UPI is the most used platform for digital payments in India. Recently, after a notification from Google Play, the news spread rapidly on social media that Paytm UPI will be completely closed after August 31, 2025. This rumor upset millions of users and created confusion among the people. But Paytm has made it clear that there will be no effect on normal daily transactions. The change will be only for those users who use recurring payments, i.e., subscription service.
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What will change after August 31?
According to Paytm, the change will be only in automatic recurring payments. Those who have set up UPI auto payment every month for YouTube Premium, Google One Storage, or other subscription services will have to replace their old handle @paytm with a new bank-linked handle. For example, if someone’s UPI ID was rajesh@paytm earlier, now it will change to rajesh@pthdfc or rajesh@ptsbi.
What will not be affected?
Paytm has assured users that facilities like making payments at shops, sending money to friends or family, bill payments, and online shopping will not be affected in any way. All these transactions will continue as before.
Why did Google Play send an alert?
Google Play sent this notification so that users can update their subscription payments with the new bank-linked UPI handle in time. Actually, from September 1, 2025, the old @paytm handles will not be valid on Google Play. This rule is being implemented at the instructions of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
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What should users do?
Those who are using the subscription service will have to change their UPI handle and add a new bank-linked ID. Apart from this, you can use other UPI apps like Google Pay or PhonePe if you want. At the same time, the option of debit card and credit card is also available for auto payments.