June 2, 2022
In terms of volume and value, the transactions increased twofold on a YoY basis
In May 2021, the value of these transactions stood at INR 4.91 trillion while the number of transactions was at 2.54 billion
Currently, UPI dominates the daily monthly transactions are made.
RBI’s focus on digital banking and payments will help in the growth of the UPI platform
UPI transactions saw exponential growth in May ‘22 with transactions of INR 10 trillion during the month. According to the data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the transactions were at 5.95 billion during the month. In terms of the volume and the value, the transactions increased twofold on a YoY basis. In May 2021, the value of these transactions stood at INR 4.91 trillion while the number of transactions was at 2.54 billion.
On a month-on-month basis, the number of transactions increased by 7% while the value of transactions rose by 6%. During the month of April, the transaction value stood at INR 9.83 trillion.
The UPI transactions during the previous financial year were at INR 83.45 trillion. Currently, UPI dominates the daily monthly transactions.
While considering the spending limit per transaction in UPI and debit cards, the growth volumes for UPI are stronger and imply that UPI could be eating into the debit card and small-ticket’s market share.
The RBI’s focus on digital banking and payments will also aid the growth of the UPI platform. In its annual report for FY22, the RBI stated its plans to link UPI to its foreign counterparts. In line with this, the apex bank has been working with its counterpart at Singapore to link the UPI with PayNow, an instant payment system. The linkage is expected to be completed by the second quarter of FY22.