"UPI Services Hit by Hour-Long Outage, Disrupting Millions of Transactions." UPI Outage Disrupts Digital Transactions Across India Key Highlights Widespread UPI outage impacted digital transactions for over an hour on March 26, 2025 National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) confirmed temporary technical issues, later stabilized Surge in user complaints on Downdetector and social media Merchants, businesses, and consumers faced transaction failures during peak hours NPCI assures system stability restored, no data breach reported Breaking: UPI Services Face Hour-Long Disruption On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, millions of Indians relying on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for digital transactions faced unexpected disruptions as the system experienced a nationwide outage. The issue, which lasted about an hour, led to failed transactions, payment delays, and login errors across multiple banking and payment apps, including PhonePe, Google Pay, Paytm, and BHIM UPI. The National ...