New Delhi: National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the Umbrella Organisation that facilitates UPI Payments, has issued a latest circular announcing a hike in transaction limit for specific categories in UPI.
NPCI has said that Member, Apps and PSPs must ensure the compliance with the same by 15th September 2025.
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On 24 August 2024, NPCI increased the per transaction limits for entities under categories aligned to Tax Payments to 5 lakh. "With UPI emerging as a preferred payment method, there are requirements from the market on extending higher per transaction limits for additional categories of transactions in UPI.
In view of the above the per transaction limits for the mentioned categories are enhanced accordingly along with additional guidelines, said NPCI.
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The enhanced limits shall be applicable for merchants which are categorised as 'Verified Merchant'. Acquiring member banks are required to ensure that such limit shall be provided to the merchants which are compliant to the NPCI UPI guidelines.
UPI Transaction Limits Increased To Rs 5 Lakh From 15 September-- Full List Of Categories
| 1 | Capital Market | ₹ 5 Lakh | ₹ 10 Lakh |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Insurance | 5 Lakh | 10 Lakh |
| 3 | Government e-Market Place (EMD Payments) | 5 Lakh | 10 Lakh |
| 4 | Travel | 5 Lakh | ₹10 Lakh |
| 5 | Credit Card Bill Payments | 5 Lakh | 6 Lakh |
| 6 | Collections | 5 Lakh | 10 Lakh |
| 7 | Business/Merchant (Including Pre-Approved Payments) | 5 Lakh | NA |
| 8 | Jewellery | ₹ 2 Lakh | 6 Lakh |
| 10 | FX Retail use case with BBPS Platform | ₹ 5 Lakh | 5 Lakh |
| 11 | Digital Account Opening for Term Deposits | 5 Lakh | 5 Lakh |
| 12 | Digital Account Opening - Initial Funding | 2 Lakh | 2 Lakh |
Member banks may continue to be provided the discretion to set their internal limits based on their internal policy, within the overall ceilings prescribed by NPCI. The per transaction limit for P2P shall continue as per the extant guidelines.
