TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to enhance the mandates of United Payment Interface (UPI), expand the scope of Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) and ensure privacy of people in the case of digital currency transactions, said Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday. He also said the newly launched digital currency was similar to cash and there need not be any fear about lack of privacy.
Announcing the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) decision to increase the repo rate by 35 basis points to contain inflation, Das said the UPI has turned out to be the most popular retail payments system in India. It currently includes functionality to process payment mandates for recurring as well as single-block-and-single-debit transactions.
Over 70 lakh autopay mandates are handled every month and more than half of Initial Public Offer (IPO) applications are processed using the block feature of UPI. Going forward, the capabilities in UPI will be further enhanced by introducing single-block-and-multiple-debits functionality.
