UPI hit by another outage, thousands of users report issues in payments

UPI services surged were over 1,000 as of noon, with payments and fund transfers being the most reported problems. Banks cite surge in transactions driven likely by spike in gaming & betting activity for disruptions. NPCI cited intermittent technical issues, affecting apps like Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm. Despite UPI’s dominance, frequent outages are frustrating users and slowing its rapid growth trajectory.