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Time of India
6 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
UPI services restored after brief outage caused by bank-side technical issues says NPCI
Academy Empower your mind, elevate your skills Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services experienced a major nationwide disruption on Thursday due to internal technical issues at a few participating banks, according to a statement from the National Payments Corporation of India ( NPCI ).'We regret inconvenience on intermittent UPI connectivity issues as few of the banks were having some internal technical problems. Our systems have been working fine and we have worked with these banks to ensure quick resolution," said NPCI .The outage led to widespread transaction failures , with many users unable to complete payments, as reported by to Downdetector , a platform that monitors service outages, 61% of users reported difficulties in making payments, 30% were unable to transfer funds, and 9% faced issues accessing their UPI apps. Nearly 200 users reported problems during the this temporary setback, UPI continues to show strong growth. In July, UPI transactions reached an all-time high of 19.47 billion, according to NPCI total transaction value stood at Rs 25.08 lakh crore, the second highest on record after Rs 25.14 lakh crore in May. In comparison, June recorded 18.39 billion transactions valued at Rs 24.03 lakh crore, which was slightly lower than May's 18.67 billion.
Mint
6 days ago
- Business
- Mint
UPI down? Users across India report payment failures and glitches, social media erupts with complaints
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services appear to be down in India today. Several users have taken to social media to report disruptions in UPI services. According to the outage tracking platform Downdetector, complaints about the outage began surfacing around 8:30 PM IST. According to outage tracking website Downdetector, 62 per cent of users reported issues with payments, 29 per cent faced problems with fund transfers, and eight per cent encountered glitches with the app. An X user named Pratim Dasgupta posted, 'Once again the UPI server is down.' Another user took a humorous dig at the situation, writing, '#UPI down again.... UPI के भरोसे दुनिया घूमने वालों.... फिर छीछालेदर के लिए हो जाओ तैयार! 😂 #upipayment' Meanwhile, expressing frustration with their bank, a user tagged SBI and wrote, '@TheOfficialSBI why isn't your UPI working??? If you can't handle it, please shut it down.' (This is a developing story, check later for updates)
India.com
6 days ago
- Business
- India.com
UPI Disruption: Major Banks Affected, Users Unable To Send Money
New Delhi: Thousands of users across India were left frustrated on Thursday morning as UPI services suddenly went down, disrupting digital payments for both individuals and businesses. This is the fourth major outage this year, raising concerns over the reliability of the widely-used payment system. Reports of the glitch started pouring in around 8:30 AM, with nearly 200 complaints logged on Downdetector, a platform that tracks service disruptions. The disruption hit UPI services at several top banks like HDFC, SBI, Bank of Baroda, and Kotak Mahindra, making it difficult for users to carry out transactions.
News18
6 days ago
- Business
- News18
UPI Faces Outage, Several Users Across India Unable To Make Payments
Last Updated: UPI services experienced an outage on Thursday, causing payment difficulties for users across India. UPI Outage: Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services suffered an outage as several users across India reported difficulties in making payments on Thursday. Several users said that they were unable to use UPI apps like Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, and other leading platforms to complete transactions. As per Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources, including user-submitted errors on its platform, there were over 200 complaints from users with respect to the UPI outage by 8:30 pm. Nearly 80% of these complaints cited issues while attempting payments. view comments First Published: August 07, 2025, 20:56 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
UPI services down? Many users report outage while making payments online
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services suffered a major nationwide outage on Thursday, disrupting transactions for many users. At around 8:30 pm, there were around nearly 200 incidents of people reporting issues with UPI on Downdetector, a website that collates status reports from various sources to track outages. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Botswana: New Container Houses (Prices May Surprise You) Container House | Search ads Search Now Undo
