symbol that indicates that the UPI app or payment platform adheres to the security guidelines set by NPCI. The UPI Safety Shield is displayed as a green shield with a tick mark, and it is prominently displayed on the UPI app or payment platform that has been certified by NPCI. How does UPI Safety Shield work? The UPI Safety Shield works by ensuring that the UPI ap...

In India, digital payments have become increasingly popular in recent years, with the advent of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) being a major contributing factor. UPI is a real-time payment system that facilitates inter-bank transactions, allowing users to send and receive money instantly. In addition to this, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has recently introduced a new feature called UPI 123 pay, which aims to make digital transactions even more convenient and efficient. So, what exactly is UPI 123 pay? UPI 123 pay is a new feature that allows users to send or receive money by simply entering the recipient's virtual payment address (VPA) or mobile number or Aadhaar number. The feature eliminates the need to enter a long UPI ID or bank account details every time one wants to make a payment, making the transaction process faster and more user-friendly. How does UPI 123 pay work? UPI 123 pay works by linking the user's UPI ID or bank account de...

In today's digital age, mobile phones have become an integral part of our lives. With the increasing penetration of mobile devices, the use of USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) technology has also gained popularity. USSD is a communication protocol used by GSM cellular telephones to communicate with the service provider's computers. It allows users to access various services by dialing a short code on their mobile phones. The National Unified USSD Platform (NUUP) is a mobile banking service that was launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in collaboration with telecom service providers in India. NUUP is a USSD-based platform that allows users to access banking services on their mobile phones by dialing a short code (*99#). The platform was launched to provide basic banking services to the masses, including those who do not have access to internet-enabled smartphones. NUUP provides a simple and secure platform for banking services s...

Table of Contents More on UPI-PayNow Integration News What are Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow? Advantages of this Linkage How will India Benefit? FAQs Context: India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Singapore’s PayNow have been recently integrated. More on UPI-PayNow Integration News UPI Integration: To enable faster remittances between India and Singapore, India’s retail payment system, UPI, and its equivalent network in Singapore, PayNow, have been integrated. Singapore has now become the first country with which cross-border Person to Person (P2P) payment facilities have been launched. Process: The PayNow-UPI linkage is the world’s first such linkage featuring cloud-based infrastructure and participation by non-bank financial institutions. It will allow users of the two quick payment systems in either nation to send money across borders quickly, securely, and affordably vi...

How Will be UPI Implemented in Nepal - The First Country to Adopt UPI Payments System The unified payments interface is the buzzword for the pandemic year. Ever since the pandemic hit, people became scared of touching any surface in the world. This was the time when the UPI came to the rescue. UPI or the unified payments interface is a method or gateway that is capable of transferring money from one bank to the other. This is a life saviour in a country like India. We are a country of more than a billion people and everyone has to do certain basic transactions everyday. With so many transactions happening all over the country, it becomes hard and inconvenient. UPI eases just that thing. It lets you pay directly from your bank and you don’t have to carry notes and currency of small denominations and even larger denominations. In all its sense, UPI was a game-changer in India. It is fast, safe, easy and convenient. There was however some issue over the UPI case in...

Arificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing field that involves developing computer systems that can perform tasks that would typically require human intelligence, such as learning, problem-solving, decision-making, and perception. AI is transforming many aspects of our lives, from virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa to self-driving cars and personalized medicine. In this blog, we will explore the basics of AI, its history, applications, and future prospects. What is Artificial Intelligence? Artificial intelligence is the ability of computer systems to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as recognizing speech, interpreting images, understanding natural language, making decisions, and learning from experience. AI is based on the principle that a computer can be programmed to simulate human intelligence, including reasoning, perception, and decision-making. AI can be categorized into two types: narrow AI and general AI. Narrow AI, also known ...

Structured Financial Messaging System (SFMS) is a secure messaging standard developed to serve as a platform for intra-bank and inter-bank applications. It is an Indian standard similar to SWIFT (Society for World-wide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) which is the international messaging system used for financial messaging globally.  SFMS can be used for secure communication within the bank and between banks. The SFMS was launched on December 14, 2001 at IDRBT. It allows the definition of message structures, message formats, and authorization of the same for usage by the financial community. SFMS has a number of features and it is a modularized and web enabled software, with a flexible architecture facilitating centralized or distributed deployment. The access control is through Smart Card based user access and messages are secured by means of standard encryption and authentication services conforming to ISO standards.   The intra-bank part of SFMS is u...

Unified Payments Interface (UPI): How is UPI transforming the way people are transacting? Do you remember the first time you paid someone using any UPI (Unified Payments Interface) application? If you think long, and hard, and also check your first payment, you will know the answer to this question, UPI was introduced in India on April 11, 2016, and today, almost everyone you know is using some or the other UPI application. Now, imagine your life without UPI transactions. Before you start thinking about how much cash should I transact for when this happens, STOP! Luckily, this is just a thought but it allows us to understand the extent to which UPI has taken over our lives. Online payments have become our go-to and there are people who have stopped carrying cash altogether. It is extremely strange how technology changes our daily lives and we adapt to it so quickly. Let’s understand what is UPI and how is it changing the way people are transacting, before that, prepare to h...

Context: The government plans to start a GPS-based toll system in place of FASTag. Details: National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 has been amended to allow collection of toll fees based on distance travelled by the vehicle on the NH. Benefits:  It will ensure seamless payment and vehicle movement on national highways. It would end the role of toll plazas across the country. It  may lead to a reduction in toll charges as vehicles will be charged on the actual distance travelled and not fixed charges, as at toll plazas currently. It will also withdraw local residential passes or other concessions available for travel on highways. How does GPS-based tolling work? It will need amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act to facilitate the new technology-based tolling. Vehicles will need to be fitted with a device that can track its movement on the highways. Highways will be geo-fenced, creati...

Here are some FAQs on FASTag What is FASTag?   FASTag is an electronic toll collection system, operated by the NHAI. Based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, FASTag is affixed on the windscreen of vehicles. In other words, FASTags are prepaid rechargeable tags for toll collection. FASTags do not have any expiry date, hence, they can be used as long as they are not tampered with and are readable at the toll plazas.   How does FASTag system work?   Vehicles which have FASTag enabled on them, do not have to stop at toll gates as charges are deducted from the prepaid or bank account when the vehicle is moving. This means that drivers do not have to stop their vehicle to make transactions as the toll collection will be done electronically under the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) programme.   Is FASTag mandatory?   Yes, from December 1, 2019 FASTag will be mandatory. If FASTag is missing from a vehicle, the driver will have to...

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Unified Payments System['UPI'] was launched by the National Payments Corporation of India ['NPCI'] with the aim of integrating the payment mechanisms of India. Since, its launch in 2016, digital transactions using UPI has increased significantly. As per RBI's annual reports, for the year of 2015, total digital payments for retail transactions amounted to Rs. 1.54 lakh crores. However, after the advent of UPI, this number reached Rs.17.4lakh crores in 2022. This increase in transactions can be credited to several features of UPI but the most important being no transaction cost. However, this lack of a transaction fee on UPI platforms has become a bone of contention between the Finance Ministry and the Payment Council of India ['PCI'], which represents the digital payment aggregators operating in India. Even though there is no fee for a transaction on UPI, this does not mean that there is no cost for maintaining and operating t...