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MUMBAI: UPI continues to break records. In March, the platform processed 1,830 crore transactions worth Rs 24.8 lakh crore, marking a 36% year-on-year rise in volume and a 25% increase in value.
The surge follows Feb’s tally of 1,611 crore transactions amounting to nearly Rs 22 lakh crore. On average, UPI now handles 59 crore transactions daily or 6,800 every second, with a daily transaction value of Rs 79,910 crore.
Until now, the highest transaction value for a single month had been recorded in Oct 2024, when festive and online sales pushed the figure to Rs 23.5 lakh crore.
The previous peak for transaction volume was in Jan 2025, which saw 1,700 crore transactions. For full FY25, UPI transactions totalled 18,586 crore, with a value of Rs 260.5 lakh crore-an annual increase of 41% in volume and 30% in value compared to FY24’s 13,113 crore transactions worth Rs 200 lakh crore.

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