𝘕𝘗𝘊𝘐 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 '𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘱, 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬, 𝘈𝘤𝘵' 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴

Chennai, 02 April 2025: The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the organisation driving innovation and powering India's digital payment revolution has reiterated its commitment to enhancing consumer safety in digital payments by advocating the 'Stop, Think, Act' principle. As digital transactions continue to grow, NPCI urges users to remain vigilant and adopt best practices to safeguard themselves against fraud. NPCI Chief Risk Officer Mr.Viswanath Krishnamurthy today met Press Journalists and spoke on the prevention of Online Payment frauds. (L) Viswanath Krishnamurthy, Chief Risk Officer, NPCI Growing Adoption of UPI and the Need for Digital Safety Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has become a key driver of digital transactions in India, accounting for 83% of total payment volume in CY-2024. In March 2025, UPI processed 18.30 billion transactions, reflecting a 36% year-on-year growth in volume and a 25% year-on-year growth increase in transaction value. Ove...