Revolutionizing Payments: UPI Lite Goes Hands-Free with Smart Glasses
Wearable smart glasses can now facilitate UPI Lite payments via QR scanning and voice command. This innovation, announced at the Global Fintech Fest 2025, allows hands-free transactions without phone or PIN, aiming to enhance everyday payment convenience and reduce banking system load.
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- India
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has unveiled an innovation allowing wearable smart glasses to facilitate payments through UPI Lite by simply scanning a QR code and issuing a voice command.
These small-value transactions won't require a mobile phone or a PIN, according to the NPCI's announcement at the Global Fintech Fest 2025, as confirmed by Reserve Bank of India's Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar.
Designed for high-frequency payment needs, UPI Lite offers seamless integration into users' digital lifestyles, further strengthening India's position in global digital payment innovation.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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