New Delhi, May 26 -- In a country of 1.4 billion people, developing the worldwide normalcy of digital banking through India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been nothing less than transformational. UPI processed an unprecedented 19.78 billion transactions in March of 2025 for a total value of Rs.24.77 trillion.

The digital payment narrative in India is shifting radically, as the 'new normal' sets in. The direction of the future of India includes voice-led payment solutions and the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS).

This is not just the next chapter. It's a rewrite of the playbook.

When UPI launched in 2016, only a few had anticipated the kind of financial democratization it eventually unleashed. Today, with 11.5 billion transacti...