DPI Brief — June 23, 2026
NPCI Plans Unified E-Mandate Tracking Across All UPI Apps
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is set to unify UPI e-mandate management for all third-party application providers (TPAPs), enabling users to view and manage their recurring subscriptions from a single dashboard regardless of which app they use. Currently, UPI AutoPay mandates are siloed within individual apps — a user with subscriptions on PhonePe, Google Pay, and Paytm has to check each app separately to track or cancel recurring payments. The move addresses a long-standing consumer pain point and could significantly boost transparency in the UPI AutoPay ecosystem, which has seen rapid growth in SIPs, utility bill payments, and subscription services. NPCI’s Data Science team highlighted the initiative at a recent public event, positioning it alongside the unified “UPI Help” complaint resolution system. No firm rollout timeline has been announced yet.
UIDAI Waives ₹75 Email Update Fee for Six Months
UIDAI has announced that email address updates via the Aadhaar mobile application will be free of cost from July 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026 — a six-month waiver of the standard ₹75 fee. The move is designed to drive adoption of the Aadhaar App, which has already crossed 31 million downloads since its launch in January this year. The official notification specifies that the waiver applies only to updates made through the mobile app, not through enrolment centres or the web portal. This follows UIDAI’s earlier decision to keep all online update services free through June 2026. The fee waiver signals UIDAI’s continued push to make the Aadhaar App the primary self-service channel for identity management, reducing reliance on physical centres.
ABHA Crosses 90 Crore Registrations Under ABDM
India’s Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has officially crossed the landmark of 90 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) registrations. ABHA — a 14-digit unique health identifier — serves as the foundation of India’s digital health infrastructure, enabling interoperable health records, digital prescriptions, and seamless patient data sharing across hospitals and clinics. The milestone was highlighted by BJP MP GVL Narasimha Rao and confirmed across multiple state-level implementations. Rajasthan alone accounts for over 7.19 crore ABHA registrations, making it the second-highest state by adoption. Tripura and Uttar Pradesh have also reported significant uptake, with states integrating ABHA into OPD registration workflows at government hospitals. The 90-crore mark represents roughly 65% of India’s population, positioning ABDM as one of the world’s largest digital health ID systems.
Source: ABDM / Official Updates
PIB Backgrounder: India’s Emerging Technology Ecosystem
The Press Information Bureau released a comprehensive backgrounder on India’s emerging technology ecosystem, documenting the decade-long transformation since Digital India’s launch. Key statistics: internet connections grew from 25.15 crore to 102.86 crore, broadband from 6.1 crore to 99.56 crore, and data costs plummeted from ₹269/GB to ₹8-10/GB. The document highlights India’s DPI cooperation agreements with 23 countries and UPI’s international expansion to Singapore, UAE, France, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and now Bahrain (via NPCI International’s partnership with BENEFIT). On the semiconductor front, India has joined the Pax Silica coalition and is building fabrication capacity. The backgrounder frames Digital India as the backbone enabling emerging capabilities in AI, quantum computing, and supercomputing.
jUMPP Receives NPCI Approval to Launch UPI Services
AI-powered fintech platform jUMPP has received NPCI approval to operate as a Third Party Application Provider (TPAP), enabling it to offer UPI payment services including peer-to-peer transfers, merchant payments, utility bill payments, and mobile recharges through its app. The approval comes shortly after jUMPP received IRDAI authorisation to distribute insurance products, marking the startup’s expansion into a comprehensive digital financial services platform. jUMPP joins a growing roster of NPCI-approved TPAPs — a list that already includes major players like Google Pay, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, and CRED. The continued addition of new TPAPs underscores the depth of the UPI ecosystem and the openness of its interoperable architecture.
Layers covered: L1 (Identity), L2 (Payments), L5 (Sectoral), L6/L7 (Governance/Trust). DPI Brief is an automated daily digest by DPI Watch / CashlessConsumer.