UPI and Payments News, 1 November 2026

Festival shopping lifts UPI transactions to record 25.50 billion in Oct

Transaction value reached ₹31.5 lakh crore, according to data from the National Payments Corporation of India

Festive spending drives record UPI transactions in October

UPI hits record 25.47 billion transactions in October, daily value crosses Rs 1 lakh crore

Reported by 2 outlets: BusinessLine.

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