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Mint
05-08-2025
- Business
- Mint
SBI UPI services to be temporarily unavailable on THIS day. Check timings
State Bank of India (SBI) has announced a scheduled maintenance activity which will cause a brief disruption in Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services on August 6, 2025. SBI has informed that its UPI services will not be available for 20 minutes from 1:00 am to 1:20 am on August 6, 2025, due to the scheduled maintenance. The bank's official notice on X (formerly Twitter) read, 'Due to scheduled maintenance activity, SBI UPI services will be temporarily unavailable from 01:00 hrs to 01:20 hrs on 06.08.2025 (IST)." The bank further added, "Customers may continue to use UPI Lite Services for uninterrupted service. We regret the inconvenience caused to our customers.' The public sector bank has advised customers to use UPI Lite for continued digital transactions during the downtime. UPI Lite will remain fully functional even when the main UPI channel is under maintenance, as conveyed by the bank. UPI Lite is designed for small-value transactions, acting as an on-device wallet for faster payments. It allows users to make payments without entering a UPI PIN, particularly useful for low-value transactions and in areas with poor network connectivity. Follow these steps to enable UPI Lite on your mobile: Open your UPI App (Google Pay, PhonePe, or Paytm) Click on the home screen of the App to get the option of enabling UPI Lite. After reading the terms and conditions, enter the amount to add in UPI Lite and select the linked SBI bank account. Insert your UPI pin and UPI Lite will be enabled successfully.
Time of India
05-08-2025
- Business
- Time of India
SBI UPI services to be temporarily unavailable on August 6, 2025: Check time, alternatives
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads What is UPI Lite? What is the transaction limit on UPI Lite ? How to enable UPI Lite in SBI What are the benefits of UPI Lite? How can customers load UPI Lite? The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced a scheduled maintenance activity that will lead to a brief disruption in Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services on August 6, 2025 for a certain Bank of India (SBI) has informed that its UPI services will not be available for 20 minutes from 1:00 AM to 1:20 AM on August 6, 2025, due to scheduled maintenance. During this time, customers can still use UPI Lite for making to SBI's official notice on social media X, 'Due to scheduled maintenance activity, SBI UPI services will be temporarily unavailable from 01:00 hrs to 01:20 hrs on 06.08.2025 (IST). Customers may continue to use UPI Lite Services for uninterrupted service. We regret the inconvenience caused to our customers.'To ensure continued digital payment support during the downtime, SBI has advised customers to use UPI Lite, which remains fully functional even when the main UPI channel is under Lite allows users to make small-value payments without needing real-time bank processing. It's ideal for low-ticket transactions like groceries, transit fares, or tea/coffee December 2024, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked the per-transaction limits on UPI Lite from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000. The overall wallet limit of UPI Lite has also been raised from Rs 2,000 to Rs 5, that UPI Lite balance should be treated equivalent to cash and the user will be responsible for the balance loaded in the Lite account. In case the user changes the mobile device, the user should disable the Lite account from the old mobile device & then enable a new LITE account on the new mobile 1: Open his/her UPI App (UPI app like Google Pay, PhonePe, or Paytm)Step 2: On the home screen of the App, users will get the option to enable UPI Lite. Click on the optionStep 3: User reads and accepts the terms & conditionsStep 4: User enters the amount to add in UPI LITE and select the SBI bank 5: User enters UPI PINUPI Lite enabled successfully!UPI Lite provides round-the-clock availability for customers, better small-value payment management, and is also convenient to track. Single-click payments are possible using UPI Lite, and customers can manage their spends with daily limits and there is no worry of hiding UPI pin in crowded places for small-value customer can add funds at any point of time by adding funds to UPI Lite from the UPI app where they have app will provide an option to top up/add funds to an active UPI Lite account
Economic Times
21-07-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
SBI announces scheduled downtime for UPI users on July 22, 2025: Check timing and other details
ET Online SBI UPI downtime State Bank of India (SBI) informed its customers about service interruptions and scheduled maintenance affecting its digital transaction platforms. These updates are important for SBI users who mainly rely on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and related digital banking services for their financial transactions, as per SBI social media post. On July 22, 2025, SBI will conduct a scheduled maintenance activity on its UPI services. As a result, UPI services will be temporarily unavailable from 00:15 hrs to 01:00 hrs IST. Despite this temporary disruption, SBI customers can continue to use UPI Lite Services for uninterrupted digital payments during the maintenance window. Tired of EPF passbook site errors? This govt app can help; here's how SBI's recent social media post stated, 'Due to scheduled maintenance activity, SBI UPI services will be temporarily unavailable from 00:15 hrs to 01:00 hrs on 22.07.2025 (IST). Customers may continue to use UPI Lite Services for uninterrupted service. We regret the inconvenience caused to our customers.' How to enable UPI LITE on BHIM SBI Pay? Download and launch BHIM SBI PAY. Tap on UPI LITE section. The app will prompt you to load the fund in UPI Lite. Post successful loading the fund in it, the UPI lite will be enabled on the app. UPI LITE limit As per SBI's website, 'Currently customer can add maximum Rs. 2000/-. Customer can make maximum Rs. 500/- per transaction, with a total cumulative usage per day: Rs 4,000 (daily limit). Maximum balance which can be made available in UPI LITE account at any time: Rs 2,000.' Recent technical issues affecting SBI servicesOn July 18, 2025, SBI experienced intermittent disruptions with multiple services, including UPI, IMPS, YONO, and NEFT due to a technical issue. The bank reported that these services would fully resume by 01:30 hrs IST on the same advised customers to use ATM services and UPI Lite as alternatives while regular services were being restored. On July 16, 2025, SBI's YONO login services were intermittently unavailable and were expected to be restored by 11:00 AM IST that FAQs on UPI LITE Do I need a UPI PIN for UPI LITE transactions through BHIM SBI Pay app? No, UPI LITE transactions do not require UPI PIN, making small-value payments quick and hassle-free through BHIM SBI Pay. Can I disable UPI LITE after enabling it? Yes, you can disable UPI LITE anytime through the BHIM SBI Pay app. Are UPI LITE transactions visible in my bank statement? No, UPI LITE transactions are not reflected in your bank statement as they are deducted directly from the wallet. Only the wallet load transactions appear. What if a customer has an active UPI LITE account with balance in his mobile device and wants to change the mobile device? A customer should first disable the existing LITE account in his phone so that LITE balance is transferred to the user bank account. User can then again do a fresh LITE account creation in the new device. N.R. Narayana Murthy Founder, Infosys Watch Now Harsh Mariwala Chairman & Founder, Marico Watch Now Adar Poonawalla CEO, Serum Institute of India Watch Now Ronnie Screwvala Chairperson & Co-founder, upGrad Watch Now Puneet Dalmia Managing Director, Dalmia Bharat group Watch Now Martin Schwenk Former President & CEO, Mercedes-Benz, Thailand Watch Now Nadir Godrej Managing Director, of Godrej Industries Watch Now Manu Jain Former- Global Vice President, Xiaomi Watch Now Nithin Kamath Founder, CEO, Zerodha Watch Now Anil Agarwal Executive Chairman, Vedanta Resources Watch Now Dr. Prathap C. Reddy Founder Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Watch Now Vikram Kirloskar Former Vice Chairman, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Watch Now Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Executive Chairperson, Biocon Limited Watch Now Shashi Kiran Shetty Chairman of Allcargo Logistics, ECU Worldwide and Gati Ltd Watch Now Samir K Modi Managing Director, Modi Enterprises Watch Now R Gopalakrishnan Former Director Tata Sons, Former Vice Chairman, HUL Watch Now Sanjiv Mehta Former Chairman / CEO, Hindustan Unilever Watch Now Dr Ajai Chowdhry Co-Founder, HCL, Chairman EPIC Foundation, Author, Just Aspire Watch Now Shiv Khera Author, Business Consultant, Motivational Speaker Watch Now Nakul Anand Executive Director, ITC Limited Watch Now RS Sodhi Former MD, Amul & President, Indian Dairy Association Watch Now Anil Rai Gupta Managing Director & Chairman, Havells Watch Now Zia Mody Co-Founder & Managing Partner, AZB & Partners Watch Now Arundhati Bhattacharya Chairperson & CEO, Salesforce India Watch Now
