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NPCI To Launch Agentic Payments On UPI: Report
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Fusion42 · 2 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) plans to introduce agentic payments on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), allowing delegated payment authority through smart contracts for automation.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 20 sources have reported it between 1 Sep 2026 and 11 Sep 2026.
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NPCI’s move to agentic payments on UPI creates a shortcut to automated transactions for fintech services relying on delegated payment actions. You need to adapt your platform to integrate and exploit automated smart contract triggers for client payments.
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20 sources · first reported 1 Sep 2026 · latest 11 Sep 2026
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