Launched on August 25, 2016, UPI has transformed India's digital payments landscape, achieving a remarkable nearly 13,000-fold rise in transaction volume over ten years.
UPI was launched on August 25, 2016
Aug 24, 2026
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What's the storyThe Unified Payments Interface (UPI), India's revolutionary digital payment system, has completed a decade of operation.
Launched on August 25, 2016, by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) under the supervision of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), UPI has transformed India's financial landscape.
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Ten years ago, instant digital payments through a common platform were just taking off in India. Today, the Unified Payments…
