India's Unified Payments Interface completed ten years of operation on May 1, 2026. The system processed 24,162 crore transactions in FY 2025-26, a 12,000-fold increase from its first full year. UPI now handles approximately 600 million transactions daily.
UPI accounts for nearly 49% of global real-time payment volume. The number of banks live on the platform grew from 44 in FY 2016-17 to 703 by FY 2025-26.
UPI is now operational for cross-border payments in countries including the UAE, Singapore, and France.