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📈 Economy UPSC 10 Nov 2026 1 min read

UPI Completes 10 Years, Recorded 24,162 Crore Transactions, Resounding Success Story

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The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which completes 10 years in August, is characterised as a resounding success story, having recorded a cumulative 24,162 crore transactions. Looking back over the decade, the instant payment system has transformed everyday retail payments across urban and rural India, enabling interoperable real-time transfers between bank accounts via mobile apps.

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UPI, launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in 2016, is built atop the Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) and uses a 'Virtual Payment Address' to let users link multiple bank accounts to a single mobile application without sharing account details. Its interoperability (any UPI app can transact with any bank) distinguishes it from earlier closed-loop wallets. UPI has since been extended internationally to countries including Singapore, the UAE, France, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Nepal and Bhutan, positioning India as a leader in real-time digital payment infrastructure.

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UPI's decade-long journey illustrates India's digital public infrastructure success. Discuss the factors behind its growth and the policy lessons for other digital payment systems globally.

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