Recently, I signed up for a RuPay credit card from a leading private sector bank. I already had a couple of credit cards, but I still signed up more out of curiosity and excitement than anything else. UPI is ubiquitous now and I didn’t want to be left behind in understanding how credit card payments… Continue Reading
Do you struggle to control your expenses? Do you feel your long-term goals are getting compromised because of your inability to limit spending? If yes, this is a serious problem. When you spend irresponsibly, you are borrowing from your future. If you spend too much now, you won’t have much to spend in the future.… Continue Reading
Your mobile wallet such as PayTM and MobiKwik is about to get more powerful. Over the past couple of months, RBI has brought some changes that will bring wallets much closer in functionality to a savings bank account. In this post, let’s look at the changes and how that increases the value the wallets offer.… Continue Reading
Paytm has launched a feature where you can pay your house rent using your credit card. Usually, we pay house rent through cheques or direct bank transfers. No credit involved. The credit card feature is interesting. From Paytm’s perspective, this feature makes good sense. House rent payment is one of the biggest monthly recurring payments.… Continue Reading
I am a bit paranoid about using credit cards online. Therefore, I prefer to use wallets (such as PayTM) or UPI on new sites or the sites I do not trust much. A problem with this approach is that you cannot use wallets or UPI on international websites. In addition, there are a few minor… Continue Reading
Online frauds are on the rise. Almost on a weekly basis, I hear new ways of customers being duped of their hard-earned money. Of late, the UPI frauds have been on the rise, where the fraudsters call/text you on one pretext or the other. You eventually end up installing malicious software on your phone or… Continue Reading
Technology has made things easier for most of us. From purchasing gadgets and groceries to making travel and hotel bookings, everything can now be done in a few clicks or taps. Mobile wallets such as PayTm, Amazon Pay and PhonePe have add to convenience in a big way. You can now easily make your mobile,… Continue Reading
Do you use mobile wallets such as PayTM or PhonePe or Amazon Pay? If you do, then do you know the steps you should take if you figure out that there has been a fraudulent transaction using your wallet? What are your rights? What is your liability? Let’s find out. We had discussed about customer liability in… Continue Reading