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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.

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SQ-01 · India's UPI

Ten rupees. Two banks. Two seconds.

Scan. PIN. Pay ₹10.

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