5Photo© hindustantimes.comUPI down for several users across India, third outage in 30 days
More than 2,000 users reported disruption in United Payment Interface (UPI) services -- an everyday online payment platform in India.
According to Downdetector -- an online tracker where users can report outages -- complaints peaked at 2,355 slightly before 1:00 pm. Several social media platforms, including X (formerly Twitter), were also flooded with posts highlighting failed payments and delays in transactions. Leading UPI apps such as Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm have been affected by the outage. Several banking apps, including those of the State Bank of India (SBI) and the ICICI Bank, also faced technical issues.
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) -- the government entity that oversees the UPI network -- said in a post on X that it was working to resolve the issue.