UPI transactions surged 34.5% in value to Rs 122 lakh crore during April-September, with a volume increase of 46% to 8,566.52 crore, as reported by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary. However, 6.32 lakh fraud cases valued at Rs 485 crore were recorded, prompting the government and financial institutions to implement measures like device binding, two-factor authentication, and AI-based fraud monitoring to enhance security.