Punjab National Bank (PNB) partners with Kiwi to expand credit on UPI for 180 million customers

Exam-focused facts from the 25 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has partnered with Kiwi to launch the RuPay-based PNB Kiwi Credit Card.
The collaboration aims to introduce credit-enabled Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments to 180 million customers.
The PNB Kiwi Credit Card offers fully digital onboarding, UPI integration, and cashback on online transactions ranging from 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent.
PNB operates over 10,000 branches, with 60 per cent of these located in semi-urban and rural regions.