UPI's Dominance: Capturing 80% of India's Digital Payments in 2023

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The National Payments Corporation of India introduced UPI in 2016, completely altering the financial environment in India.

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According to the RBI, UPI's share of digital transactions will almost reach 80% by 2023

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Governor Shaktikanta Das credits the development of a variety of payment methods for this increase.

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The number of digital payment transactions increased from 1,620 to approximately 14,726 million between 2012–2013 and 2023–2024.

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India is now a global leader in digital transactions, accounting for 46% of all transactions.

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The RBI's DPI showed a four-fold increase in just five years, demonstrating the explosive expansion of digital payments.

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Features like AI-driven conversational payments, UPI123 Pay for feature phones, and NFC-based offline payments have all been added to UPI.

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Using a VPA, UPI processes about 420 million transactions per day, enabling immediate payments.

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UPI's user-friendly interface and QR code-based technology have contributed significantly to the success of digital payments in India.

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