Unified Payments Interface

India Reaches 709 Million Active UPI QRs, Logs 59.33 Billion Transactions In July-September

India reached 709 million active UPI QRs, marking a 21 per cent increase since July 2024. Dense QR acceptance across kiranas, pharmacies, transport hubs, and rural markets has made scan-and-pay the default payment mode nationwide, according to the report by Worldline India.

Dec 18, 2025, 11:09 AM IST

IMF Lists India's UPI As World’s Largest Real-Time Payment System

Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha, in a written reply to a question, that this fact has been highlighted in the IMF’s report on ‘Growing Retail Digital Payments (The Value of Interoperability)’ dated June 2025.

Dec 09, 2025, 09:38 AM IST

UPI Transactions Grow 32% In November As Consumption Remains Robust

The month of November recorded 682 million average daily transaction counts, up from 668 million registered in October.

Dec 01, 2025, 10:15 AM IST

GST Reforms, Festive Season Drive UPI Payments, Stimulate Private Consumption

In September, UPI witnessed a seasonally unadjusted month-on-month (MoM) increase of 2.6 per cent in value terms, the report from Bank of Baroda said.

Oct 31, 2025, 16:16 PM IST

UPI Transactions In India Jump 35% In H1 2025, Touch Rs 143 Lakh Crore: Report

According to the report, the average UPI transaction size fell from Rs 1,478 in the first half of 2024 to Rs 1,348 in the same period of 2025.

Oct 29, 2025, 13:19 PM IST

Indians Can Now Make Payments Through UPI Across Qatar

The introduction of UPI in Qatar allows Indians to make real-time payments at tourist attractions and retail outlets, reducing the need for cash or currency exchange. The move will also support Qatar's retail and tourism sectors by boosting transaction volumes for merchants acquired by QNB.

Sep 24, 2025, 19:21 PM IST

Festive Demand, Policy Changes Drove UPI To Record High In August: Report

The report in India Narrative stated that a seasonal uptick in consumer spending, especially with early festive demand, led to a 34 per cent year-on-year surge and a 3 per cent month-on-month surge in UPI transactions in August.

Sep 03, 2025, 12:36 PM IST

UPI Impact: India Now Makes Faster Payments Than Any Other Country, Says IMF

Since its launch in 2016, UPI has grown quickly, while some proxies for cash usage have begun to decline. UPI now processes more than 18 billion transactions per month and dominates other electronic retail payments in India, according to the note titled ‘Growing Retail Digital Payments: The Value of Interoperability.’

Jul 11, 2025, 12:00 PM IST

UPI Back Online After Major Outage Across India, NPCI Responds

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which operates the UPI services, posted on X social media platform that the disruptions were due to technical issues.

Apr 12, 2025, 15:29 PM IST

UPI Transactions New Guidelines From February 15 -- Check What Is Changing

A chargeback is a UPI transaction that is reversed by the payer's bank because of a dispute, fraud, or technical issue. When the chargeback is successful, the payer receives their money back.

Feb 14, 2025, 15:10 PM IST

UPI Transactions May Touch 25 Billion A Month Towards 2025 End

After reaching a record high in October 2024 of 16.58 billion transactions and a value of Rs 23.50 lakh crore, UPI transactions in November stood at 15.48 billion transactions (38 per cent year-on-year growth) with a value of Rs 21.55 lakh crore (24 per cent YoY growth).

Dec 02, 2024, 11:27 AM IST

Two New UPI Changes From November 2024-- All You Want To Know

From UPI Lite to Sebi mandate --check two changes in UPI.

Oct 30, 2024, 11:43 AM IST

UPI Likely To Grow Further In Several Countries: RBI Governor

These endeavours, he said, underscore collaborative efforts for the adoption of India’s initiatives across the globe. 

Aug 31, 2024, 16:21 PM IST

UPI In Maldives: India To Launch Major Digital Payment Service Across Islands

During a recent meeting with Maldivian Minister Moosa Zameer, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar finalised a key agreement.

Aug 10, 2024, 14:37 PM IST

DNA: UPI growing rapidly in villages

According to a report of the Ministry of Statistics, Government of India... the scope of digital payment is increasing rapidly in India...

Jul 12, 2024, 02:14 AM IST

India, Ghana Agree For Early Operationalisation Of UPI On Ghana Interbank Payment Systems

India's UPI has already reached countries including Singapore and the UAE. 

May 05, 2024, 18:46 PM IST

Now, Link Rupay Credit Cards With Google Pay For UPI Payments In India

The feature is now available to RuPay credit card holders of Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, HDFC bank, Indian Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Punjab National Bank and Union Bank of India.

May 23, 2023, 12:23 PM IST

Good news for UPI users! Soon you can do transactions via UPI in UK

“The UPI and the RuPay payment schemes are great names to add to PayXpert’s portfolio of international payment options available on our POS devices. It will open up a new field of opportunity for us in the UK and further strengthen the capability of our solution for UK merchants”, David Armstrong, Managing Director, PayXpert in the UK said.

Aug 19, 2022, 10:44 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi lauds UPI transactions crossing record 6 billion in July

"This is an outstanding accomplishment. It indicates the collective resolve of the people of India to embrace new technologies and make the economy cleaner. Digital payments were particularly helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic," Modi said in a tweet.

Aug 03, 2022, 08:38 AM IST

How to keep your UPI payment safe? SBI shares 5 tips

Unified Payments Interface is an instant real-time payment system developed by NPCI.

Apr 27, 2022, 17:48 PM IST