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Reserve Bank Of India To Expand Digital Payment Options

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India has seen a steady stream of digital payments since it locked down to prevent the spread of COVID-19 , but the nation of 1.3 To remedy the problem, the Reserve Bank of India supports an option for offline payments through cards, wallets and mobile devices. In July, the National Payments Corp.

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RBI To Allow Non-Bank And UPI Methods For FASTags Payments

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made some payment moves to boost the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) in the country, according to the Business Standard. . The requests are going to be handled by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

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Businesses, Consumer Groups Push To Keep Cash Alive

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“We’re most encouraged to see such widespread bipartisan support for the Payne bill,” said Bruce Renard, Executive Director of coalition member The National ATM Council, Inc. This law will establish sound and consistent guidelines to help preserve a nationwide option for consumers to pay with cash.”.

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India’s Central Bank Looks To Measure Digitization

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In October 2019, the bank released guidelines for various kinds of digital payments systems. In July, the bank signaled intentions to offer global use of the Unified Payments Interface for inter-bank digital transactions developed by the National Payments Corp. of India. In June, according to published reports, the system executed 1.34

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China Tests Facial Recognition Subway Payment

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Right now the experiment is being limited to one station, and people will be able to scan faces at the same place they enter subway cards or tap their phones. One of the advantages of the system is that forgetting a subway card will be a thing of the past.

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How to Withdraw Money from the ATM Using UPI

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United Payments Interface, which comes under the purview of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has gained phenomenal traction in India post its launch in 2016. Using this new feature called Interoperable Cardless Cash Withdrawal (ICCW), customers will be saved the trouble of carrying their cards or remembering their ATM PINs.

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EBL Introduced First e-KYC Account in Bangladesh

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The bank launched the solution on Sunday inline with Bangladesh Bank's electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) guideline to help customers and employees maintain maximum possible social distancing amid the Covid-19 pandemic said a press release. Source: Dhaka Tribune ) Eligibility: - Any individual with Valid NID (Old NID or Smart Card).