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Digital payments safety: RBI Deputy Governor Rao flags off Chandigarh walkathon; stresses responsible digital use – The Times of India

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Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor M Rajeshwar Rao on Sunday flagged off a walkathon on cyber security awareness at Sukhna Lake here, stressing that banking services, especially digital platforms, are designed for public convenience and must be used responsibly.The walkathon, organised by the Bankers’ Club, Chandigarh, saw enthusiastic participation from bankers across the region,…

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin now accepts cryptocurrency payments for space flights; here’s how to book your rocket ticket | – The Times of India

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Blue Origin, the pioneering space exploration company founded by Jeff Bezos, has taken a bold step into the future by accepting cryptocurrency payments for its space tourism flights. This initiative allows customers worldwide to book seats on Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rockets using a variety of digital currencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, USDT, and…

At Rs 25.1 lakh crore, UPI payments hit new high in July – Times of India

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Mumbai: UPI transactions reached a new peak in July 2025, with a record 1,947 crore transactions worth nearly Rs 25.1 lakh crore. This marked a 35% year-on-year growth in transaction volume and a 22% rise in transaction value.The average daily transaction count in July stood at 62.8 crore , higher than June’s 61.3 crore. Likewise,…

Paytm turns profitable: Fintech firm posts Rs 122.5 crore Q1 net profit, driven by cost cuts and payments growth – Times of India

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Fintech major One97 Communications, which operates under the Paytm brand, reported its first-ever consolidated net profit of Rs 122.5 crore in the quarter ended June 2025 (Q1 FY26), helped by cost optimisation and a rise in payment revenues, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.The firm had posted a net loss of Rs 840…

Surge in UPI payments reduced cash usage: IMF – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: The rise in UPI payments has helped reduce use of cash in India, a new paper by a team from IMF has said, while using proxies, such as cash withdrawal from ATMs and currency in circulation as a proportion of GDP.“Since its launch in 2016, UPI has grown quickly, while some proxies for…

Trump Considers Executive Order on College Athlete Payments

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President Trump is considering an executive order to examine payments made to college athletes and whether they have created an unfair system, two people briefed on the matter said Friday. Mr. Trump’s focus on the issue — which he’s talked about in the past, one of the people briefed on the matter noted — was…

No plan for GST on 2,000+ UPI payments: Govt – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Govt on Friday clarified that it is not considering to levy GST on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000. Clarifying on reports, which said govt is considering levying GST on UPI transactions over Rs 2,000, the finance ministry said they are false, misleading, and without any basis.GST is levied on charges, such as Merchant…

To eliminate cash toll payments, NHAI to go for variable UPI system | India News – The Times of India

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NEW DELHI: To eliminate cash transactions at toll plazas for paying double the user fee as a penalty for not having a FASTag or for using a blacklisted one, the NHAI will implement a variable UPI payment system. The initial trial has started at the Kherki Dhaula toll plaza in Haryana and will be extended…

In Overture to Trump, Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas Ends Payments for Prisoners

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For years, the Palestinian administration in the occupied West Bank has doled out hundreds of millions of dollars in stipends to the families of Palestinians jailed or killed by Israel — including those involved in violent attacks. The United States and Israel have long condemned the payments and pressured the Palestinian Authority to end them….

Trump Amplifies Conspiracy Over U.S. Payments to Politico

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President Trump amplified unfounded claims on Thursday that the government had been paying news media outlets to generate positive coverage of Democrats. The conspiracy theories appear to have been generated by records showing payments for something much more innocuous: subscriptions. Mr. Trump said on his Truth Social site that “billions of dollars” from U.S.A.I.D. and…