A Unified Payment Interface (UPI) is a smartphone application that allows users to transfer money between bank accounts. It is a single-window mobile payment system developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). It eliminates the need to enter bank details or other sensitive information each time a customer initiates a transaction.
The Unified Payment Interface is a real-time payment system. It is designed to enable peer-to-peer inter-bank transfers through a single two-click factor authentication process. The interface is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India's central bank. It works by transferring money between two bank accounts along with a mobile platform.
It is an international news agency that provides various journalism-related material to a number of newspapers, magazines, radios, and other television stations. It goes way back to the 20th century when it successfully hit more than 6,000 media subscribers. After the sudden cutbacks within the staff, from 1982 to 1999, UPI has fairly concentrated over the period.
UPI is formerly known as United Press Associations (UPA). This news agency is created by combining small agencies around the period of 1907. By following this pattern, by the end of 1958, it became as we know as United Press International. This agency is among the largest newswire services in the world, it has successfully managed to compete against major other companies.
During its glory days, it has supported about 2,000 full-time employees in around 92 countries. After 1982, the company declared bankruptcy and shrank in numbers. Later on, in 2000, was purchased by News World Communications which is an international news media company founded in 1976. Ever since it has able to maintain a stable profile and has branched its facilities over time. Now it provides services to business, sports, science, and many other fields as well.
Acronym | Full Form |
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IRDA | Infrared DATA Association |
SLR | Single Lens Reflex |
GPRS | General Packet Radio Service |
ITC | Indian Tobacco Company |
ITC | International Trade Center |
ASR | Automated Speech Recognition |
CCTV | Closed Circuit Television |
CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
EDGE | Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution |
EDP | Electronic Data Processing |
FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
GNU | GNU's Not UNIX |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
HDMI | High Definition Multimedia Interface |
HVAC | Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning |
IC | Integrated Circuit |
IDE | Integrated Development Environment |
IDE | Integrated Drive Electronics |
RSS | Really Simple Syndication |
MSC | Mobile Switching Center |
DP | Data Processing |
IMEI | International Mobile Equipment Identity |
INTERNET | Interconnected Network |
JSF | Java Server Faces |
LASER | Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
MTS | Microsoft Transaction Server |
PING | Packet InterNet Groper |
PNG | Portable Network Graphics |
RADAR | Radio Detection And Ranging |
RAM | Random Access Memory |
RO | Reverse Osmosis |
SMPS | Switched-Mode Power Supply |
SONAR | Sound Navigation and Ranging |
UF | Ultra Filtration |
UPS | Uninterruptible Power Supply |
UV | Ultraviolet |
VHDL | VHSIC (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit) Hardware Description Language |
VPI | Virtual Path Identifier |
WPA | Wi-Fi Protected Access |
BPL | British Physical Laboratories Group |
CST | Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |
CTS | Clear to Send |
CTS | Cognizant Technology Solutions |
ECC | Error Correcting Code |
ECC | ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Central Component |
IT | Information Technology |
STD | Subscriber Trunk Dialing |
AAI | Airport Authority of India |
ABP News | Ananda Baazar Patrika News |
ACC | Associated Cement Companies |
ACS | American Chemical Society |
ADIDAS | Adolf "Adi" Dassler |
AHRC | Asian Human Rights Commission |
AIAAA | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
AMC | American Motors Corporation |
AMUL | Anand Milk Union Limited |
AMW | Asian Motors Works Limited |
AT&T | American Telephone & Telegraph Company |
AYUSH | Ayurvedic, Yoga, and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy |
BARC | Baba Atomic Research Center |
BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
BCCI | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
BIFR | Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction |
BIS | Bureau of Indian Standards |
MIS | Management Information System |
BMW | Bayerische Motoren Werke |
BPO | Business Process Outsourcing |
CBSE | Central Board of Secondary Education |
CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
CID | Crime Investigation Department |
CISF | Central Industrial Security Force |
CRISIL | Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited |
WWF | World Wide Fund for Nature |
WWF | World Wrestling Federation |
WIPRO | Western India Products |
CRPF | Central Reserve Police Force |
ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
ASP | Application Service Provider |
ATA or PATA | Advanced Technology Attachment / Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment |
BIOS | Basic Input Output System |
DHL | Dalsey Hillblom Lynn |
DIG | Deputy Inspector General |
DLF | Delhi Land and Finance |
DRDO | Defence Research and Development Organization |
DS Group | Dharampal Satyapal Group |
DST | Department of Science & Technology |
DVC | Damodar Valley Corporation |
EPFO | Employee Provident Fund Organization |
ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
FCI | Food Corporation of India |
Global Organization of Oriented Group Language of Earth | |
FIFA | Federation Internationale de Football Association |
LG | Lucky Goldstar |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
FMCG | Fast-Moving Consumer Goods |
FSSAI | Food Safety and Standards Authority of India |
GAIL | Gas Authority of India Limited |
HP | Hewlett-Packard |
HUDCO | Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited |
IATA | International Air Transport Association |
IB | Intelligence Bureau |
IBM | International Business Machines |
IBPS | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection |
ICWA | Indian Child Welfare Act |
ICWA | Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India |
IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
IFFCO | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited |
IIFL | India Infoline Finance Limited |
IIT | Indian Institute of Technology |
WEF | World Economic Forum |
USSR | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
UGC | University Grants Commission |
TOI | Times of India |
TAFE | Tractors and Farm Equipment |
SWAT | Special Weapons and Tactics |
SOS | Save Our Souls |
SAP | systems, applications, and products |
RAW | Research and Analysis Wing |
PVR | Priya Village Roadshow |
ONGC | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation |
NTPC | National Thermal Power Corporation |
NSDL | National Securities Depository Limited |
NDTV | New Delhi Television |
NCERT | National Council of Educational Research and Training |
NCC | National Cadet Corps |
NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NABARD | National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development |
NAAC | National Assessment and Accreditation Council |
MTNL | Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited |
MPEG | Moving Picture Experts Group |
LIC | Life Insurance Corporation of India |
L&T | Larsen and Toubro |
KRA | Key Result Area/Key Responsibility Area |
KPMG | KLYNVELD PEAT MARWICK GOERDELER |
KFC | Kentucky Fried Chicken |
KEI | Krishna Electricals Industries Limited |
JK Tyres | Juggilal Kamlapat Ji Tyres |
JBL | James Bullough Lansing |
ITI | Industrial Training Institute |
ISRO | Indian Space Research Organization |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
ISI | Indian Standards Institute |
IRCTC | Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation |
IPI | International Press Institute |
IPCC | Integrated Professional Competence Course |
IOC | International Olympic Committee |
IMA | Indian Military Academy |
IMA | Indian Medical Association |
IL&FS | Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services |
VIRUS | Vital Information Resources Under Seize |
NCRTC | National Capital Region Transport Corporation |
CNC | Computerized Numerical Control |
DNS | Domain Name System |
DTP | Desk-Top Publishing |
DTP | Distributed Transaction Processing |
HTTP | HyperText Transfer protocol |
ICT | Information and Communications Technology |
ITES | Information Technology Enabled Services |
JPG / JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
MMS | Multimedia Messaging Service |
MMS | Microsoft Media Server |
Portable Document Format | |
RIP | Routing Information Protocol |
SEO | Search Engine Optimization |
SIM | Subscriber Identity Module |
SMS | Short Message Service |
URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
USB | Universal Serial Bus |
WWW | World Wide Web |
XMPP | Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol |
EVM | Electronic Voting Machine |
SSD | Solid-State Drive |
ASAT | Anti-satellite Weapons |
ASLV | Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle / Advanced Satellite Launch Vehicle |
UIDAI | Unique Identification Authority of India |
PPP | Public-Private Partnership |
ANM | Auxiliary Nurse Midwife |
ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
KPO | Knowledge Process Outsourcing |
POS | Point Of Sale |
CCC | Civilian Conservation Corps |
SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
ATS | Application Tracking System |
CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
PMF | Presidential Management Fellows Program |
RSA | Rivert-Shamir-Adleman |
MICR | Magnetic Ink Character Recognition |
IOS | Iphone Operating System |
IRDP | Integrated Rural Development Programme |
PFMS | Public Financial Management System |
SATA | Serial AT Attachment |
UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
RFID | Radio-Frequency Identification |
IVR | Interactive Voice Response |
SAS | Statistical Analysis System |
CMS | Content management system |
CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
CFT | Combating the Financing of Terrorism |
CRM | Customer Relationship Management |
SPSS | Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences |
AIIMS | All India Institute of Medical Science |
HTTPs | Hyper Text Transfer protocol secure |
IP address | Internet Protocol |
IPV4 | Internet protocol version 4 |
IPV6 | Internet protocol version 6 |
BRICS | Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa |