Your AI may soon be able to pay for things through UPI without asking every single time: Here is how India plans to control it - The Times of India (2026)

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• Your AI may soon be able to pay for things through UPI without asking every single time: Here is how India plans to control it - The Times oNow, with AI, the next step could be completely hands-free payments, where systems recognise users, assess transactions and authenticate payThe country may allow AI agents to make small UPI payments without asking the owner every single time, as per a report by Reuters.The proposed framework called the Unified Agent Protocol could be unveiled at the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai next week, said the sourcesWhile the proposal has not been formally confirmed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NCPI), if introduced in the reported form,

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