Credit Card Transaction on UPI

Image Credit: fonearena Background UPI, developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is a realtime payment system that facilitates interbank transactions through mobile phones. Earlier UPI transactions involved linking bank accounts but recent developments authorized by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in June 2022, have extended this functionality to include RuPay credit cards. This expansion aims to enhance convenience increase credit card usage and integrate credit facilities into the UPI ecosystem which is particularly relevant given the high transaction volumes with over six billion monthly transactions reported in 2022. The process begins with the customer linking their RuPay credit card to a UPI enabled app such as BHIM, GPay or PhonePe. This linking is a one time process after which the customer can use the credit card for UPI payments, authenticated by a UPI PIN specific to the credit card. The following sections detail the process flow and entities...