Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has outlined an ambitious goal for India's UPI system, aiming for one billion daily transactions within the next two to three years. This push includes accelerating UPI's international use and developing systems for cross-border payments. The minister urged stakeholders to expand user and merchant adoption, improve digital infrastructure, and bolster cybersecurity to ensure reliability and a better user experience.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set an ambitious roadmap for India's digital payments ecosystem, emphasizing the need to achieve one billion Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions per day within the next two to three years. Chairing a high-level review meeting on the UPI ecosyst
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FAQ :
The main goal is to achieve one billion Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions per day within the next two to three years.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is leading the initiative, chairing a high-level review meeting on the UPI ecosystem.
The plans include accelerating UPI's internationalisation and developing interoperable frameworks to support cross-border transactions.
UPI transactions have shown a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 72% between FY 2019-20 and FY 2024-25. In FY 2024-25, transactions reached ₹261 lakh crore, a 30% year-on-year increase.
Efforts include expanding the user and merchant base, enhancing digital infrastructure, improving end-user experience, and strengthening cybersecurity.