Tag: Digital Payments
Stuck in India, WhatsApp launches digital payments first in Brazil
As WhatsApp Payments remain stuck in India, Facebook CEO mark Zuckerberg has announced to launch digital payments for people using WhatsApp in Brazil, where...
Paytm expands postpaid services to cover offline stores
Paytm has expanded its ‘Paytm Postpaid’ offering to cover neighbourhood kirana stores and retail chains like Reliance Fresh, Haldiram, Apollo Pharmacy, Croma, Shoppers Stop,...
Facebook, Paypal eye digital payments market in Southeast Asia
With an aim to cement their position in the fast-growing digital payments market in Southeast Asia, Facebook and Paypal have invested in Gojek, Indonesia-based...
Facebook, Paypal invest in Indonesian ride-hailing, digital payments firm Gojek
Facebook and Paypal have announced to invest in Gojek, Indonesias first and fastest growing app for ordering food, shopping, commuting and making digital payments...
7.26 million records of BHIM users data leaked: Report
Security researchers have discovered that about 7.26 million records linked to users of mobile payments app BHIM were left exposed to the public by...
BharatPe hires ex-Walmart Labs executive in senior role
Merchant fintech start-up BharatPe has announced to appoint ex-Walmart Labs executive Ankur Jain as Chief Product Officer. Jain will contribute to BharatPe’s aggressive plans...
Pine Labs launches instant payments
Pine Labs, one of Asia’s leading merchant commerce platforms has introduced Instant Payments, another remote payment acceptance option following the success of ePOS by...
Google Pay’s ‘Nearby Spot’ now available in 35 Indian cities
Google Pay has announced that it’s ‘Nearby Spot’ feature is now available in 35 cities across the country. Last month, Google Pay launched a...
Mobile wallets Q1 transactions volume drops 4% in India: Report
The number of transactions done on mobile wallets in Q1 2020 was 1.08 billion and the value of transactions was Rs 429 billion in...
Digital payments fraud concerns up in India amid COVID-19
Almost half of Indian consumers are more concerned about digital payments fraud now than when COVID-19 first emerged, said a survey. Nearly one third...