The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on January 09, 2025, notified regarding the addendum to OC 193 - compliance to UPI technical specifications TRAN ID.
It states that the UPI ecosystem players shall ensure that UPI transaction IDs contain only alphanumeric characters, as transactions with special characters will be declined.
This shall be effective from February 01, 2025.
[Notification no. - NPCI/UPI/OC No. 193-C/2024-25]