The number of transactions done on mobile wallets was 1.04 billion, an increase of just 5 per cent over previous year period while the value of transactions in the July-September period was Rs 466 bn
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Total value of transactions surpasses Rs 1.6 trillion, or 4.5% higher than that achieved in August
Sebi has acknowledged that investors could be facing issues using the UPI payment method
The volume of UPI transactions for December stood at 620 million
Restrictions on transfers might have slowed growth
Over 120 banks are now live on UPI in the country as on September
The first of the issues is the data localisation recommended by RBI; then there are Justice Srikrishna panel's draft privacy Bill, health ministry guidelines, and even the national e-commerce policy
UPI has seen growth in volume and value over the previous month, barring a marginal fall in volume in October 2016, May and July 2018
With the fresh version, UPI is making a move from just being a peer-to-peer payments system to become a preferred platform for merchant payments also
Sources say that UPI 2.0 could also come with enhanced limit of Rs 200,000 per transaction for specific use cases
These transactions included players like PhonePe and Google Tez, along with the government's BHIM app
SBI is charging Rs 5 per transaction of up to Rs 1 lakh, Rs 15 for transactions between Rs 1-2 lakh
UPI allows account holders across banks to send and receive money from their smartphones
The UPI reported transactions valued at Rs 1,728 cr in February, up from the Rs 1,659 cr in January
NPCI has directed PhonePe and Flipkart to allow payments from UPI handles of all banks on their Apps
As there is a lack of clarity on grievance redressal and reconciliation, customers need to be careful
UPI builds on the Immediate Payment Service, which is used by banks for real-time transfer of cash
The interface allows you to add multiple banks and transfer money, even between payment wallets, for a fraction of existing costs