Cashless

Why Misirpur village traded in its cards for cash

Shop owners dumped the swipe machines and reverted to cash sales owing to repeated transaction failures.

Budget 2018: Mere incentives will not do the trick, needs a clear roadmap to migrate to digital society, say Firstpost panelists

Non-cash transactions spiked when cash was withdrawn from the economy overnight but as the cash returned, growth in digital transactions returned to the pre-demonetisation levels

Digital companies taking control of the global economy is a matter of concern, says former UN official

The platform provided by digital companies is not limited to only commerce. It has been expanded to logistics, finance, payments and others areas.

Digital transaction volume in India has leapfrogged by three years after November 2016: SBI Report

The report further said that such digitalisation will result in lower inflation.

Going cashless at universities: Govt can also look at giving exemption with some riders

Universities going cashless would spread to other institutions and establishments given the me-too attitude of the Indians by and large

Jharkhand govt committed to corruption-free governance, transparency: CM Raghubar Das

Raghubar Das said that his government is committed to giving corruption-free governance through transparency and accountability to the people of the state.

All campuses of St. Xavier's College to go 100 percent cashless

Students would be issued rechargeable prepaid cards to pay for their on-campus activities including canteen transactions.

Society is getting closer to cash-free future: Study

More than a third of Europeans and Americans would be happy to go without cash and rely on electronic forms of payment if they could.

Tata Power announces that it uses only cashless transactions for making all its payments

Tata Power has announced that 100 percent of its payables are carried through with cashless transactions.

Paytm is in talks with SoftBank to raise $1.5bn

Electronics payments provider Paytm is in talks with Japan's SoftBank Group to raise $1.2 to $1.5 billion