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High-value buying shifts to credit cards, UPI for everyday payments amid decline in debit card usage: Report

Credit cards continued to dominate high-value consumer spending in the country, while UPI further strengthened its position as the preferred mode for everyday payments, according to a report by Worldline. The report highlighted shifting payment behaviour, with users increasingly favouring credit cards, UPI and prepaid instruments, while debit card usage continued to decline.The report stated…

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Tax refunds scrutiny: CBDT flags wrongful claims; why high-value payouts are stuck-here’s what the IT department says

The Income tax department is holding back a chunk of refund payments after detecting wrongful deduction claims in several high-value and system-red-flagged filings, CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal said on Monday, PTI reported. Legitimate refunds, he added, should be cleared “this month or by December”.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event at Bharat Mandapam,…

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Currency update: Rs 2,000 notes worth Rs 5,817 crore still in circulation; RBI says 98.37% of high-value bills returned

High-value Rs 2,000 denomination notes worth Rs 5,817 crore remain in circulation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in data released on Saturday.The central bank had announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes from circulation on May 19, 2023, while clarifying that the currency continues to remain legal tender, PTI reported.According to the RBI,…

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Man’s Rolex seized at Delhi airport; HC provides relief— Check how customs rules apply to declaring high-value items | India News

NEW DELHI: A Dubai-based Indian traveller has won a legal battle at the Delhi High Court after Customs seized his luxury Rolex watch at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, wrongly classifying it as a “commercial quantity.” The passenger had challenged the Customs order, and the Court ruled that a single high-value watch cannot automatically be…

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‘Gold rush’ moment: Did Trump’s H-1B fee hike backfire? US firms may shift high-value work to India

US President Donald Trump, with a business approach, raised H-1B application fees to an eye-watering $100,000 to protect Americans’ jobs — but did it backfire? According to a report from Reuters, industry insiders warn that Trump’s move may boomerang as many US companies are pushing to shift high-value work to India, where global capability centres…

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