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India plans AI registry as it looks to roll out agentic payments, sources say
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Fusion42 · 10 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
India's National Payments Corporation (NPCI) is developing an AI agent registry to verify and monitor AI-driven transactions on its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) network as it plans to roll out agentic payments, enabling AI agents to make payments on behalf of users without real-time approval.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 15 sources have reported it between 1 Sep 2026 and 10 Sep 2026.
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India's move to authenticate AI payment agents creates a new compliance and operational channel within UPI for fintech founders. You need to adapt your product integrations now to secure early access to this evolving payment flow with AI intermediaries.
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15 sources · first reported 1 Sep 2026 · latest 10 Sep 2026
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