PayU is accelerating an AI-led payments strategy to support agentic commerce as UPI usage and digital transactions continue to climb. The company says it’s investing in automation alongside trust and compliance layers, enabling faster, high-frequency payments. AI use cases are expanding across merchant onboarding, risk management, and customer support as it scales operations.
Flipkart, in partnership with Axis Bank and PayU, has launched biometric authentication for Axis card payments using Face ID or fingerprint on Android and iOS devices. The move replaces SMS OTP checks, aiming to speed approvals and reduce failed attempts and fraud risks like SIM-swap, using device binding and issuer-side biometric verification.
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