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India's Glorious Success in UPI Adoption: What is Working, What is Not and What Can be Done Better?

Author(s) Amogh Mangal
Country India
Abstract This research paper delves deep into the widespread adoption and multifaceted impact of India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), highlighting its transformative role in the nation’s shift towards a digital economy. Launched in 2016 by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), UPI has revolutionized financial transactions by enabling seamless, real-time, and low-cost digital payments. The paper evaluates UPI’s implications across four dimensions: microeconomic, macroeconomic, global macroeconomic, and political. At the microeconomic level, UPI has improved financial inclusion, merchant accessibility, and consumer convenience, while also raising concerns around overspending, fraud, and digital literacy gaps. Macroeconomically, UPI has contributed to GDP growth, enhanced tax compliance, and formalized large segments of the economy. Globally, the paper analyzes UPI’s replicability in countries such as Nigeria, China, Norway, and France, offering insights into its viability as a cross-border digital payment model. Politically, UPI is framed as a tool for governance visibility, welfare delivery, and soft power projection. While the system’s architecture and public-private synergy have enabled its success, challenges such as digital exclusion, security vulnerabilities, and regulatory gaps remain. The paper concludes by proposing policy recommendations focused on infrastructure investment, financial literacy, regulatory refinement, and inclusive innovation to ensure UPI’s continued effectiveness and global scalability.
Keywords Unified Payments Interface, FinTech in India, Economic Impact, Political Impact
Field Sociology > Economics
Published In Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On 2025-05-23
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.45688
Short DOI https://doi.org/g9mn2z
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