Economy, Banking and Finance · 8 April 2026
Worldline India records UPI transactions at 228.5 billion and QR base crossing 731 million in 2025
Exam-focused facts from the 8 April 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- UPI processed 228.5 billion transactions in 2025, registering a 33% year-on-year increase.
- UPI transaction value rose 21% to ₹299.74 trillion in 2025.
- Average UPI ticket size declined to ₹1,314 in 2025 from ₹1,437 in 2024.
- UPI QR deployments crossed 731 million in 2025, up from over 633 million in 2024.
- PoS terminals grew 15% year-on-year to 11.48 million in 2025.
- Total card transactions reached ₹28.73 trillion in 2025, up 6% year-on-year.
- Credit card transaction value increased 11% to ₹23.65 trillion in 2025.
- Credit card transaction volumes rose 27% to 5.69 billion in 2025.
- Debit card transaction volumes fell 23% and transaction value declined 13% in 2025.
- Bharat BillPay transaction volumes rose 40% to 3.05 billion in 2025.
- Bharat BillPay transaction value nearly doubled to ₹14.84 trillion in 2025.