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PhonePe Faces Outage Amid Network Shortfall

CosmicTaco · 2025-05-13T13:51:05.813674+05:30

- PhonePe experienced a significant tech outage, disrupting digital payments for many users. - The outage, reported by DownDetector, was due to a network capacity shortfall as explained by PhonePe's CTO Rahul Chari. - PhonePe has rebalanced its traffic, witnessing a recovery in its UPI system. - Paytm CEO noted their app's smooth operation, handling twice the regular volume. - Recent months have seen multiple UPI outages, prompting calls for enhanced system robustness. Source: [Inc42](https://inc42.com/buzz/phonepe-hit-by-tech-outage-blames-network-capacity-shortfall/)

PhonePe experienced a significant tech outage, disrupting digital payments for many users.
The outage, reported by DownDetector, was due to a network capacity shortfall as explained by PhonePe's CTO Rahul Chari.
PhonePe has rebalanced its traffic, witnessing a recovery in its UPI system.
Paytm CEO noted their app's smooth operation, handling twice the regular volume.
Recent months have seen multiple UPI outages, prompting calls for enhanced system robustness.

Source: Inc42