Digital dominance: UPI tops global real-time payments with 49% share; govt tells Lok Sabha

Digital dominance: UPI tops global real-time payments with 49% share; govt tells Lok Sabha

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been recognised as the world’s largest retail real-time payment system by transaction volume, accounting for nearly half of all such transactions globally, the government told Parliament on Monday.Citing an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report titled ‘Growing Retail Digital Payments (The Value of Interoperability)’ dated June 2025, the government said…

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Global markets 2026: India shines in Goldman Sachs AM’s emerging markets outlook; digital boom, demographics drive optimism

Global markets 2026: India shines in Goldman Sachs AM’s emerging markets outlook; digital boom, demographics drive optimism

India has emerged as one of the standout opportunities for global investors assessing prospects for 2026, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Investment Outlook 2026. The report places emerging market equities at the centre of potential gains next year, supported by easing inflation trends, a softer US dollar and improving earnings performance across developing economies.Within…

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