Payment fails: UPI services down across India

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services across India faced a major disruption on Saturday morning, leaving users unable to complete digital transactions—marking the third such incident in a month. The outage impacted millions, from those handling daily payments to businesses relying on real-time transfers.

According to DownDetector, the disruption was widespread, with over 1,100 complaints registered by Saturday afternoon. Google Pay saw 96 issues, while Paytm users complained of 23. The reason for the outage remains unclear.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) acknowledged the issue, stating:
"NPCI is currently facing intermittent technical issues, leading to partial UPI transaction declines. We are working to resolve the issue and will keep you updated. We regret the inconvenience caused."

The recurring glitches are raising concerns about the reliability of India's most widely used digital payment system.

On April 2 and on March 26, millions of users were unable to access the services for a few hours.