What is auto top-up of UPI Lite? New feature to be rolled out from Oct 31 — all you need to know

What is auto top-up of UPI Lite? New feature to be rolled out from Oct 31 — all you need to know

If you are using UPI Lite for small-value transactions, then there is good news for you. Starting October 31, you will be able to use auto top-up option for reloading the amount of your choice in your UPI Lite account. By issuing a circular dated August 27, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has … Read more

Transferred money to the wrong UPI ID? Here’s how to recover it fast

Transferred money to the wrong UPI ID? Here’s how to recover it fast

Occasionally, individuals may accidentally transfer money to the wrong UPI ID. In the great run of digital transactions, mistaken UPI payments can happen to any person. If you find yourself in this situation, acting quickly is essential. Can you retrieve the funds? You can recover your money with prompt action and the proper steps. Here’s … Read more

Beyond QR Codes: How biometrics will secure your UPI payments in the near future?

Beyond QR Codes: How biometrics will secure your UPI payments in the near future?

Plastic cards are becoming passé with QR (quick response) codes that are scanned by using smartphones becoming the ‘go-to thing’ for most people who use it to make payments on the UPI (Unified Payments Interface) platform. This digital transformation happened in just about four years. But how about moving on to fingerprints and facial identity … Read more

Will UPI cash deposit facility render debit cards irrelevant?

Will UPI cash deposit facility render debit cards irrelevant?

Will the RBI’s (Reserve Bank of India) latest decision to allow UPI (Unified Payments Interface) for cash deposits at ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) result in debit cards losing their relevance? The once ubiquitous debit cards are already slowly giving way to UPI. While the share of mobile payments has more than doubled in the last … Read more

UPI transaction volume declined to ₹19.64 lakh crore in April. Check Details

UPI transaction volume declined to ₹19.64 lakh crore in April. Check Details

Volume of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions fell to ₹19.64 lakh crore in the month of April against ₹19.78 lakh crore in the preceding month. In terms of transaction count, the number fell to 13.30 billion from 13.44 billion in March. When compared with April last year, the number of transactions saw a growth of … Read more

UPI share to be capped at 30 percent: NPCI to review its decision by year-end, says report

UPI share to be capped at 30 percent: NPCI to review its decision by year-end, says report

The NPCI is likely to review its decision to implement a 30 per cent cap on the market share of payment players offering Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services by the end of 2024, reported Business Standard.  As of now, the deadline to bring this change remains unchanged i.e., December 2024. “There is still time for … Read more