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UPI transactions rise 32% on Diwali 2026 to 916.9 million
The digital payments platform also recorded 975.8 million transactions on the day before Diwali, with October seeing a monthly record

The digital payments platform also recorded 975.8 million transactions on the day before Diwali, with October seeing a monthly record

For a decade, the task in India’s merchant payments was to get every shop and website to accept digital money.

With Diwali over, NPCI has yet to announce the implementation date for MDR on select UPI payments above ₹2,000.
Naidu made the remarks a day after the 10th anniversary of the 2016 demonetisation, which withdrew Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes to combat black money and counterfeits.

American Express India has deducted Membership Rewards points linked to cancelled cards, leaving some customers with negative balances.