UPI down: Nationwide outage affecting funds, funds transfers

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which allows immediate real-time funds, is at present experiencing disruptions. User studies point out widespread points with the providers provided by the system, together with funds and fund transfers. According to the outage monitoring web site Downdetector, studies of issues surged round 7:40 pm IST, with 2,750 customers reporting points. Most customers reported points whereas making funds (83%), adopted by funds transfers (13%) and the app (4%). UPI customers additionally took to the social media platform X (earlier Twitter) to report the outage and share memes about the identical. Users of SBI, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank and Paytm complained dealing with points whereas making funds on X.

UPI down: Memes shared by customers on X

One person wrote: “UPI is down for the first time & it is already showing an impact. Most of us already stopped carrying liquid cash & this downtime has created a do or die situation 😂 Elders were right about carrying cash ✅

“UPI hello down ho gaya, 2 dost pani puri kha ke dukan pr khade hai 30 min se🤣”, another user wrote.

A third user wrote: “UPI has been failing because the final hour servers are down. Aaj bartan dhulwa ke hello manega.”

“Upi providers down for a number of customers in India. Cash be like…” a fourth person stated.

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