Overview
- The new option lets users authenticate eligible UPI payments with a fingerprint or face scan instead of entering a PIN.
- Transactions using biometrics are capped at Rs 5,000 per payment, aligning with reported regulatory guidance.
- The feature is live for Android users in the Amazon app and can be enabled in UPI settings for Send Money, Scan & Pay, and merchant checkouts.
- Amazon reports more than 90% uptake for eligible peer‑to‑peer transactions and says the flow completes about twice as fast as PIN entry.
- The rollout follows NPCI’s earlier enablement of biometric UPI flows, and Amazon characterizes the launch as an industry first.