Google Play Store adds UPI as a payment option for users in India
UPI, short for Unified Payments Interface, is an initiative and facility offered by the Government of India to promote the use of digital payment solutions in the country. With UPI, users can transfer a limited amount of cash instantly between bank accounts. While this amount may not be sufficient for medium and large scale business to use as their primary medium for exchanging funds, it does work out very well for smaller businesses as well as for users who are transacting in smaller amounts. Google and other services did recognize the potential that UPI had for the massive Indian population, which is why Google Pay (erstwhile Google Tez in India ) launched off with UPI support from the first day. Google promised at Google I/O 2019 that it would soon feature UPI as a payment solution within the Google Play Store, and now, it appears that Google is finally rolling out UPI as a payment option. Google Play Store in India currently supports credit cards, debit cards, net banking, carri...