What is VPA (UPI PIN, UPI ID or UPI Code)?

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The Virtual Payment Address or VPA is the most important concept of UPI. It is also known as UPI PIN, UPI Code or UPI ID.

VPA is a unique ID which you create for your bank account. This unique ID can be used for online money transfer across the banks in India similar to IMPS, NEFT, RTGS etc.

UPI VPA look like 'rajivsingh916@icici'.

If someone wants to transfer money to you, you just have to provide this ID. No need to provide the bank account number, IFSC code, name etc.

Topic: UPI for IPO Application (Unified Payments Interface for IPO) Article

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1. Pradip Kumar Baroi

| Link|January 14, 2021 12:28:58 AMReply

Please confirm what is the upi address for me

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