India, March 26 -- Several users across the country are facing problems while using the Unified Payment Service (UPI) as outages hit several apps across platforms.

According to DownDetector, there were 3100 complaints related to UPI snag as of 8:11 pm. There were 296 complaints by Google Pay users according to the website. Similarly, several other apps that use the UPI network have also been reported down by the users.

The UPI services have become a staple in the Indian economy, with a huge penetration even in the rural parts of the country. If the outage persists, it would affect a large chunk of the population who have come to rely on the service for their daily transactions, largely replacing cash, especially in bigger cities.

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