Plea filed against Google Pay on flouting UPI interoperability rules

BENGALURU: A writ petition has been filed against Google India’s payments app, Google Pay, at the Delhi High Court as it flouted the rules of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) interoperability.

According to the petition, which has been reviewed by Mint, Google Pay does not allow new users to use their existing Virtual Payment Address (VPAs) or UPI ID on its platform, which the consumer might have created through other UPI platforms or apps. The matter is subjudice at the Delhi High Court, with the first hearing scheduled on 14 May (Thursday).

The petition also said Google Pay forces consumers to create a new UPI ID or VPA to use its platform and shows them as new users.