NPCI launches ‘UPI Circle’ for secure delegated payments with trusted users

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has introduced a new feature called ‘UPI Circle’ on its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform. This feature allows primary UPI account holders to securely delegate payment responsibilities to trusted secondary users.

What is UPI Circle?

“UPI Circle-Delegate Payments is a feature where a UPI user acts as a primary link with their trusted secondary users on their UPI App for either partial or full delegation,” says NPCI in a release dated August 13, 2024.