From UPI to cash, almost all payment modes see decline in May SECTIONS Share Synopsis The National Payments Corporation of India’s UPI, IMPS and FASTag, and the Reserve Bank of India’s NEFT and RTGS, which is used by businesses, saw sharp declines in both the volume and value of payments processed ETtech Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Nearly all modes of payment, digital and cash, saw a monthly decline in May owing to subdued economic activity in India amid the second wave of Covid, the latest data from the RBI showed. The National Payments Corporation of India’s UPI, IMPS and FASTag, and the Reserve Bank of India’s NEFT and RTGS, which is used by businesses, saw sharp declines in both the volume and value of payments processed. Withdrawals from ATMs – a proxy for cash spends – also saw a drop.