UPI down: Payments on Paytm, PhonePe, and Google Pay disrupted, netizens say, ’Carry your wallet’

UPI down: The Unified Payments Interface experienced a significant outage today, affecting popular apps like Paytm, PhonePe, and Google Pay. This disrupted everyday transactions and caused chaos for several social media users who frequently use UPI for payments.

How users are affected?

According to disruption tracking platform Downdetector, the outage peaked at 11:30 am on Saturday, April 12, when several users complained about difficulties with digital payments in apps including Phonepe, Google Pay, Paytm and others. Downdetector showed that 76 per cent of users faced problems regarding payments, 23 per cent could not transfer funds. The reason for the outage is not known yet.