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In 2016, the idea of a Universal Basic Income in India made huge news by taking up over forty pages in the 2016–2017 India Economic Survey [3] as a serious and feasible solution to India's poverty and a hope for the economy as a whole. In India, this was an idea that has been discussed for decades in both the public and private spheres.
Mobile Payment Forum of India (MPFI) is the umbrella organisation which is responsible for deploying mobile payments in India. [3] India is the world's largest-growing mobile payments market. [4] Mobile payment surpassed credit card transactions in 2021, clocking an annual value greater than $1 trillion. [5]
Payworld is an Indian fintech company based that provides services including money transfer, recharges, and bill payments. [1] [2] The company was founded in 2006 by the Sugal & Damani group and has its headquarters in Gurgaon, Haryana. [3] [4] [5]
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is an Indian instant payment system as well as protocol developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in 2016. The interface facilitates inter-bank peer-to-peer (P2P) and person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions.
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.
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.
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) in collaboration with the Union Bank of India and the National Payment Corporation of India launched the IRCTC-UBI RuPay pre-paid card in 2015 to book tickets, do shopping and pay service bills. The card is the first of its kind in the market, as both virtual and physical cards are issued ...
MobiKwik is an Indian financial technology company, founded in 2009 that provides a mobile phone-based payment system and digital wallet. [3] [4] In 2013 the Reserve Bank of India authorized the company's use of the MobiKwik wallet, [5] and in May 2016 the company began providing small loans to consumers as part of its service.