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UPI recorded over 20 billion transactions in August for the first time, marking 34 per cent annual growth. Daily transactions averaged 645 million, with Maharashtra leading in digital payments, highlighting India’s rising adoption of cashless transactions, according to NPCI and SBI data.

Corrupt officials in Telangana are using UPI apps to collect bribes, hoping to avoid Anti-Corruption Bureau traps. ACB says such methods fail, as raids are conducted only after collecting voice recordings, bank statements, and other solid evidence

The outage started around midday, prompting a surge of complaints on social media and Downdetector, a platform that tracks service disruptions in real time. At the height of the issue, Downdetector logged more than 2,300 reports—81% related to failed payments and 17% linked to problems with fund transfers. Major banking apps from SBI, ICICI, and HDFC were also affected, pointing to a broader issue within the UPI network infrastructure.

Currently, the transaction limit for UPI stands at ₹1 lakh for both person-to-person (P2P) and person-to-merchant (P2M) payments. However, certain P2M transactions are allowed higher limits, with some capped at ₹2 lakh and others at ₹5 lakh, depending on the use case.

According to a report by fintech consulting and advisory firm The Digital Fifth, UPI is more than just a payment system—it serves as a comprehensive financial ecosystem driving India's digital-first economy.

The immense popularity of UPI is seen from transaction volume ratio which stands at 38.4 times of credit card transaction volumes, according to the report by Axis Securities

On July 1, the TGSPDCL and TGNPDCL stopped accepting electricity bill payments through payment gateways and banks, including UPI apps.

According to Dilip Asbe, Managing Director and CEO of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), credit card spending via UPI has reached ₹10,000 crore per month. He also noted that credit lines on UPI accounts have reached around ₹100-₹200 crore, with the remainder coming from the RuPay credit card on the UPI platform.

NPCI International Payments Limited partners with Network International, a large digital commerce company in Middle East and Africa for this

Speaking at the recent UBS conference, Mastercard CFO Sachin Mehra said that "it is an incredibly painful experience for ecosystem participants who all end up losing money as part of that proposition," reports TechCrunch

The volume of transactions was 7.8 billion, and value was Rs 12.8 trillion in December.

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has invited feedback from the public on the various changes proposed in the payments system, including the possibility of imposing tiered charges on transactions done through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). As announced in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated December 08, 2021, the Reserve Bank […]

New Delhi: Leading crypto exchange Coinbase, which halted payments via unified payments interface (UPI) mode on its app in India in April, on Friday announced to pause hiring for as long as the global macro-economic factors remain in place. The company also revoked accepted offers from some candidates who haven’t joined it yet. “After assessing our […]

In August, the number of banks live with UPI grew to 249 from 235 in July, while the 3.55 billion transactions valued at Rs 6,39,116 crore was recorded. In the last one year – i.e.

Anil Pinapala, Founder and CEO of Vivifi, said Flexpay will allow customers purchase offline by scanning any UPI QR code or a UPI ID. It will facilitate credit to all salaried and self-employed so that they can purchase the products or services even when they are out of money.