{"id":40997,"date":"2025-09-15T11:35:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T06:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/15\/new-upi-transaction-limit-hike-big-relief-for-high-value-payments-from-today\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:35:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T06:05:18","slug":"new-upi-transaction-limit-hike-big-relief-for-high-value-payments-from-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/15\/new-upi-transaction-limit-hike-big-relief-for-high-value-payments-from-today\/","title":{"rendered":"New UPI transaction limit hike: Big relief for high-value payments from today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><b>New Delhi [India], September 15:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> UPI just went premium. From today, you can move up to \u20b910 lakh a day for select categories, insurance, investments, travel, and more. Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm users, this one\u2019s for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>UPI gets a power upgrade<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is already India\u2019s digital money workhorse. It powers chai payments at the corner stall and big-ticket spends alike. Now, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has raised the ceiling for high-value transactions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effective <\/span><b>15 September 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can push through \u20b95 lakh per transaction and up to \u20b910 lakh per day in key categories. This change is live across apps like Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWith UPI emerging as a preferred payment method, there are requirements from the market to extend higher per-transaction limits,\u201d NPCI said in its circular.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><b>The new UPI transaction limits<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s the breakdown of what changes today:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital Market Investments:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b95 lakh per transaction, \u20b910 lakh daily<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Insurance Premiums:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b95 lakh per transaction, \u20b910 lakh daily<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Travel:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b95 lakh per transaction, \u20b910 lakh daily<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Government e-Marketplace (GeM):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b95 lakh per transaction, \u20b910 lakh daily<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Credit Card Bill Payments:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b95 lakh per transaction, \u20b96 lakh daily<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Jewelry Purchases:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b92 lakh per transaction, \u20b96 lakh daily<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Digital Account Opening \u2013 Initial Funding:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b92 lakh per transaction, \u20b92 lakh daily<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>FX Retail via BBPS Platform:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u20b95 lakh per transaction, \u20b95 lakh daily<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Businesses cheer the move<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akash Sinha, CEO &amp; Co-founder of Cashfree Payments, called it a \u201ctimely move.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRaising UPI limits to \u20b95 lakh per transaction and \u20b910 lakh per day addresses a real challenge for businesses handling high-value payments,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For industries like insurance or travel, where single-ticket costs often cross \u20b91 lakh, the earlier limits felt like a joke. Today\u2019s hike finally puts UPI in the same league as NEFT and RTGS for large-value transactions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What doesn\u2019t change<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>P2P (Person-to-Person) transfers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Still capped at \u20b91 lakh daily. No sending \u20b95 lakh to your cousin in one shot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bank discretion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: NPCI sets the ceiling, but your bank can impose lower internal caps. Don\u2019t blame the app if your bank plays conservative.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Verified merchants get a bigger runway<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For <\/span><b>verified merchants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, person-to-merchant (P2M) transaction limits now stretch to \u20b910 lakh daily. That means businesses that went through proper KYC and vetting can handle serious volume via UPI without splitting payments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a big deal for travel portals, insurance brokers, and online marketplaces that previously had to split invoices.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>India context: cash is losing more ground<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s relationship with money is rewriting itself. Once upon a time, buying jewelry or paying insurance meant lugging cash or issuing cheques. Today, UPI handles <\/span><b>14 billion transactions a month<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> [External Link \u2192 RBI\/NCPI data]. With this rule change, high-value categories finally get the same digital ease as everyday chai payments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For context, credit card spends in India crossed \u20b92 lakh crore in July 2025. UPI is gunning for that pie. And with a \u20b910 lakh daily limit, it just became an even bigger threat to card networks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Compliance check<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NPCI has directed all <\/span><b>members, apps, and payment service providers (PSPs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to comply with these new rules starting <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/wealth\/save\/upi-transaction-limits-for-these-categories-set-to-change-from-september-15-2025-see-the-list\/articleshow\/123784973.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 15, 2025<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if your app still shows the old cap, nudge your bank. The infrastructure is ready; compliance is the only thing standing in the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Why it matters for you<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Travelers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Booking international holidays or premium packages just got easier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Investors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Capital market entries now work smoothly without breaking transactions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Insurance buyers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Annual premium payments in one shot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Merchants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: No more payment fragmentation for high-ticket invoices.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>PCI decided UPI isn\u2019t just for chai and samosas. The \u20b910 lakh limit is long overdue, because who pays for a family vacation or an annual insurance premium in \u20b91 lakh chunks? This move makes UPI a serious alternative to credit cards, and frankly, the banks needed this push.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pnndigital.com\/category\/news\/\">PNN News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi [India], September 15: UPI just went premium. From today, you can move up to \u20b910 lakh a day for select categories, insurance, investments, travel, and more. Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm users, this one\u2019s for you. UPI gets a power upgrade Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is already India\u2019s digital money workhorse. 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