RecordPay: UPI transactions crossed 100-billion mark in 2023

​​This shows a staggering growth for UPI payments service in the country which recorded around 74 billion transactions in 2022 and 38.7 billion transactions in 2021. Further, monthly transactions on UPI have seen an over 49% jump, between January to December, last year, data from NPCI showed. Read more here:

Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin trades above $45,200; Solana, Avalanche shed up to 4%

The total volume in DeFi is currently $6.98 billion, 9.69% of the total crypto market 24-hour volume. The volume of all stablecoins is now $63.22 billion, which is 87.8% of the total crypto market 24-hour volume. Bitcoin’s dominance is currently 51.04%, according to CoinMarketCap. BTC volume in the last 24 hours rose 17.7% to $31.6 …

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US fintechs push into fixed-income trading as retail investor interest grows

Even as the Fed eyes rate cuts this year, fintechs believe they have an opportunity to transform retail bond investing with features the industry used to popularize stock trading, such as low-cost products, financial education tools, easy-to-use apps and fractionalized shares. Public and Apex are also offering fractionalized bond products, similar to the fractionalized stock …

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Paytm Recap 2023: Here’s how to check your 2023 financial journey with Paytm

Paytm introduces Recap 2023 on its platform, a yearly roundup that summarizes users’ expenditure trend, spent amount, received amount, and other details from their Paytm app usage in 2023. It includes total amount sent, total amount received, top money transfer contacts, favorite category, total number of payments made, and more. Paytm presents this comprehensive overview …

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Bitcoin hits 21-month high at $45,000: ten things to know

Notably, the US SEC has rejected multiple applications to launch spot bitcoin ETFs in recent years citing that the crypto market is vulnerable to manipulation. However, in recent months, there have been increasing signs that regulators are prepared to approve at least a few of the proposed spot bitcoin ETFs.

Top 10 fintech fundraises of 2023

While FinTech funding has witnessed a decline in calendar year 2023, Indian FinTechs raised a total of USD 2886 from January till November, 2023. As the year has ended, ETBFSI lists down the top 10 fintech fundraises of the previous calendar year 2023, according to latest data by Tracxn.