MUMBAI: India's digital merchant payments market grew 19.6% year-on-year to Rs 11.7 lakh crore in July, but the more consequential change was in how that money moved: UPI's share of person-to-merchant transactions reached a record 77.3%, while credit and debit cards continued to lose ground.

MUMBAI: India's digital merchant payments market grew 19.6% year-on-year to Rs 11.7 lakh crore in July, but the more consequential change was in how that money moved: UPI's share…

UPI now dominates India's digital merchant payments, capturing a significant market share. Credit and debit cards are steadily losing their previous positions in this sector. The…