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PhonePe hits 8 Bn UPI transactions in Jan; WhatsApp back in top 10

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PhonePe hits 8 Bn UPI transactions in Jan; WhatsApp back in top 10
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The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) achieved a significant milestone in January, processing nearly 17 billion transactions valued at Rs 23.48 lakh crore. This marks a 39% year-on-year increase in transaction volume and a 28% rise in transaction value. As anticipated, this growth was driven by the three leading appsโ€”PhonePe, Google Pay, and Paytmโ€”while several newly launched apps also made notable contributions. PhonePe leads the chart with 8.1 billion transaction volume and a value of Rs 11,91,303.98 crore. Google Pay follows closely with 6.18 billion transactions valued at Rs 8,26,845.07 crore. Paytm secures the third spot, processing 1.15 billion transactions worth Rs 1,26,313.45 crore. The remaining apps, including Navi, Cred, and Amazon Pay, contribute notable but comparatively smaller transaction volumes and values. In terms of market share, the top three appsโ€”PhonePe, Google Pay, and Paytmโ€”dominate the landscape. PhonePe commands a 47.67% market share by volume and a 50.74% share by value. Google Pay holds a 36.38% share by volume and a 35.21% share by value. Paytm, while trailing, maintains a 6.78% share by volume and a 5.38% share by value. WhatsApp, recently authorized by NPCI to extend UPI services to its entire user base across India, has re-entered the top 10 UPI apps. The Meta-owned company has secured a spot in the top 10 for the first time since October 2024. As competition intensifies, NPCI has extended the compliance timeline by two years for TPAPs exceeding the UPI volume cap. As a result, the dominance of the top three players is expected to continue until then. NPCI Chief Dilip Asbe recently revealed that around 450 million users are currently using UPI, with nearly 200 million active daily users. He stressed the importance of strong support from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the government, and the financial ecosystem to develop strategies for onboarding an additional 200-300 million users onto the UPI platform.

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PhonePe and G-Pay lead UPI volume in April, CRED targets high-value transfers

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PhonePe and G-Pay lead UPI volume in April, CRED targets high-value transfers
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Fintech platform PhonePe further cemented its dominance in Indiaโ€™s UPI ecosystem in April 2025, maintaining the top spot in both transaction volume and value. The fintech unicorn processed 8,362.31 million UPI transactions worth Rs 12.05 lakh crore. This gave it 46.73% of the total volume and 50.32% of the total value among the top 10 UPI apps. Google Pay held on to second place, with 6,488.55 million transactions worth Rs 8.42 lakh crore. This translates to 36.26% share by volume and 35.18% by value. Paytm came in third, processing 1,210.24 million transactions valued at Rs 1.31 lakh crore, accounting for 6.76% of the volume and 5.48% of the value. CRED shines in high-value payments Navi and super.money took the fourth and fifth positions in terms of volume, with CRED slipping to sixth. However, CRED continued to outperform smaller players in terms of value. The platform processed Rs 49,753 crore through just 134.67 million transactions. This gave the credit-focused app a modest 0.75% share of total volume but a much higher 2.08% share in value. **Other players and total UPI picture** Axis Bank Apps, FamApp by Trio, Amazon Pay, and WhatsApp made up the rest of the top 10. WhatsApp, backed by Meta, was the lowest performer with 67.40 million transactions totaling Rs 5,065.44 crore. In total, UPI processed 17,893.42 million UPI transactions amounting to Rs 23.94 lakh crore in value in April 2025. PhonePe and Google Pay together handled over 82% of UPI transactions and 85% of the total value, clearly dominating Indiaโ€™s digital payments market.

PhonePe, G-Pay hold 82% UPI share in June; BHIM back in top 10 after long hiatus

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PhonePe, G-Pay hold 82% UPI share in June; BHIM back in top 10 after long hiatus
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PhonePe, G-Pay hold 82% UPI share in June; BHIM back in top 10 after long hiatus Indiaโ€™s UPI network saw 18.4 billion transactions worth Rs 24.04 lakh crore in June, slightly lower than the previous month, as per NPCI data. Despite the dip, PhonePe and Google Pay continued to lead the space, together handling over 82% of all UPI transactions by volume. PhonePe led the chart once again with 8.55 billion transactions and a total value of Rs 11.99 lakh crore. It held 46.5% of the total UPI volume and nearly 50% of the value. Google Pay followed with 6.54 billion transactions and Rs 8.41 lakh crore in value, capturing a 35.6% share by volume and 35% by value. Paytm stayed in third place with 1.27 billion transactions worth Rs 1.34 lakh crore. The Noida-based company controlled 6.9% of the total UPI volume and 5.6% of the value. Among emerging players, super.money leads CRED in terms of transaction volume but lags significantly in value. New-age platforms Navi and FamApp by Trio posted 406 million and 113 million transactions, respectively. Navi recorded Rs 21,815 crore in value, while FamApp stood at a modest Rs 1,440 crore. Amazon Pay and BHIM recorded 93 million and 73 million customer-initiated transactions, respectively, with values of Rs 9,942 crore and Rs 11,726 crore. Government-promoted BHIM re-entered the top 10 UPI apps by volume after a 17-month gap. Private bank-led UPI apps such as Axis Bank Apps had minimal volume (24 million) but processed Rs 5,231 crore. Notably, it was the only app to report B2C UPI transactions, handling 102 million transactions worth Rs 4,155 crore in this category. Apart from India, UPI is currently operational in Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Singapore, France, Oman, and the UAE. According to media reports, NPCI plans to expand UPI to more countries, including Qatar, Thailand, Malaysia, and other Southeast Asian nations. Meanwhile, the UK, Oman, and the Maldives have either shown interest or begun early-stage integration. Namibia is also set to roll out UPI services later in 2025.

PhonePe, G-Pay lead UPI transactions in December; Paytm struggles

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PhonePe, G-Pay lead UPI transactions in December; Paytm struggles
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PhonePe, G-Pay lead UPI transactions in December; Paytm struggles In December, the market share of the top three UPI apps by transaction volume saw PhonePe leading with a dominant share of 47.7%. Google Pay followed with a strong 36.7%. The UPI payment ecosystem continued to see dominance from PhonePe and Google Pay in December 2024, with both platforms recording substantial transaction volumes and values. While PhonePe led the market in both transaction volume and value, Google Pay maintained a strong second-place position. According to the latest data, PhonePe registered 7.98 billion transactions with a total transaction value of Rs 11.76 lakh crore. Meanwhile, Google Pay recorded a transaction volume of 6.1 billion and a value of Rs 8.22 lakh crore for the month. On the other hand, Paytm, a key player in the digital payments space, struggled to keep pace with its competitors. It recorded a relatively smaller transaction volume of 1.15 billion, with a total value of Rs 1.25 lakh crore. In December, the market share of the top three UPI apps by transaction volume saw PhonePe leading with a dominant share of 47.7%. Google Pay followed with a strong 36.7%, while Paytm captured a smaller share of 6.87%. In terms of value, the trioโ€™s market share stood at 50.6%, 35.38%, and 5.4% respectively. While PhonePe and Google Pay saw a slight increase in their market share compared to November, Paytm experienced a small decline, with its market share dropping from 6.95% in volume and 5.48% in value. Citing NPCI data, brokerage firm UBS said that Paytm did not gain any UPI market share in December, despite the company receiving clearance to add customers in October. Additionally, the Noida-based companyโ€™s shares dropped by 7.5% on Wednesday. Navi, which recently emerged as the fourth-largest player in terms of UPI volume, processed 202.53 million transactions amounting to Rs 11,317.09 crore, while Cred recorded 143.07 million transactions, valued at Rs 50,979.94 crore. As the competition heats up, NPCI has extended the compliance timeline for TPAPs exceeding the volume cap in UPI by two years. The Dilip Asbe-led firm also allowed Meta-owned WhatsApp to extend UPI services to its entire user base across the country. In December, WhatsApp recorded 57.7 million transactions worth Rs 4,348.19 crore and is ranked 11th among UPI-based apps.

UPI in May: PhonePe maintains domination, Paytm sees marginal growth

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UPI in May: PhonePe maintains domination, Paytm sees marginal growth
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Digital payments platform PhonePe has maintained its top position in the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ecosystem with a market share of more than 48% in May 2024. In May, UPI set a new record by processing more than 14 billion transactions worth Rs 20.45 lakh crore or Rs 20.45 trillion for the first time since its inception in 2016. As per the data issued by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), PhonePe recorded 6.8 billion transactions via UPI out of the total transactions of 14 billion in the last month. Google Pay and Paytm processed 5.2 billion and 1.14 billion transactions, respectively. While PhonePe processed Rs 10.33 lakh crore (Rs 10.33 trillion) in May, Google Pay and Paytmโ€™s value of transactions were recorded at Rs 7.2 lakh crore (Rs 7.2 trillion) and Rs 1.24 lakh crore (Rs 1.24 trillion, respectively. With this, PhonePe controls 48.6% market share by volume and Google Pay has 37% whereas Paytm has 8%. Value wise, the market share of the trio stood at 50.5%, 35% and 6%, respectively. The breakup of market share in April was almost the same. Paytm saw a marginal increase in its transactions in May after facing a decline for consecutive three months (February, March and April). This is a good sign for the company which had to go through restrictions imposed by the Reserve Bank of India earlier this year. In the past few months, UPI saw a new trend with the government-promoted BHIM has been in continuous decline. Moreover, CRED, Amazon Pay, WhatsApp and NAVI have recorded more transactions than the former. Notably, Fampay has recorded 50 million transactions in the last month, more than double to BHIM. As reported earlier, NPCI is also considering reviewing its decision to implement a 30% cap on the market share of UPI apps by the end of 2024. The decision will impact the transaction volume of third party apps like PhonePe and Google Pay.

UPI transactions near 17 Bn in January

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UPI transactions near 17 Bn in January
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UPI transactions near 17 Bn in January The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) recorded 16.99 billion transactions worth Rs 23.48 lakh crore in January, reflecting a 39% year-on-year growth in transaction volume and a 28% increase in transaction value. On a monthly basis, UPI saw a 1.55% growth in volume and nearly a 1% rise in value, compared to 16.73 billion transactions worth Rs 23.25 lakh crore in December. According to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the average daily transaction count stood at 548 million. PhonePe currently leads the UPI market with a 47.7% share of transaction volume, followed by Google Pay at 36.7% and Paytm at 6.87%. This market share distribution is unlikely to change soon, as NPCI has extended the compliance timeline for Third-Party App Providers (TPAPs) exceeding the UPI volume cap. The new deadline has been extended by two years, until December 31, 2026. Meanwhile, NPCI has lifted the user onboarding limit for WhatsApp Pay, allowing the platform to offer UPI services to its entire user base across India. Recently, NPCI Chief Dilip Asbe disclosed that approximately 450 million users are currently utilizing UPI, with around 200 million daily active users. He emphasized the need for substantial support from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the government, and the broader financial ecosystem to explore strategies for onboarding an additional 200-300 million users onto the UPI platform.

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