Apple Pay Debuts in India With Axis Bank, PayU at Checkout
Posted on 30th Sep 2026 12:13:51 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: Apple Pay, Digital Payments, Small Business Checkout, Axis Bank, Payment Gateways
Apple Pay has gone live in India with Axis Bank Visa and Mastercard credit cards, and Cashfree, Juspay, PayU, Pine Labs, Razorpay and Worldline are enabling it across their merchant networks. Here is what the launch means for small business checkouts, what it costs, and what is still missing.
Zoho Survey: 78% of Indian Businesses Would Switch Payment Gateways for AI Capabilities
Posted on 19th Sep 2026 06:10:29 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: Zoho Payments, payment gateway, Indian SMEs, UPI fraud, payment reconciliation, AI in payments
Zoho's Indian Merchant Payments Survey 2026, based on responses from more than 700 businesses across India, finds that 78% would switch their primary payment gateway for the AI capabilities they expect. Here is where payment failures, reconciliation hours and UPI social engineering fraud are costing small businesses, and the checks to run before switching a payment gateway.
Digital Payments in 2026: How UPI Is Turning India's Small Businesses Into Productivity Engines
Posted on 21st Aug 2026 06:13:30 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: digital payments, UPI, MSME, small business India, payment gateway, business automation
Digital payments have become a productivity engine for India's MSMEs. UPI crossed 18,586 crore transactions in FY25, and 73% of small businesses report growth after adopting digital tools. Here is what that means for Indian business owners and how to get adoption right.
