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Microsoft's Jay Parikh emphasizes that the future of AI hinges on scalable deployment with trust and real-world impact, not just powerful models. He highlights India's strengths in developer talent, enterprise adoption, and digital infrastructure, positioning it as a key hub for global AI innovation and implementation.

EPFO members will soon withdraw provident fund money directly using UPI. Testing is complete, and funds will transfer to linked bank accounts. This move simplifies access for over seven crore members. EPFO is also enhancing services through WhatsApp and has significantly reduced litigation cases. These initiatives aim to improve service delivery and member convenience.

Principal Secretary PK Mishra cautioned financial systems against excessive speculation and market instability, emphasizing their connection to the real economy and citizens' lives. He highlighted India's digital public infrastructure, including the JAM trinity and UPI, as transformative forces for financial inclusion and credit access, particularly for underserved populations.

In a decade, India built the world’s largest population-scale real-time payments system. It changed not just banking, but behaviour itself

India's financial landscape has been revolutionized by UPI, the nation's digital payments centerpiece. Launched in 2016, it has become the world's largest real-time payment system by volume, processing billions of transactions monthly. UPI has significantly expanded financial inclusion, bringing millions into the digital economy and setting a global benchmark for inclusive financial innovation.

India's unified payments interface now leads the world in real-time payment transactions, accounting for 49 percent globally. This homegrown system has transformed financial inclusion, reaching informal markets and enabling seamless transactions. UPI's success is a global reference model, expanding its reach internationally and evolving into a comprehensive financial platform.

National Highway toll payments will now be exclusively digital via FASTag or UPI, aiming to boost efficiency and transparency. While most of the country transitions, five states and one Union Territory are exempt due to election code of conduct. This move encourages FASTag adoption, reducing queues and environmental impact.

Foreign visitors are increasingly impressed by India's seamless digital payment system, particularly its widespread QR code integration. A German traveler's viral video highlighted how easy it is to pay vendors, in temples, and for taxis using just a smartphone, calling it 'Real Digi-India' and showcasing the nation's cashless convenience.

National highways will cease accepting cash payments at toll plazas from April 10, transitioning to a fully digital system. This move by the NHAI aims to enhance efficiency and reduce congestion by exclusively using FASTag and UPI. Concurrently, toll rates on national highways and expressways in Uttar Pradesh have seen a slight increase, affecting various vehicle types.

Transactions on the unified payments interface (UPI) platform hit a new high of 890 crore in April 2023. The value of these transactions was also at a new record at Rs 14.07 lakh crore.

The unified payments interface (UPI) ends 2021 on a record high, value of transactions crosses 8 lakh crore mark in December. This is almost double the transaction value recorded in December, 2020, at 4.16 lakh crore.

In a move that will make mobile-to-mobile transactions practical enough for everyday use, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Thursday launched its Unified Payment Interface (UPI) project.

Bhutan has become the first country to adopt UPI standard for online payments. If you are travelling to Bhutan from India then you will soon be able to use UPI-based apps to make payments.

Parliament's finance committee has raised alarms over digital payment sustainability, urging a viable revenue model for UPI's growth. It also highlighted structural gaps in formal lending, recommending a policy shift for Jan Dhan Yojana towards active usage. Cybersecurity weaknesses in banks and declining insurance penetration were also flagged, with calls for stricter penalties and zero tolerance for claim repudiations.

HSBC India has announced the roll-out of its unified payments interface (UPI) solution for corporates in India. The solution will enable corporates to send and receive money leveraging the interoperable platform managed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).