{
  "id": 3005337,
  "title": "UPI Transaction Volume Rises Nearly 13,000-Fold In A Decade To Over 24,162 Crore: Govt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/upi-transaction-volume-rises-nearly-13-000-fold-in-a-decade-to-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T10:29:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/upi-transaction-volume-rises-nearly-13000-fold-in-a-decade-to-over-24162-crore-govt"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New Delhi: The annual transaction volume of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has surged almost 13,000-fold from 1.78 crore transactions in FY 2016-17 to more than 24,162 crore transactions in FY 2025-26, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday. UPI, launched on August 25, 2016 by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) under the regulatory oversight of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "UPI completes 10 years, clocks nearly 13,000-fold rise in transaction volume",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/upi-completes-10-years-clocks-nearly-13-000-fold-rise-in-transaction",
        "published": "2026-08-24T10:56:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "YourStory",
        "title": "UPI completes 10 years, clocks nearly 13,000-fold rise in transaction volume",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/upi-completes-10-years-clocks-nearly-13-000-fold-rise-in-transaction-3022419",
        "published": "2026-08-24T12:28:56.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}