India's UPI: where's the money when a bank times out?
How UPI's switch routes about 800 million payments a day between 740+ banks without ever holding the money, and how it stays safe when a credit times out halfway, a bank goes down, or status checks flood the switch.
01 · A cup of tea
SQ-01 · India's UPI
Ten rupees. Two banks. Two seconds.
Scan. PIN. Pay ₹10.
Picture a chai stall on a busy evening.
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