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Re:A digital payments revolution in India by devnull3 on Saturday May 20, 2023 @04:51PM (#36015498)
As a big fan of UPI, I have a concern if people became too much dependent on it. What happens when there is a power outage for extended period of time (due to war, natural calamity, grid failure, etc)?

Most shops in India do not have backup power provisioned.

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Re:A digital payments revolution in India by chupchap on Saturday May 20, 2023 @05:59PM (#36015986)
In such a scenario only cash works.
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Re:A digital payments revolution in India by abhayhegde on Saturday May 20, 2023 @11:21PM (#36017742)
You're talking about all hell breaks loose kind of situations and anything basic would be a concern then, let alone UPI not working. There's no universal solutions for such situations. That doesn't mean the country shouldn't be too dependent on UPI.
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