Digital transactions to soon exceed cash payments: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said digital transactions in India will soon cross cash payments due to the increasing popularity of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

Speaking after the launch of the cross-border connectivity between the UPI and PayNow of Singapore, the Prime Minister said about 74 billion transactions amounting to over Rs 126 trillion was done through UPI in 2022. Many experts are estimating that very soon India’s digital wallet transactions will overtake cash transactions,” he said.