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What is UPI?
Updated 9 December 2025
Language: EN
Unified payment interface (UPI) is an instant payment system developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). UPI allows the instant transfer of money between any two persons' bank accounts using a payment address which uniquely identifies a person's bank account. Note that UPI Mechanism is made mandatory for Retail & Shareholder Category Investors to invest in IPO's for bid value amounting to Rs 2 Lacs and below from July 01 2019.