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Value of digital gold purchases via UPI contracts

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December 09, 2025

The value of digital gold purchases through unified payments interface (UPI) slowed down for the first time this year in November after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) issued an advisory, cautioning investors.

- AJINKYA KAWALE

In November, the value of digital gold on UPI contracted 47 per cent to ₹1,215.36 crore from ₹2,290.36 crore in October, according to data from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). However, the volume of digital gold purchases grew 6.44 per cent to 123.42 million transactions in Nov

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