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  Credit card for UPI payment — Is It really free? NPCI’s new guidelines reveal the truth

  November 05, 2025 13:20 IST

  Any user having a RuPay credit card can link it to the UPI app (like PhonePe, Google Pay, Paytm). Following this, he/she can make payments directly from the credit card by scanning the QR code.

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  Online payment redefined in India with CRED, RuPay and IndusInd Bank partnership

  Technology | September 16, 2025 9:24 IST

  Three major players- IndusInd Bank, RuPay and CRED collaborated for a new financial product (credit card), promoting online payment culture. With instant redemptions, premium perks, and gold purchase options, RuPay’s strong e-commerce presence is set to help the card redefine online payments.

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  'India has always played role of first responder for Maldives': PM Modi tells Muizzu | WATCH

  World | October 07, 2024 14:53 IST

  The Indian Prime Minister emphasised how New Delhi has always given preference to Male and its people by launching multiple projects. This year, PM Modi said the State Bank of India (SBI) did a rollover of 100 million dollars of the Treasury Bench of Maldives.

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  How are RuPay credit card transactions on UPI growing in India? Check here

  Technology | May 23, 2024 23:08 IST

  In June 2022, the RBI allowed individuals to link their credit cards to UPI, enabling payments by simply scanning QR codes. Here's a look at how the system has expanded since then and who the major beneficiaries are.

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  Maldives to launch India's RuPay service despite tensions between two nations

  World | May 23, 2024 20:31 IST

  Despite the challenges in their relationship, the Maldives is set to introduce India's RuPay service, hailed by a senior minister as a means to "strengthen the Maldivian Rufiyaa." RuPay, developed by the NPCI, stands as India's pioneering card payment network.

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  President Murmu holds tete-a-tete meeting with Mauritius PM Jugnauth, presents RuPay card

  World | March 12, 2024 8:57 IST

  President Murmu also held a bilateral meeting with her Mauritian counterpart Prithvirajsing Roopun on Monday and presented him with a RuPay card. She also announced a special provision to grant an Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card to the 7th generation of Indian-origin people in Mauritius.

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  India in talks with different countries to make Rupay acceptable in their nation: Sitharaman

  Business | October 12, 2022 7:27 IST

  Sitharaman made the remarks at the prestigious Brookings Institute think-tank during a fireside chat with eminent economist Eshwar Prasad.

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  LIC Cards launches RuPay prepaid gift card 'Shagun'

  Business | June 16, 2021 15:26 IST

  The purpose of this card is to expand the gift card market with an intent to promote cashless ways of gifting and present a wide range of end-use choices and in future foray into the market of e-gift cards, LIC CSL said in a statement.

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  PM Modi, Bhutanese PM jointly launch RuPay card Phase-II

  India | November 20, 2020 12:14 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering on Friday launched RuPay card Phase-II that will allow Bhutanese card holders to access the RuPay network in India.

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  Modi, Bhutanese PM to jointly launch RuPay card Phase-II on Friday

  India | November 19, 2020 20:49 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering will on Friday launch RuPay card Phase-II that will allow Bhutanese cardholders to access the RuPay network in India.

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  Are you a RuPay card user? Here's how you can get upto 65% discount

  October 26, 2020 20:29 IST

  The NPCI will provide discounts up to 65 percent on the various branded items purchase using RuPay card.

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  UPI, RuPay facility in international markets as NPCI launches subsidiary to go global: What we know

  Business | August 20, 2020 18:57 IST

  To take highly popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI), RuPay to more countries, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced the launch of a subsidiary for its international growth ambitions.

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  Use RuPay card, get cashback upto Rs 16,000 in these 8 countries: Things you MUST know

  Business | January 03, 2020 11:47 IST

  Indians travelling to the UAE, Singapore, Sri Lanka, the UK, the US, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand will be able to earn up to Rs 16,000 cashback per month by getting their RuPay International Card activated. Here are things you must know to avail the cashback benefit.

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  RuPay, UPI without MDR will kill digital payments industry: Payment Council of India

  Business | December 30, 2019 20:49 IST

  No MDR charges on transactions through RuPay cards and UPI payments will kill the digital payments industry, the Payments Council of India stated on Monday while criticising the government's move.

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  No MDR charges applicable on payment via RuPay, UPI from Jan 1, says Nirmala Sitharaman

  Business | December 28, 2019 18:34 IST

  In a bid to promote digital payments, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said no MDR charges will be applicable on transactions through homegrown RuPay and UPI platforms beginning January 1, 2020.

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  Is there any difference between Mastercard, Visa or RuPay card?

  Business | October 16, 2019 19:03 IST

  We all use Debit/Credit card for transactions, but do we know what is Master Card or a Visa Card of for that matter RuPay? What mainly are the differences between these? Let’s read out a few of the points to know about the facts in an enhanced way.

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  NPCI reduces merchant discount rate on RuPay debit cards

  Business | September 13, 2019 21:32 IST

  The card-based QR transactions (Bharat QR) MDR also has been reduced to 0.50 per cent with a maximum cap of Rs 150 per transaction, to boost asset lite infrastructure for digital payments.

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  PM Modi buys laddoo from Abu Dhabi outlet, launches RuPay card in UAE

  India | August 24, 2019 22:38 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the first RuPay card payment in UAE by swiping it from a mock Chhappan Bhog Abu Dhabi outlet and purchased one-kilogram laddoo. The prime minister will offer it as a 'prasad' at Shreenathji Temple in Bahrain on Sunday.

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  Modi launches RuPay card in UAE

  World | August 24, 2019 19:38 IST

  RuPay card scheme was launched in 2012 to fulfil the Reserve Bank of India's vision to have a domestic, open and multilateral system of payments. RuPay facilitates electronic payment at all Indian banks and financial institutions.

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  What is RuPay card? Here's why PM Modi is launching it overseas

  Fyi | August 28, 2019 15:46 IST

  To keep the hassle-free cash withdrawal, banks introduced credit and debit cards for a paperless procedure to withdraw money from ATM machines and to get the ATM Card the applicant needs to apply it. These credit and debit cards are referred to as a type of Payment Gateway Card. These come in three types in India -- RuPay Card, Visa Card or MasterCard.