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Financial Architecture · hard

3. NPCI Stateless Switching & Net Settlement Mechanics

Real-time message routing with deferred multi-session net settlement.

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The central NPCI UPI switch is stateless in the transactional data path: it does NOT hold user bank accounts, balances, or store user PINs. It acts as an ultra-high-throughput Layer-7 financial application gateway validating HMAC signatures, checking rate limits, and routing XML/JSON payloads.

Inter-bank fund settlement occurs through the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) RTGS ledger via multi-session daily net settlement batches.

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  1. 1. Does the central NPCI switch store user bank balances or ledger funds?

  2. 2. How are inter-bank obligations settled between banks participating in UPI?

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