MUMBAI, India, July 28 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been publishing a composite Reserve Bank of India - Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) since January 1, 2021 with March 2018 as base to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country. The index for March 2025 stands at 493.22 as against 465.33 for September 2024, which was announced on January 29, 2025.

The increase in RBI-DPI index was driven by significant growth in parameters viz. Payment Infrastructure - Supply-side factors and Payment Performance across the country over the period.

The index series since its inception is as under:

Period RBI - Digital Payment Index (DPI) March 2018 (Base) 100 Marc...