UPI outage: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asks NPCI and all other stakeholders to work …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called for collective action to bridge infrastructure gaps and achieve one billion daily UPI transactions within 2-3 years during a review meeting prompted by recent UPI outages. Users faced transaction failures on March 26, April 2, and April 12, marking the third disruption in under two weeks.

Sitharaman directed NPCI to bolster UPI’s reliability, enhance user experience, and strengthen cybersecurity to prevent future disruptions. She emphasized expanding UPI’s global reach through interoperable frameworks and increasing international payment acceptance, while also urging efforts to onboard more users and merchants. “FM Smt. @nsitharaman urged all stakeholders to work collaboratively to address infrastructure gaps, enhance the end-user experience and cybersecurity architecture.