UPI Down: Digital payments hit! Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm face outage amid nationwide UPI glitch

Posted under: Fintech
Date: 2025-03-27
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A widespread UPI payment system outage hit India on Wednesday evening, affecting major platforms including Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm. Downdetector reported over 23,000 complaints after 7:00 PM, with 72% of Google Pay users experiencing payment failures. Banking services were also impacted, with SBI reporting fund transfer failures (47%) and mobile banking issues (37%). The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has yet to address the cause of the disruption, which began in late afternoon and significantly affected digital transactions nationwide.

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