Payments ReportIndia payment statistics from RBI and NPCI

UPI payments for Drinking places (alcoholic beverages) bars, taverns, night-clubs, cocktail lounges and discothques (MCC 5813): 90.5 mn in Sep 2026

90.5 mn UPI payments worth Rs 3,605 crore went to drinking places (alcoholic beverages) bars, taverns, night-clubs, cocktail lounges and discothques merchants in September 2026, an average ticket of Rs 398. Monthly since May 2022, from NPCI.

Merchant category