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A fireplace can transform your home from a simple space to a warm, inviting place. The atmosphere created by a crackling fire is difficult to match. But a fireplace is not only attractive. It can also be practical, especially when you look at modern models. Fireplaces as an eye-catcher When you think of fun, you […]
Image source: shutterstock.com Couples without children often enjoy a level of financial freedom that many parents envy. With no childcare costs, college tuition, or college savings plans to fund, it’s easy to assume that every extra dollar could go toward comfort, pleasure, or luxury. Yet many childless couples fall into a different kind of financial […]
Receiving checks used to take 2 to 3 business days, but now takes 5 to 7 business days | Photo credit: ROY CHOWDHURY A Businessmen and individual customers of banks continue to face delays in check cashing even ten days after the introduction of the same day check cashing facility introduced by the Reserve Bank […]
Vimal Sagar Tiwari, co-founder of CoinSwitch Cryptocurrency adoption in India will be boosted by an improved regulatory framework and reduced taxes, said Vimal Sagar Tiwari, co-founder of crypto trading platform CoinSwitch. Speak with business lineon the sidelines of the recently held Startup Summit, Tiwari said a regulatory body, similar to the Securities and Exchange Board […]
Lalitha Nataraj, MD & CEO, NPCI BHIM Services Ltd, at a press conference in Chennai on Tuesday | Photo credit: BIJOY GHOSH UPI app Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), owned by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has seen a three-fold increase in the number of transactions in the first nine months of 2025, […]
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NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NTT DATA Japan, a core subsidiary of the NTT DATA Group, for a strategic alliance towards adoption of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in the Japanese market. NTT DATA Japan […]
Along with the jump in total accounts opened, primary market subscriptions for treasury bills, floating rate savings bonds, central government dated securities, government bonds and government gold bonds through the platform also rose 37 percent year-on-year to ₹ 7,302 crore as on September 29, 2025 | Photo credit: The total number of accounts opened on […]
Insurance Samadhan, an insurance grievance and complaint resolution platform, has joined hands with Jaagruk Bharat, a first digital platform, to raise awareness about misselling in insurance. The partnership marks Jaagruk Bharat’s foray into insurance awareness, with a focus on helping citizens identify and combat insurance mis-selling. The alliance between Insurance Samadhan and Jaagruk Bharat aims […]
Despite the rapid rise in digital payments, cash continues to hold a strong position in the Indian payments ecosystem. According to Care Edge Ratings | Photo credit: DEEPAK KR/THE HINDU Despite the massive increase in digital payments across the country, cash continues to hold a strong position in the Indian payments ecosystem, accounting for almost […]
