UPI faced another widespread outage, disrupting payment and fund transfer services for thousands. Downdetector reported over 2,200 complaints, highlighting transaction failures across major platforms like Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, and banking apps including SBI, ICICI and HDFC. This marks the third UPI disruption in approximately three weeks, raising concerns about the reliability of the digital payment system.
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