UPI outage disrupts payments again; users face issues on PhonePe, Google Pay, Paytm

Digital transactions across India were hit once again on Friday as the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) faced a widespread outage, leaving users unable to complete payments on platforms like Google Pay and Paytm.

Social media platform X was flooded with users reporting failed payments and transaction delays, particularly on third-party apps.

The disruption began around 11:26 AM and peaked by 11:41 AM, when over 222 users had flagged issues on DownDetector, a service that monitors real-time outages.

By noon, complaints had surged to 1,168 — with 96…