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From 5 stories, the newest dated 6 Oct 2026. Summary written 14 Oct 2026.
RuPay is a card payment option in India.
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RuPay cardholders were given a pre-sale window for Diljit Dosanjh's seven-city Aura India tour tickets on BookMyShow.[1] source: Business Today Booking.com reported that it is localizing payments in India through UPI and RuPay.[2] source: Mint
In March 2026, PhonePe launched a RuPay On-The-Go transit card for offline transit payments, with balances of up to ₹2,000 and an offline transaction limit of ₹500.[3] source: Business Standard The card was initially available at Hyderabad Metro ticket counters and can be used across NCMC-enabled transport networks.[3] source: Business Standard
On 30 September 2026, CNBC-TV18 reported that Apple launched Apple Pay in India with Axis Bank, and that only eligible Visa and Mastercard credit cards work while UPI and RuPay are unsupported.[4] source: CNBC-TV18 Business Today reported the same day that PayU added Apple Pay to its merchant network, with RuPay unsupported at launch.[5] source: Business Today BookMyShow's Delhi ticket sale for the Aura tour started on October 6, and the Delhi opening show is on November 1, 2026.[1] source: Business Today
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In October 2026, BookMyShow began Delhi ticket sales on October 6 for Diljit Dosanjh's Aura India tour, with a pre-sale window for RuPay cardholders. The Delhi opening show is on November 1, 2026.[1] source: Business Today
Stories that mention RuPay
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- GTRI urges govt to withdraw 0.4% UPI merchant fee on transfers above Rs 2,000, due from 15 October
- Supreme Court plea challenges proposed MDR on UPI payments above ₹2,000
- RuPay credit card-linked UPI payments exempt from new 0.4% MDR
- Finance Ministry keeps UPI payments up to Rs 2,000 free of charges
- NPCI FY26 surplus falls 32% as BHIM losses and marketing costs climb
- Zeta and Pluxee launch passkey authentication for RuPay prepaid-card payments
- Axis Bank, Scapia launch no-fee travel credit card with zero forex markup
- EbixCash and NSDL Payments Bank register 10m MSRTC NCMC cards in five months
- Panel pushes tiered UPI MDR for high-value merchant payments
- UPI to remain free for consumers and most small merchants, Sitharaman says
- NPCI targets 15–20 overseas markets for UPI expansion over the next decade
- Sitharaman says any future UPI MDR would be levied on merchants, not users
- Finance Ministry bill could enable MDR on select UPI merchant payments
- Google Pay launches Gemini-powered UPI spending assistant and opens SBI Card sign-ups