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Bill Gates, co-chair and trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, speaks as minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha looks on during a panel discussion on ‘Transforming India Through Digital Financial Inclusion’ in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: PTI

Aadhaar can spur financial inclusion by enabling low-cost transactions: Jayant Sinha

2 min read . 14 Mar 2016

Photo: Hindustan Times, AFP

Predecessors of Narasimha Rao: From Indira Gandhi to Chandra Shekhar

3 min read . 09 Feb 2016

Members of PCI include financial services providers including wallet companies.

Prepaid instrument providers approach tax authority on new PAN rule

2 min read . 14 Jan 2016

The Supreme Court restricted the use of Aadhaar numbers to certain schemes through two orders issued last year. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

UID scheme worthy of replication: World Bank

1 min read . 14 Jan 2016

Incentivising cashless transactions was one of the suggestions from banks and financial institutions at pre-budget meeting with finance minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday.

E-payments surpass paper clearances

3 min read . 14 Jan 2016

As of 29 December, out of the estimated population of 1.28 billion, around 330 million are still to be enrolled with the UIDAI. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

UIDAI seeks states’ assistance for Aadhaar

2 min read . 08 Jan 2016

Union minister for communications and information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad launches the new initiatives at an event in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PIB

Govt launches 22 new schemes under Digital India programme

3 min read . 29 Dec 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee during the Indian Economic Association’s annual conference in Hyderabad on Sunday. Photo: AP/PTI

President wants govt to focus more on job creation

1 min read . 28 Dec 2015

A file photo of a locality in Chennai during the floods. Floodwater and power cuts downed ATMs in flood-affected areas in the state and there was no way to load cash in the ones that were working. Photo: PTI

Aadhaar comes to the rescue during Tamil Nadu floods

3 min read . 28 Dec 2015

The proliferation of digital credit by e-commerce firms can also aid SMEs which fail to get loans from traditional financial institutions due to the lack of credit history. Photo: SaiSen/Mint

Digital credit—the next step towards a cash-lite economy

4 min read . 26 Dec 2015

The Unique Identification Authority of India plans to identify clusters of five to seven schools or anganwadis (day-care centres) and set up permanent Aadhaar enrolment centres. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

UIDAI plans to formalize child enrolments for Aadhaar

2 min read . 26 Dec 2015

Union finance minister Arun Jaitley speaks in Lok Sabha during winter session of Parliament in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photo: PTI

Ready to refer bankruptcy code to joint committee, says govt

3 min read . 24 Dec 2015

Suresh Prabhu. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

The challenge is to monetize all resources, including data: Suresh Prabhu

8 min read . 23 Dec 2015

The department of electronics and information technology has invited registered payment agencies such as banks and prepaid payment instrument providers for the industry consultation, one of the people mentioned above said, requesting anonymity.

Government to meet banks, payments agencies

2 min read . 22 Dec 2015

RBI’s circular on operative guidelines for mobile banking transactions in India states that banks should strive to provide options for easy registration for mobile banking services to their customers. Photo: Sneha Srivastava/Mint

Now, register for mobile banking at ATMs too

1 min read . 18 Dec 2015

Stefan Kapferer, deputy secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Though it can’t be quantified, poor health affects economic outcomes: Stefan Kapferer

4 min read . 18 Dec 2015

A.P. Hota. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Govt backed RuPay because of its intrinsic value: AP Hota

3 min read . 18 Dec 2015

A file photo of Nachiket Mor. Photo: Mint

Nachiket Mor to head Gates Foundation in India

1 min read . 17 Dec 2015

IRCTC provides e-catering facility in 1,516 trains without pantry cars, and such a move will be helpful for those travelling in these trains. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Paytm, IRCTC tie up for e-catering payment

1 min read . 17 Dec 2015

The government decided to revise the text to specifically exclude tax-related matters after it was taken to international arbitration by Vodafone Group, unhappy with the retrospective levy of capital gains tax even after a favourable Supreme Court judgement. Photo: Reuters

New bilateral investment treaty text gets approval

4 min read . 17 Dec 2015