India's NPCI is examining protocols for AI agent identification within the UPI ecosystem. This move aims to enable autonomous payments on the world's largest retail fast-payment network. The framework will allow AI agents to make small digital payments without user approval. Existing UPI capabilities will be built upon to support these agentic payments.

NPCI may soon allow AI agents to make UPI payments on your behalf. A Reuters report citing three people familiar with the matter claims India is preparing a framework that would…

UPI has significant room for growth, especially in rural areas. Developing offline payment solutions remains a key challenge for the platform. NPCI expects UPI's international…

Agentic commerce refers to AI-led shopping where software can search, compare, order, and pay on a user’s behalf. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is preparing…