NPCI bans special characters in UPI transaction ids from february 1
Unified bills Interface (UPI) transaction ids will now not be allowed to include unique characters from february 1, the national bills company of india (NPCI) introduced.Any transactions with such unique characters could be mechanically rejected by means of the imperative gadget.The assertion became made to standardise the system of producing UPI transaction ids. The NPCI additionally entreated all charge provider vendors to make certain compliance.
In a january nine circular, the NPCI instructed all price agencies to apply best alphanumeric characters for transaction ids."Reference may be taken from our OC 193 dated march 28, 2024, in which UPI environment gamers were counseled to used handiest alphanumeric characters for producing UPI transaction identity. That is to make sure compliance with UPI technical specifications," the reputable NPCI launch read.
The development comes at a time whilst UPI transactions are continuing to bounce to file levels.The range of such UPI transactions hit sixteen.seventy three billion in december 2024 that is an eight% growth from 15.48 billion in November, india tv said, bringing up NPCI facts.The full cost of those transactions also reached Rs23.25 lakh crore in december, in comparison to Rs21.55 lakh crore in November. Similarly, the each day common transaction matter grew to 539.68 million in december,a big boom from 516.07 million in November, in line with the record.
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