Effective September 15, 2025, the NPCI increased UPI transaction limits to ₹5 lakh per transaction for specific categories, including education, healthcare, investments (capital markets), insurance, and Government services. For these specific high-value categories, the daily cumulative limit has been increased to ₹10 lakh.
From August 31, 2025, users can make UPI payments and withdrawals using pre-approved credit lines (such as from banks or NBFCs), with limits set at: ₹1,00,000 per day for payments. ₹10,000 per day for cash withdrawals. 20 P2P(peer-to-peer) transfers per day.
UPI Rules Are Changing from August 1
New usage limits will be introduced for UPI apps to improve system performance and reduce failed transactions, especially during high-traffic periods. Key Changes: Balance checks limited to 50 times/day. Account view limited to 25 times/day.
Frequently Asked Questions. The UPI transaction limit is ₹1 lakh per day as per NPCI. For capital markets, insurance, collections, and foreign inward remittances, the limit is ₹2 lakh. Tax payments, educational institutions, hospitals, IPOs, and RBI retail direct schemes, the limit is ₹5 lakh.
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Note: The transaction limits for UPI are set and standardised by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) that governing body for UPI. Since these limits are set by the government, users cannot increase or make changes to the UPI limit.
As per regulatory guidelines, the maximum amount for one UPI transaction is ₹1 Lakh for P2P transfers and most merchant payments. However, for some P2M transactions like credit card payments, loan repayments, and transactions related to capital markets, the limit is ₹2 Lakhs.
You can transfer large amounts of money, but transactions over $10,000, especially in cash or structured deposits, trigger mandatory reporting (like IRS Form 8300 or Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reports), not necessarily taxes, to fight money laundering. Banks file reports for cash over $10k (CTR) or suspicious activity (SAR) if they see patterns to avoid reporting (structuring), which can flag accounts even for smaller amounts like $200 if part of a pattern.
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) users can now make Person-to-Merchant (P2M) transactions of upto 10 lakh rupees within 24 hours, with verified merchant for specified categories effective from today.
Driven by festive spending and growing digital adoption, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions hit an all-time high of 20.7 billion in October 2025, up from 19.63 billion in September, with total transaction value surging to Rs 27.28 trillion, latest NPCI data showed.
The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 is a step towards strengthening governance standards in the banking sector by ensuring uniformity in reporting by banks to the Reserve Bank of India along with improved audit quality in public sector banks (PSBs).
Daily limits
You may reach a daily limit if: You try to send more than ₹1,00,000 in one day across all UPI apps. You try to send money more than 20 times per day and 150 per month for P2P transactions across all UPI apps. You request more than ₹2,000 from someone.
What is the new UPI transaction limit for select merchant categories? The per-transaction limit is up to ₹5 lakh, with daily aggregate limits up to ₹10 lakh for most categories.
Generally, you can send up to ₹1,00,000 daily and per transaction. However, specific payments like those for capital markets, hospitals, or education may allow transfers up to ₹5,00,000. These limits protect your funds and comply with financial regulations.
Any transfer over $10,000 triggers a Currency Transaction Report (CTR) to FinCEN, but this doesn't mean you owe taxes — it's just for monitoring purposes. However, if the transfer represents income, a taxable gift, or a business transaction, you must report it when filing your taxes.
Although Canada does not place any limits on how much money can be transferred to or from the country, international transactions of $10,000 or more are tracked by the Canadian government to prevent money laundering, terror financing, and other financial crimes.
You must declare cash of £10,000 or more to UK customs if you're carrying it between Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and a country outside the UK. If you're travelling as a family or group with £10,000 or more in total (even if individuals are carrying less than that) you still need to make a declaration.
The UPI daily limit is set at ₹1,00,000 per day for standard transactions, as established by NPCI regulations. This means: Maximum daily transfer: ₹1 lakh across all UPI transactions. Limit applies to both Person-to-Person (P2P) and Person-to-Merchant (P2M) payments.
Based on transaction volume data, some of the top banks for UPI remittances include the State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, and Punjab National Bank. Many banks, including HDFC and SBI, offer high UPI transaction limits, typically up to ₹100,000 INR per transaction.
Google Pay UPI Transactions Limit
The maximum UPI transaction limit for Google Pay stands at ₹1 lakh (Rs 100,000) across all banks, allowing users to send or receive up to this amount daily. For new users, an initial UPI transaction limit of ₹5,000 is applicable for the first 24 hours.
HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Axis Bank generally provide the highest daily UPI limits, sometimes up to ₹2 lakh, depending on account type.
The general daily UPI transaction value limit is ₹1,00,000.
SBI's IMPS service lets you transfer funds in real-time, 24/7, including holidays, up to Rs. 5 lakh. You can make free IMPS transfers through SBI Net Banking, YONO, and Mobile Banking, but there may be small charges for transfers made at branches.