Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is an instant real-time payment system developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) facilitating inter-bank peer-to-peer (P2P) and person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions. The interface is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and works by instantly transferring funds between two bank accounts on a mobile platform. As of December 2020, there are 207 banks available on UPI with a monthly volume of 2334.16 million transactions and a value of ₹4,162 billion (US$55 billion) UPI witnessed 22102.3 million transactions till November 2020. The mobile-only payment system helped transact a total of ₹17.29 lakh crore (US$230 billion) during the 37 months of operation starting from 2016. As of May 2021, the platform has 100 million monthly active users in India with plans to achieve 500 million by 2025. IIT Madras is also working to integrate voice command feature that can support English and Indian vernacular language in future.
referenceEver curious about what that abbreviation stands for? fullforms has got them all listed out for you to explore. Simply,Choose a subject/topic and get started on a self-paced learning journey in a world of fullforms.
Allow To Receive Free Coins Credit 🪙