Money on your phone, safely

5 parts, in order. A new one goes up every morning at 11:30, so this list grows until the series is complete.

  1. What Actually Happens When You Pay by UPI?The plain-English mechanics of a UPI payment, so the scams later in this series look obvious instead of memorised.
  2. Set Up UPI So a Lost Phone Costs You NothingArrange your account, your app lock and your limits once, so a stolen phone is an inconvenience instead of a loss.
  3. Where You Should Never Type Your UPI PINOne rule stops most UPI fraud: your PIN only ever sends money out, and only ever inside your own payment app.
  4. Someone Is Requesting Money, Not Sending ItHow to spot a UPI collect request pretending to be a refund, a prize or a payment on its way to you.
  5. Can Scanning a QR Code Take Money From You?What a QR code really holds, why every QR scam still needs your approval, and two checks to make at a shop counter.

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