Mumbai: Wearable smart glasses can now be used to make payments via UPI Lite by simply scanning a QR and issuing a voice command.

These small-value transactions using wearable glasses will neither need a mobile phone nor any payment authentication PIN, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said in a statement.

Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar announced the launch of the digital payment innovations at the ongoing Global Fintech Fest 2025 here.

UPI Lite is designed for small-value, high-frequency payments with enhanced success rates and minimal dependency on core banking infrastructure.

The NPCI has also issued a video on the use of UPI Lite on smart glasses, which explains how a person can just ‘Look. Speak. Pay’.

In a statement, NPCI said users can comp

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