cash | Pixr8 News

Paytm Starts Payments Bank, Will Offer 4% Interest Rate

23May By AdityaNo Comments

News

Paytm Starts Payments Bank, Will Offer 4% Interest Rate

New Delhi, May 23- Targeting 500 million customers by 2020, digital payments firm Paytm today launched its payments bank with 4 per cent interest rate and cashbacks on deposits, zero fees on online transactions and no minimum balance requirement. Backed by Chinese firm Alibaba and Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, the company has earmarked initial investment of Rs 400 crore to build its banking network over two years. Paytm is the third entity in the country to launch a payments bank after Airtel and India Post. "RBI has given us an opportunity to create a new kind of banking model in the world. We are proud that our customer deposits will be safely invested in government bonds, and be used for nation building. None of our deposits will be converted into risky assets," Paytm Payments Bank...

Now Earn Rs 10 For Every Person You Refer to The BHIM App

14Apr By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

INDIA

Now Earn Rs 10 For Every Person You Refer to The BHIM App

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday suggested an easy way for youngsters to make a quick buck this summer vacation. He said for every person you introduce to the BHIM app, you will get a cash back of Rs 10. "If you refer a mere 20 people a day to the app, you can earn Rs 200," he said. Notably, the PM had recently expressed gratitude to the people saying over the last few months the country had witnessed an atmosphere in which people in large numbers participated in the digital payment, the 'Digidhan' movement. Pushing for a less-cash economy, PM Narendra Modi said the government's 'DigiDhan' movement for digital payment is a step towards curbing the menace of corruption. While paying rich tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar on his 126th birth anniversary at the Deekshabhoomi here, ...

Indian Street Food Vendors Need to be Trained in Cashless Sales

26Dec By PriyankaNo Comments

News

Indian Street Food Vendors Need to be Trained in Cashless Sales

Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy today said street food vendors across the country needed to be trained to undertake cashless transactions, as he interacted with them at the end of a national street food festival here. The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship awarded certificates to the vendors trained under 'Skill India Mission'. He presented a scientifically-designed food cart to Radha Devi, who has a tea stall in Sarojini Nagar area. "The minister talked to the vendors on the need and benefits of serving hygienic and safe food," a senior official said. "Keeping in mind demonetisation, he stressed the fact that all street food vendors need to be trained for digital options for payments and they should be efficient in accepting cashles...

3May By PriyankaNo Comments

FUNDING

Mobikwik Raised USD 50 Million (Rs 330 crore) in Funding

Mobile wallet company Mobikwik today said it has raised USD 50 million (about Rs 330 crore) in funding, led by Japanese payments firm Gateway and Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek. Its existing investors such as Sequoia Capital and Treeline Asia also participated in the current round of funding. The company said it will use the proceeds for product innovations, team building, and user growth. "Despite the current business climate when funding has become challenging, unit economics, sustainable growth and a sound business model are what investors are focusing their attention on. We are very excited to live up to the investors expectations and raise the funding where even larger players are failing to raise funds," Mobikwik founder and CEO Bipin Preet Singh said in a statement. MobiKwiks...