Why You Should Have Alternative UPI IDs For Google Pay, PhonePe Transactions
In the last five financial years, UPI transactions and their value grew at 147 per cent and 168 per cent compound annual growth rates (CAGR), respectively.
In the last five financial years, UPI transactions and their value grew at 147 per cent and 168 per cent compound annual growth rates (CAGR), respectively.
Separate IDs for Digital payment platforms
The United Payments Interface (UPI) facility grew from 21 banks to 572 banks since its launch in April 2016, according to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). For a perspective on its spectacular growth trajectory, UPI transactions grew from Rs 868.53 crore in March 2023 to Rs 1,344.0 crore in March 2024. You can do UPI transactions through the banks’ mobile apps or payment service providers like Google Pay, PhonePe, etc. Also, you can have as many as four UPI IDs linked to a savings bank account. However, having more than one UPI ID can be beneficial in certain circumstances, such as transaction failures.
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A UPI ID is linked to the customer’s bank account and contains the bank’s name, for example, XXXX@oksbi. According to Google Pay, “Transactions may take longer or fail because of issues with UPI payment servers. An additional UPI ID improves your payment success rate because it routes your transaction through the server, which ensures a successful payment.” It is like navigating the best route to reach the destination. If one of the routes is busy, Google Pay selects a different path to complete the transaction. You can change your UPI ID if you face connectivity, slow server, and transaction issues, or alternatively, create additional IDs.
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If you want to add another bank account in the UPI app:
Next time you face an issue while making a UPI payment, select ‘Choose account to pay with” to make the payment. Note that UPI IDs are not permanent; you can remove them anytime.
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