Tag: payment

Coal ministry transfers Rs 704 cr upfront payment to 6 coal-bearing states

The Centre has transferred Rs 704 crore upfront payment that it received from the sixth round of coal mine auctions to six states, an official statement said on Thursday. The amount has been transferred to coal-bearing states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and West Bengal, the Ministry of Coal statement said.… Continue reading Coal ministry transfers Rs 704 cr upfront payment to 6 coal-bearing states

Govt to bring payment security mechanism for large-scale e-bus rollout

Electric buses (Photo: Twitter) The government will come out with a “payment security mechanism” to support large-scale rollout of electric buses as it eyes a major transition towards green public transport across the country, Tarun Kapoor, advisor to the Prime Minister at the PMO, said on Thursday. He also emphasised on the need… Continue reading Govt to bring payment security mechanism for large-scale e-bus rollout

Bill payment reminders, OTPs, promotional content to cost more for firms

Each enterprise message will now cost 13 paise for domestic clients, up 4 paise from the old rate (File) Companies will now have to pay nearly 45 per cent more per SMS text message from August 1 after telecom firms raised the prices of enterprise messages, according to a report by The Economic Times… Continue reading Bill payment reminders, OTPs, promotional content to cost more for firms

Paytm Chief Vijay Shekhar seeks PLI scheme for payment segment devices

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder, Chairman & CEO – One97 Communications (Paytm) Fintech company One97 Communications, which operates under the Paytm brand, wants the government to bring payment segment devices under the production-linked incentive scheme to boost local production, a top company official said on Monday. Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma said… Continue reading Paytm Chief Vijay Shekhar seeks PLI scheme for payment segment devices