Credit cards to be linked to UPI, kickstarting with RuPay

You will soon be able to spend your credit card balance via UPI.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced that it has allowed the linking of credit cards with UPI. Which is a huge extension as at present, UPI facilitates transactions by linking savings or current accounts only through users' debit cards.

"In order to further deepen the reach and usage, it is proposed to allow linking of credit cards to UPI," RBI's statement noted.

To start with Rupay credit cards will be enabled with this facility. This arrangement is expected to provide more avenues and convenience to the customers in making payments through the UPI platform. This facility would be available after the required system development is complete.

The governor has also announced to raise the e-mandate for recurring payments on cards sharply with limit enhanced from ₹5,000 to ₹15,000 per transaction.