RBI data shows UPI processed Rs 29.90 lakh crore across 23.2 billion transactions in May 2026, cementing dominance over cash at retail checkouts. FY26 logged 24.16 billion transactions worth Rs 314.2 lakh crore, with merchant adoption at 67% across 710 districts and rollout extending to eight countries.

Financial Express · BrandWagon · 6/1/2026, 1:01:13 PM

Zomato's spun-off events platform District, BCCI's official ticketing partner, released additional RCB vs GT final tickets at Narendra Modi Stadium priced Rs 3,500-35,000. The 1 lakh-capacity sellout cements District's position in India's high-margin live events commerce stack post-Zomato demerger.

NDTV Profit · 5/30/2026, 2:35:07 PM

Zomato's experiences arm District is the exclusive ticketing platform for IPL 2026 playoffs and the Ahmedabad final at the 1-lakh-seat Narendra Modi Stadium. Tickets, priced Rs 1,000 to Rs 60,000+, sell via the district.in app and iplt20.com with UPI, cards and wallets accepted.

NDTV Profit · 5/29/2026, 12:18:09 PM

Organised live events, now Rs 13,000 cr, are projected at Rs 19,500 cr by 2028. Nykaa, RuPay, H&M, Diageo and BookMyShow are anchoring concerts, festivals and comedy tours to capture middle-class discretionary wallets, with Coldplay (Rs 641 cr) and Diljit (Rs 943 cr) tours setting new benchmarks.

Financial Express · BrandWagon · 5/29/2026, 12:08:31 AM

Zomato's District app is the authorised seller for IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 at the 38,000-capacity New Chandigarh venue, with tickets opening from Rs 2,250 and a 24-hour RuPay pre-sale window. The mandate cements District's pivot from dining discovery into a serious live-events ticketing rival to BookMyShow.

NDTV Profit · 5/27/2026, 12:00:40 PM

Bengaluru-based travel fintech Scapia raised $63M in Series C from General Catalyst, with Peak XV and Z47 joining. Capital will fund its in-house Scapia Store marketplace, AI tooling, and co-branded card tie-ups with BOBCARD, Federal Bank, RuPay and Visa. Flight bookings grew 5-6x, stays 8x, with 80-85% domestic travel spend.

Business Standard · Companies · 5/21/2026, 10:10:33 AM

NPCI's BHIM app vaulted from 5.93 cr transactions in April 2025 to 22.49 cr in April 2026, with merchant payments led by groceries (22.5%), food and restaurants (18.7%) and quick commerce (6.4%). West Bengal emerged a standout P2M market at 71% merchant share.

ET Small Business · 5/20/2026, 10:07:55 AM

BCCI has named District by Zomato the official ticketing partner for IPL 2026 playoffs across Dharamshala, New Chandigarh and Ahmedabad. RuPay Credit Card holders unlock priority access on May 20, with general sales opening May 21 for matches running May 26-31.

NDTV Profit · 5/18/2026, 2:35:47 PM

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal unveiled Bharat Vyapar Mahotsav with CAIT to showcase Indian-made goods across Delhi, Rajkot, Ludhiana, Pune and Visakhapatnam. The initiative targets $2 trillion in exports over five years from $863 billion today, raises MSME turnover cap to ₹500 crore, and deploys RuPay/UPI kiosks to accelerate cashless retail and import substitution.

The Hindu BusinessLine · 5/18/2026, 10:18:16 AM

Spend management platform Zaggle closed FY26 with revenue of ₹19,076 Mn (+46.3%) and PAT of ₹1,388 Mn (+51.8%). Launched Retail RuPay Credit Card on UPI, acquired Greenedge and Rivpe, opened GIFT City entity, and guided ~40% growth for FY27.

The Hindu BusinessLine · 5/15/2026, 1:25:38 PM