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One can use UPI app instead of paying cash on delivery on receipt of product from online shopping websites and can perform miscellaneous expenses like paying utility bills, over the counter payments, barcode (scan and pay) based payments, donations, school fees and other such unique and innovative use cases.

You can use UPI to transfer money to your family, friends, or even between your own bank accounts. The much wider use of UPI comes when you have to pay different merchants.

Another benefit of using UPI is that you can do away with the need to wait for an OTP and enter it to complete the money transfer.

The mPIN is a 6-digit passcode that you must enter every time you need to make a transaction.

The mPIN is highly valuable because customers do not have to enter IFSC codes or other information each time they want to send or receive money, which is why the mPIN proves to be a great means to confirm one’s identity.

Without this pin, you cannot make transactions. This ensures that if your phone happens to fall into the wrong hands.

UPI is useful because it is easier to use than credit or debit cards. Apart from being easy and convenient, UPI boasts of a host of other features.

Your UPI ID functions almost in the same way your name does. It offers a Virtual Payments Address for senders to enter when transferring money to your account. In order to create your own VPA or UPI ID, you must begin by downloading any app of your choice and registering yourself on it.

You need an app to create a UPI ID and begin transacting. One of the apps that you can use is the BHIM app.

BHIM offers rudimentary UPI services ideal for people with very basic needs. BHIM has numerous benefits for both customers as well as merchants:

• QR code generation for vendors that enables customers to simply scan and pay them
• QR Code generation for individuals to scan and receive P2P payments
• Fraud prevention features like timeouts following 90 seconds of no activity
• Hindi and English language support
• Transaction histories are available as and when required
• Real-time transfer of money straight into the user’s bank account
• Strong security measures in the form of 2-factor authentication
• Consolidation of all payments (received and sent) within a single platform
• No traditional banking restrictions such as working hours or holidays

UPI was first launched in 2016. Later on, UPI 2.0 was launched to increase digital adoption in the business sphere as well as to facilitate peer-to-merchant transactions.

The upgraded or revamped version of UPI has the following features:

• Use of overdraft accounts: Under UPI 2.0, merchants have the facility to withdraw money even when there is a cash deficit in their account
• Capture and hold facility: Merchants accepting payments through UPI will be able to block certain amounts on their user’s cards and refund the same at a later date
• Support for invoicing: UPI 2.0 supports invoices, which means that businesses can use a single platform for sending invoices and receiving payments
• Easy resolution of refunds: Merchants can now initiate refunds on the same transaction through which they have received money

UPI seems to be great, but does it come at a cost?

At present, there are no charges for UPI transactions, both P2P and P2M (Person to Merchant). But as the user base saw new heights, some banks started making announcements to their customers about the charges for P2P UPI transactions.

Kotak Mahindra Bank is the first bank to announce charges for P2P transactions made through UPI. They will not charge for the first 30 transactions in a month but there will be a charge beyond the cap.

UPI was a game-changer in the Indian payments space in 2018. It became one of the fastest payment modes ever to bring financial inclusion to the masses.

• Between January and December 2018, UPI saw a 7x growth in usage volumes
• Among UPI apps, Google Pay ruled the roost with 62% of all transactions carried out on it
• UPI ate into the share of cards and wallets in a significant manner in 2018
• UPI adoption grew not only in Tier 1 cities but in Tier 2 and Tier 3 as well

At Razorpay, every month on the usage patterns seen in UPI and the payments space at large.

• In April 2019, UPI saw a 20x growth since April of the previous year.
• UPI transactions fell by 6% in May 2019

While UPI is the simplest form of making instant payments, it comes with a few constraints. One of the major drawbacks is the issue that occurs if you accidentally paid money to the wrong UPI ID.

Usually, it is difficult to get your money back if you accidentally paid it to the wrong UPI ID. There are low chances that the receiver would be willing to pay the money back..

However, you can write an application to your bank branch mentioning the details like UPI ID, amount, etc. Your bank branch will send these details to the UPI backend team who will further contact the beneficiary branch for the refund.

Again, no one can guarantee that the amount will be refunded easily.

It is advised to pay a minimum amount of Re. 1 before transferring an amount in bulk. This will help you cross-check and avoid such issues.

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