UPI “On-device” wallet – How it may look
UPI “On-device”
wallet – How it may look
These are my personal views
only. ‘The bottom line is Safe
ePayments. Nothing more, Nothing less’
Reserve
Bank of India, Shri Das on 8th December 2021, announced a major addition to the
UPI ecosystem
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(ii) make the process flow for small value
transactions simpler through a mechanism of ‘on-device’ wallet in UPI
applications;
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The
accompanying Reserve Bank of India, gave a glimpse of “On-device” wallet in UPI
app.
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Simplification of Process Flow for Small Value Transactions over UPI
UPI is the
single largest retail payment system in the country in terms of volume of
transactions (14 crore transactions per day, October 2021)3.
One of the
initial objectives of UPI was to replace cash for low value transactions.
Transaction data analysis shows that 50 per cent transactions through UPI were
below ₹200, indicating its success.
These low
value transactions, however, utilise significant system capacity and resources,
at times leading to customer inconvenience due to transaction failures because
of issues related to connectivity.
It is,
therefore, proposed to offer a simpler process flow by enabling small value
transactions through an “On-device” wallet in UPI app which will conserve
banks’ system resources, without any change in the transaction experience for
the user.
UPI “On-device”
wallet – How it may look
Once Reserve Bank of India and NPCI releases
tech specs of ODW, there will be more clarity on the thought process.
As of now, the UPI “ON DEVICE
WALLET” has moved a step closer from FinTech Fiction to Reality.
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