50p weekly reading list #19 — 21 Feb 2018
Here’s what’s new this week.
When to use which mode of e-payment
With all the buzz about UPI and digital payments, it’s hard to get wrapped up in the ways you can pay. This article explores the best payment methods you can use given the scenario.
Indiachain is the government’s foray into blockchain technologies
The focus on Blockchain is alive again in India after the finance minister, Arun Jaitley announced in his budget speech that cryptocurrencies were not legal tender, but that the government was looking into adopting blockchain technology.
PhonePe to expand it’s deployment of the PoS device
PhonePe has started to deploy more units of the low cost PoS device at stores in Bangalore. The project has received an approval from the NPCI as well, as a way to bring UPI and digital payments to offline and retail locations.
Google Tez adds bill payment features
You can now pay all your bills with the Google Tez app after Google has added support for BBPS. You can get reminded when your bills are due and directly pay them on the app itself. The app will support all billers who’ve partnered with BBPS.
NPCI says WhatsApp will meet all guidelines before public launch
WhatsApp has recently been in the limelight after launching peer to peer payments on their app. The service has received flak for not following guidelines and the NPCI responded to the allegations by saying that the app is doing a small beta rollout and will follow all guidelines before the public launch.
