UPI Transactions
March UPI transactions hit record INR 29.53 tln, FY26 transactions up 21%
This story was originally published at 19:36 IST on 1 April 2026
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NEW DELHI – Unified Payments Interface transactions rose to a record high in March, both in volume and value terms, according to data released by the National Payments Corp. of India. UPI transactions rose 24% on year to 22.64 billion in March.
In value terms, the transactions increased 19% on year last month to INR 29.53 trillion. UPI transactions were 20.39 billion in February with a total value of INR 26.84 trillion.
In 2025-26 (Apr-Mar), UPI transactions worth INR 284.74 trillion were recorded, up 21% higher from FY25.
The average daily transaction count was 730 million in March, higher than the 728 million a month ago. The average daily transaction amount was INR 952.43 billion last month, lower than INR 958.65 billion in February, data showed. End
Reported by Shubham Rana
Edited by Saji George Titus
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