The coronavirus pandemic, which crippled many sectors, has inadvertently aided India’s credentials as an innovative and digital payments market rapidly gaining in scale. Every day, more than 100 million Indians use a plethora of digital and electronic channels such as debit cards, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), e-wallets, Fastag, or Aadhaar Enabled Payment Systems (AePS), putting their trust on an intricate network of companies and technology