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Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal launched UPI at Galeries Lafayette in Nice, France, expanding India's digital payments network globally.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah highlighted the MHA-RBIH partnership aimed at strengthening India’s fight against cybercrime, mule accounts and digital financial fraud through AI-powered systems.

India and Bhutan plan a UPI-enabled postal remittance system to boost financial access, connectivity, and affordable cross-border money transfers for citizens.

UPI recorded strong year-on-year growth in both transaction volume and value, reinforcing its dominance in India’s digital payments ecosystem.

The PM SVANidhi credit card expands formal credit access for street vendors, enabling business growth through phased loans and digital benefits.

India’s QR-based UPI payments could soon work in Japan, with a planned trial aimed at easing transactions for a fast-growing Indian tourist base.

PhonePe unveiled the SmartPOD, a next-gen SmartSpeaker enabling both UPI and card payments in one affordable device for Indian merchants.

Union Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia unveiled the UPI–UPU Integration project at the Universal Postal Congress in Dubai.

India’s digital payments grew 10.7% year-on-year as of March 2025, according to the RBI’s Digital Payments Index (DPI).

India witnessed a sharp rise in digital transactions from FY20 to FY25, reaching ₹12,000 lakh crore in value, the government told Parliament.