Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Union ministers on August 25 hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s digital vision as marking 10 years of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), highlighting rapid adoption in India and growing presence across international markets as well.
Taking to the social media platform X, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said UPI was a revolution envisioned by PM Modi and a defining reality of Digital India.
“QR code please?” has become a phrase used by crores of Indians every day, Goyal said, highlighting the widespread adoption of digital payments.
Meanwhile, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said UPI is now operational across 11 countries, including France, Singapore, the UAE, Greece and Mauritius.
“From powering seamless payments in India to enabling digital transactions across borders, UPI continues to take our digital public infrastructure to the world,” FM Sitharaman said in a post on X.
She further stated that UPI-enabled payment points have grown around 260 times since 2018, taking digital payments deeper into every corner of the country and providing greater access and convenience.
Sitharaman also highlighted the scale of UPI transactions, saying one out of every two real-time digital payment transactions globally takes place in India.
In addition, UPI recorded more than 2,360 crore transactions in a single month with July 2026 registering its highest monthly transaction volume since the platform’s launch.
