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NPCI asks banks to reject UPI transactions from non-compliant apps

Circular makes it mandatory for all UPI apps to support transmission of money through VPA, generate QR codes for Bharat QR or UPI QR

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Mayank Jain
In a circular released on Friday, the National Payments Corporation of India has cracked the whip on non-compliant Unified Payments Interface apps, instructing banks and payment service providers to reject UPI transactions generated from non-compliant apps. 

The circular sent to all UPI-supported banks in the BHIM ecosystem stated that it is mandatory for all UPI apps to have support for sending or receiving money through virtual payment addresses, generate QR codes for Bharat QR or UPI QR and accept payments by scanning, and respond to intent call on the same phone. 

NPCI stated that these guidelines must be mandatorily followed

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