03/02/2025
UPI transactions IDs could stop working from February 1 for this reasonUPI transaction IDs won't work from Feb 1: NPCI says, all UPI transaction IDs should only contain alphanumeric characters starting February 1, 2025. Any UPI transaction ID that may contain special characters such as @, !, or # will result in transaction failure. In ShortUPI transaction IDs with special characters will no longer be allowed from February 1, 2025NPCI’s new rule requires all UPI transaction IDs to be strictly alphanumericAny transaction ID containing special characters will be automatically rejected by the systemThe National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced that special characters will no longer be allowed in UPI transaction IDs starting from February 1, 2025. This decision is part of an effort to ensure that all UPI transactions comply with technical specifications and to improve the overall safety of the digital payments platform.According to a circular issued by NPCI on January 9, the new rule will require all UPI transaction IDs to be strictly alphanumeric. This means that any transaction ID containing special characters such as @, !, or # will be automatically rejected by the system. The NPCI stated that while most participants in the UPI ecosystem have already complied with the technical standards, a few continue to use non-compliant formats. To address this, the corporation has decided to enforce the rule strictly from February 1, 2025 #