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flag India's UPI transactions surged 35% in H1 2025, driven by small businesses and mobile payments.

flag India's UPI transactions rose 35% year-on-year in the first half of 2025, reaching 106.36 billion with a total value of Rs 143.34 lakh crore, according to Worldline’s report. flag Average transaction size fell to Rs 1,348, signaling increased use for small, everyday purchases. flag Person-to-merchant transactions grew 37% to 67.01 billion, driven by small businesses, known as the "Kirana Effect." flag QR-based payments more than doubled to 678 million, while PoS terminals and Bharat QR networks expanded, making India’s merchant infrastructure the largest globally. flag Mobile payments surged 30% to 98.9 billion transactions, and credit card usage rose 23% despite a 6% drop in average transaction size. flag Debit card use at PoS declined nearly 8% as smaller transactions shifted to UPI.

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