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UPI Outage Strands Millions, Sparks Reliability Concerns

4/12/2025

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On April 12, 2025, a major outage crippled UPI services across India, leaving millions unable to complete digital transactions. Frustrated users flooded the system with over 1,200 complaints about popular apps like Google Pay and Paytm. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is scrambling to fix the technical glitch, sparking worries about the reliability of UPI.

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Story summary

On April 12, 2025, a major outage crippled UPI services across India, leaving millions unable to complete digital transactions. Frustrated users flooded the system with over 1,200 complaints about popular apps like Google Pay and Paytm. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is scrambling to fix the technical glitch, sparking worries about the reliability of UPI.