Cashless Transactions

Rahul Gandhi initially said that demonetisation could be game-changing decision, Congress' Milind Deora tells Firstpost

Milind Deora recalled that when demonetisation was announced, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi did not immediately oppose the move, though the party wanted to do so.

Narendra Modi in Karnataka: PM slams Congress, accuses it of 'shameless' U-turn on Kashmir

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Congress during his visit to Karnataka, accusing it of "shamelessly" taking a U-turn on Kashmir, using a language spoken by Pakistan and stalling significant projects.

Village in Naxal-affected Dantewada district gets PM award for going cashless

An initiative to make a remote village cashless in the Naxal-affected Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh was on Friday rewarded for excellence in public administration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

As cash flow is increasing, number of digital transactions are falling, and here's the data to prove it

The demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes in November last year was a move designed to flush out black money and push India into the age of digital transactions. While success in the former department might be questionable, what of the latter?

From steps to curb tax evasion to sops for realty: Highlights of Finance Bill passed in LS

After scrapping high-value currency notes in November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing a raft of measures to boost cashless transactions and curb tax evasion

National level policy to reduce charges on cashless transactions being worked on

Union Minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir on Wednesday said the Centre will frame a policy to further reduce charges on cashless transactions.

Despite 110% increase in m-Wallet transactions since demonetisation, there are hurdles that still need to go

Ever since the prime minister demonetised the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes from circulation, there has been one category that has been seeing massive growth, every month. That category is the mobile wallet category.

Union Budget 2017-18: Behind Arun Jaitley’s rural push lies a very real political concern

Is Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Budget overtly populist, thus political?

Govt to roll out Aadhaar Pay for cashless transactions

Aadhaar Pay service will enable people to make and receive payments using their Aadhaar number and biometrics

What PhonePe-ICICI Bank row shows: India needs a quick-footed fintech regulator

ICICI Bank refusing to acknowledge PhonePe transactions is like Airtel or Vodafone not taking calls from Reliance Jio, on which the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) last year ordered fine on telecom operators.