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UPI volume jumps 32% on Diwali driven by last-minute festival buying

Transactions through the popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI) witnessed a 32 per cent surge in volume terms on Diwali driven by last-minute festival buying. UPI volume increased to…

UPI volume jumps 32% on Diwali driven by last-minute festival buying
UPI volume jumps 32% on Diwali driven by last-minute festival buying — image via Business Standard — Credit: Business Standard

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Transactions through the popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI) witnessed a 32 per cent surge in volume terms on Diwali driven by last-minute festival buying. UPI volume increased to 916.9 million on November 8 from 695.7 million transactions on the same day last year, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). In value terms, UPI transactions rose to Rs 90,029.43 crore on November 8 against Rs…

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