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UPI's global volumes cross 1 mn in FY26, nearly doubling from last year

UPI's international transaction volumes crossed one million for the first time in FY26, nearly doubling from the previous year, as the payments system expanded across eight countries

Security upgrade: SMS-less UPI signup may be launched by next year

NPCI is working on an SMS-less, silent device-binding process for UPI to improve security and onboarding, with rollout expected over the next 12-18 months

NPCI, Nvidia tie up to boost sovereign AI infra for payment ecosystem

NPCI will use Nvidia's Nemotron open models to develop a sovereign, payments-focused AI foundation model aimed at enhancing trust, resilience and scalability across India's payments network

NPCI exploring multilateral routes to link UPI with global payment systems

Speaking at the AI Impact Summit, NPCI's Executive Director-Growth said that the Corporation is pursuing both bilateral and multilateral models, including work with other countries' payment systems

NPCI teams up with Nvidia to build AI layer for payments: What it means

NPCI says the effort builds on its FiMI model and UPI Help Assistant, and is aimed at creating a payments-native AI foundation aligned with India's data sovereignty and regulatory needs

Payments industry adopts AI-led interfaces, LLMs to reshape transactions

Fintechs, NPCI are deepening AI integration across India's payments stack, from agentic interfaces and conversational payments to domain-specific LLMs designed to streamline disputes and transactions

NPCI offers wallet service to foreign visitors at AI Impact Summit

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Monday said that 'UPI One World' wallet services will be available for international visitors attending the ongoing five-day India AI Impact Summit. Through this pilot initiative, inbound foreign travellers will be able to make secure and real-time Person-to-Merchant (P2M) UPI payments during their visit to India. Visitors can use the wallet service without an Indian mobile number or bank account. "The 'UPI One World' wallet is available through authorised PPI issuers at New Delhi International Airport and at the NPCI Pavilion (Hall 14, Stall number 14.16) in Bharat Mandapam," NPCI said in a statement. Travellers can load the wallet using various payment methods and make transactions by scanning UPI QR codes via the PPI-UPI application. This eliminates the need to carry cash or manage foreign exchange complexities. Any unused balance can be transferred back to the original payment source as per foreign exchange regulations, the ...

Cards in play: Sandeep Ghosh on the opportunity in cash conversion

Despite UPI's dominance, the digital payments game is far from over, Ghosh tells Manojit Saha, pointing to the opportunity that lies in cash conversion

NPCI Int'l inks pact with PayNet Malaysia to enable UPI, DuitNow acceptance

NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of NPCI, has signed an agreement with Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet), Malaysia's national payments network, to enable QR-based merchant payments between India and Malaysia. The rollout of this initiative will happen in a phase-wise manner, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said in a statement. In the first phase, Indian travellers visiting Malaysia will be able to use their UPI apps to make seamless cross-border merchant payments at DuitNow QR acceptance touchpoints, it said. "DuitNow QR is Malaysia's national QR standard, operated by PayNet. In the subsequent phase, Malaysians visiting India will be able to scan UPI QR codes to make merchant payments using their DuitNow apps," it said. With this integration, Indian tourists will gain access to millions of DuitNow QR merchant touchpoints in Malaysia, across restaurants, retail stores, tourist attractions, and other establishments, it said. Simila

UPI transactions marginally up to 21.7 billion, value at ₹28.3 trillion

UPI transactions rose marginally in January, with volumes at 21.7 billion and value touching ₹28.3 trillion, underscoring steady momentum in India's digital payments ecosystem despite month-on-month m

UPI transactions hit record high of ₹28.33 trillion in January: NPCI

Transactions through the popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI) touched a record Rs 28.33 lakh crore and 21.70 billion in value and volume terms, respectively, in January, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). NPCI said the value of transactions was at Rs 27.97 lakh crore in December. On a month-on-month basis, the growth was 21 per cent in value terms. The average daily transaction in January was 700 million with an average value of Rs 91,4033 crore. Worldline CEO Ramesh Narasimhan said, "UPI's growth momentum continues to strengthen. In January 2026 alone, Indians made 21.7 billion UPI transactions worth Rs 28.33 lakh crore -- an increase over December and a solid 28 per cent growth year-on-year.

Paytm wants to tackle UPI concentration risk via organic tech plans

Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma says company aims to reduce concentration risk in UPI through technology-led growth as its market share by volume and value rises

Eco Survey: UPI sustainability reliant on incentives, constant investment

The survey added that complementary investments in digital capabilities and institutional capacities should be a priority to expand gains from digital payments

Government and NPCI's Role Key to Global UPI Growth, Says Pay10 Founder

To expand UPI globally, the government and NPCI must create stronger merchant use cases and ensure faster settlement cycles, especially for small overseas businesses, Pay10 founder said

NPCI BHIM Services set to provide Canara Bank with UPI payments tech

Bank will integrate NBSL's bank plugins to host latest UPI features and upgrades on its app, aiming to improve security and scalability while lowering the cost of maintaining an independent interface

NPCI authorised fewer new third-party UPI apps in 2025 after April outage

NPCI approved 13 third-party UPI apps in 2025, with five limited to closed user groups, as tighter due diligence and new safety controls followed an April system outage, sources said

NPCI sets up unit to scale up digital infrastructure beyond payments

NTSL will not be a section 8 company which is similar to the other three subsidiary structures that NPCI currently has

India offers higher FDI, easier bank branch norms under New Zealand FTA

Under the India-New Zealand FTA's Financial Services Annex, India has offered higher FDI limits in banking and insurance and a simpler licensing regime for foreign bank branches

Netbanking switch to provide better visibility into transactions: NBBL CEO

NBBL's Banking Connect aims to streamline netbanking by standardising bank-aggregator ties, giving regulators better visibility and improving settlement, success rates and grievance management

New banking connect platform to give RBI real-time oversight of transfers

Banking Connect, a newly launched net banking platform, will help the Reserve Bank of India monitor fund transfers in real time, a top official of NPCI Bharat BillPay said on Thursday. NPCI Bharat BillPay (NBBL) is targeting an increase of nearly four times in the number of monthly bills processed to 1 billion in four years, as against 260 million at present, Noopur Chaturvedi, managing director and chief executive of NPCI Bharat BillPay (NBBL), told reporters here. A real-time view of transactions on the Banking Connect platform will help the regulator monitor fund transfers to sectors such as cryptocurrency and gaming, Chaturvedi added. At present, it takes at least a week for the RBI to receive transaction data from banks via net banking, and sometimes it can take up to a year, she said. It is worth noting that the RBI has an aversion to private cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and has also taken a slew of regulatory measures to restrict their use. The government has recently ta