The Unified Funds Interface (UPI)-based funds crossed 10 billion month-to-month transactions in August for the primary time, in keeping with the Nationwide Funds Company of India (NPCI).
Month-to-month transaction depend on UPI crossed 10.24 billion with a web transaction worth of Rs 15.18 trillion, the NPCI confirmed late on Thursday.
Transactions on UPI have grown by over 50 per cent (year-on-year) and August noticed 6.58 billion month-to-month transactions.
In July, the digital funds community had registered 9.96 billion transactions.
UPI crossed 1 billion month-to-month transactions for the primary time in October 2019.
The UPI transactions rose manifolds between 2018 and 2022 by way of worth in addition to quantity, by 1,320 per cent and 1,876 per cent, respectively.
In 2018, UPI transactions by way of quantity stood at 374.63 crore, which went up by 1,876 per cent to 7,403.97 crore in 2022.
By way of worth, the UPI transactions had been Rs 5.86 lakh crore in 2018, which went up by 1,320 per cent to Rs 83.2 lakh crore in 2022.
RBI had in February this 12 months allowed entry to overseas nationals and NRIs visiting India by enabling them to make funds utilizing UPI whereas they’re in India.
This facility has been prolonged to travellers from G20 nations at choose worldwide airports (Bengaluru, Mumbai and New Delhi) for his or her service provider funds.
The Nationwide Funds Company of India (NPCI) has mentioned that the ability is allowed for 10 nations particularly Singapore, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Oman, Qatar, the US, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the UK.
The UPI acceptance in overseas nations began in 2022.
— IANS
