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.