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Most of the people who don’t have credit tend to be lower income, minority or immigrants, and it is a form of discrimination by businesses against them when not accepting cash. (Photo: ANI)

In the age of cashless, city mandates stores to accept cash payments

The bill, effective from July 1, represents the first time a major city is introducing a law mandating businesses to accept cash.

10 Mar 2019 11:37 AM

‘Encroachments lead to road mishaps’

Encroachments on roads, pathways and pedestrian paths have become one of the reasons for road accidents and congestion, it says.

06 May 2018 7:44 AM

Samsung Pay is the most widely-accepted mobile payment platform on the market and works almost anywhere you can swipe or tap a card today.

Samsung Pay ties up with PayPal

Access to PayPal will be available for all Samsung Pay users in the United States and will expand to other countries soon.

19 Jul 2017 3:12 PM

The state government also plans to install the GPS tracking system in all vehicles used to ferry liquor.

Liquor sale in UP to go cashless: Minister

UP govt devises new rule to put a check on drinking by teenagers.

04 Jul 2017 1:02 AM

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI )

Cashless funding ultimate goal: Election Commission

CEC Zaidi says cap on anonymous donations to parties will help increase transparency in polls.

11 Mar 2017 12:58 AM

People stand in a queue outside an ATM in CP.

ATM troubles leave Connaught Place cashless

Market complex has around 27 ATMs, but most machines not working.

09 Feb 2017 4:56 AM

The families are now directly depositing money by swapping their cards at POS machines installed at Central public relations office located at all 12 jails.

Tihar Jail goes digital with 90 per cent cashless transactions

Families of prisoners who are not in Delhi can directly wire the money to the individual accounts.

05 Jan 2017 5:04 AM

For digital payments on the expressway, commuters will have to use tag censor technology. (Representational Image)

Government mulls cashless ride on Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway

The state government has proposed to use modern technology to levy toll as part of its efforts to boost digital payments.

31 Dec 2016 2:32 AM

Devendra Fadnavis at IIT-B on Monday. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Note ban not only tool, but imp: CM Devendra Fadnavis

Fadnavis says at IIT-B festival that his dream is to ensure Maharashtra is cashless.

27 Dec 2016 12:37 AM

Transport department has started installing Point of Sale (PoS) machines at its zonal offices (Representational image)

RTOs set to go cashless from January

There are 14 zonal offices of the transport department in the city.

26 Dec 2016 1:33 AM

The commuters at these stations will be required to scan the QR code at the station with Paytm app on their mobile phones. (Representational image)

10 Delhi Metro stations set to go cashless

This would be done by opting digital payment app Paytm for token purchase and smart card recharge.

24 Dec 2016 2:08 AM

With this, employers will also have the option to pay wages in cash.

Ordinance cleared by Cabinet

Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced in Lok Sabha during the last session of Parliament.

22 Dec 2016 1:23 AM

An e-wallet is a virtual wallet where you can keep money in digital form.

Keeping your e-wallet safe

E-wallet has become an alternative to cash. here are ways to keep your cash safe.

20 Dec 2016 6:55 AM

A village in central Kashmir's Budgam district has become the first village in the state to go cashless. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Lanura village beats cash crunch, becomes first to go cashless in J&K

At least one member of each household in the village has been trained to use Electronic Payment System (EPS).

18 Dec 2016 1:59 PM

People stand in a long queue to withdraw money from an ATM in Gurugram. (Photo: PTI)

Mission impossible?

A cashless India is an impractical idea in the near future.

15 Dec 2016 6:39 AM

People queue up at an ATM to withdraw cash in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

To go cashless, win people’s trust first

Demonetisation and after — the story refuses to move out of the front page or prime time television.

15 Dec 2016 12:44 AM

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: PTI)

To boost cashless India, government offers incentives to go digital

Service tax waived for credit/debit card transactions upto Rs 2,000

09 Dec 2016 1:21 AM

Since the currency scrapping was announced, the wholesale markets, mainly consisting of migrant labours and workers, bore the brunt with a loss of over 80 per cent in the business. (Representational image)

Wholesale traders reject idea of cashless deals

Central government’s decision of denouncing notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 on November 8 paralysed the functioning of wholesale markets.

08 Dec 2016 2:06 AM

Paytm on Tuesday announced a toll-free number (180018001234) to enable offline transaction between consumers and merchants. (Photo: Representational Image)

Paytm launches offline transfer

The feature will empower millions of non-smartphone users to go cashless even without a smartphone.

07 Dec 2016 2:04 AM

People stand in a queue outside an ATM to withdraw money in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

For a less-cash India, a few things on to-do list

Most people in the developed world, where less-cash is the norm, are literate.

01 Dec 2016 1:24 AM

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