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DPI Deep Dive — Tuesday | March 31, 2026 Focus Layer: L2 Payments & Financial Rails (NPCI, UPI, RuPay) Coverage Period: March 24-31, 2026 Executive Summary India’s UPI ecosystem continues its unprecedented growth trajectory, crossing 800 million daily transactions in early March 2026. While PhonePe maintains market leadership, the company has shelved its IPO plans citing geopolitical tensions. International players are circling the Indian market—Apple Pay is reportedly launching mid-2026, while Revolut is betting big on India as a global tech hub. This week’s developments highlight both the resilience of India’s digital payments infrastructure and the intensifying competitive landscape. ...

DPI Brief — March 31, 2026 Today’s DPI Updates (7 Layers) L1: Identity & Authentication UIDAI Circular 3 of 2026: Streamlined Aadhaar Onboarding UIDAI released Circular 3 of 2026 on March 23, establishing a structured two-stage onboarding framework for Authentication User Agencies (AUAs) and KYC User Agencies (KUAs). The circular mandates a standardized transition from pre-production to production environment, improving integration reliability for requesting entities accessing Aadhaar authentication services. 1 As of March 2026, more than 144 crore Aadhaar numbers have been generated, reflecting deep integration into everyday governance and service delivery systems. 2 ...

DPI Deep Dive — Monday | March 30, 2026 Focus Layer: L1 Identity & Authentication (UIDAI, Aadhaar, eKYC) Coverage Period: March 23-30, 2026 Executive Summary This week’s identity layer developments highlight India’s growing role as a global hub for digital identity innovation, with video-based KYC systems developed domestically now being exported to international markets. Meanwhile, the upcoming Census 2027 introduces self-enumeration capabilities, and state-level cybersecurity infrastructure continues expanding with district-level cyber police stations now covering all 75 UP districts. ...

DPI Brief — March 30, 2026 Today’s DPI Updates (7 Layers) L1: Identity & Authentication UIDAI Streamlines Aadhaar Onboarding Process UIDAI released Circular 3 of 2026 on March 23, establishing a two-stage onboarding framework for Authentication User Agencies (AUAs) and KYC User Agencies (KUAs). The circular mandates a structured transition from pre-onboarding to pre-production, followed by pre-production to production—standardizing how requesting entities integrate with Aadhaar authentication services. 1 This comes as the authority continues expanding its digital ecosystem, with updates to Aadhaar Seva Kendra operations and mandatory biometric update protocols for residents aged 15 and above. 2 ...

DPI Weekly Deep Dive — India’s GCC FinTech Boom | Week of March 23-29, 2026 Executive Summary India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) has reached a pivotal inflection point. The week of March 23-29, 2026 sees European fintech giant Revolut announce plans to base approximately 40% of its global workforce in India by year-end, expanding its India Global Capability Centre (GCC) to 5,500 employees from the current 3,900.1 This announcement follows a broader trend: India’s GCCs have evolved from cost-optimization centers to innovation powerhouses, leveraging the country’s world-class digital payments infrastructure—UPI, RuPay, and Aadhaar—as the foundation for building global products. ...

DPI Deep Dive — Sunday | March 29, 2026 Focus Layer: L7 Security, Privacy & Trust (CERT-In, DPDP, TRAI) Coverage Period: March 23-29, 2026 Executive Summary This week’s L7 Security, Privacy & Trust layer witnessed India’s most significant cybersecurity development in 2026: CERT-In’s release of the country’s first comprehensive Space Cyber Security Framework at DefSat 2026, formally treating satellite systems as critical national infrastructure. The guidelines mandate Zero Trust architecture, six-hour incident reporting, and quantum-safe cryptography for the space ecosystem. Meanwhile, global supply chain attacks escalated with the Trivy vulnerability compromising CI/CD pipelines, and international debate continues over India’s VPN data logging mandates. CERT-In also conducted cybersecurity training for Delhi government officials, reinforcing domestic capacity building. ...

DPI Brief — March 29, 2026 Today’s DPI Updates (7 Layers) L1: Identity & Authentication No major Aadhaar or eKYC news today. UIDAI continues to process updates through official channels. L2: Payments & Financial Rails UPI Processes 16.6 Billion Transactions in February 2026: India’s Unified Payments Interface processed 16.6 billion transactions in February 2026, worth approximately $274 billion (₹23 lakh crore), according to NPCI data. This represents continued strong growth in digital payments adoption across India. 1 ...

DPI Deep Dive — Saturday | March 28, 2026 Focus Layer: L6 Governance & Grievance (DARPG, CPGRAMS, eOffice) Coverage Period: March 22-28, 2026 Executive Summary This week’s L6 Governance & Grievance layer shows continued momentum in digital grievance redressal and e-governance. CPGRAMS resolved 8,944-12,758 grievances daily across ministries and states, while eOffice adoption reached 93.78% e-file usage across central government. The integration of CPGRAMS with 5 lakh Common Service Centres is expanding digital grievance access to rural India, with 11,761 grievances registered through CSCs in February 2026. ...

DPI Brief — March 28, 2026 Today’s DPI Updates (7 Layers) L1: Identity & Authentication No major updates recorded in the last 24 hours. L2: Payments & Financial Rails UPI Transaction volumes remain robust: NPCI data shows UPI processed ₹27.28 lakh crore in October 2025 with 20.7 billion transactions. Currently, more than 20 billion transactions are processed monthly, with growth slowing to 25% in FY26 from 42% previously. International UPI transactions nearly doubled to approximately 1.48 million in FY26, up from 0.75 million. 1 ...

DPI Deep Dive — Friday | March 27, 2026 Focus Layer: L5 Sectoral Infrastructure (ABHA, AgriStack, eCourts) Coverage Period: March 20-27, 2026 Executive Summary This week’s L5 Sectoral Infrastructure layer centers on India’s digital agriculture initiatives, with the India-Australia Joint Centre of Excellence for AI in agriculture grabbing headlines alongside domestic capacity-building programs. ICAR launched a pilot Digital Agriculture Extension Promoter course in Tamil Nadu, while the Centre reviewed preparations for the nationwide Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan. The convergence of AI-powered agricultural solutions with existing farmer registry systems signals a maturation of India’s AgriStack vision, though implementation challenges at the last mile remain evident. ...