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Kotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPI vs Canara Bank UPI — Canara ai1Pe

Compare Kotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPI and Canara Bank UPI — Canara ai1Pe using the controlling cost, balance, rate, tenure, liquidity, limits, eligibility and current first-party bank evidence for this product type.

UPI payment service comparison

Kotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPI vs Canara Bank UPI — Canara ai1Pe

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Latest underlying reviewSeptember 10, 2026
Kotak Mahindra BankKotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPI

Kotak customers who use the bank app/BHIM UPI and need first-day restrictions, daily/count limits and card-funded merchant UPI rules stated without smoothing over conflicting bank help-center counts.

Cost / pricing
Kotak does not model a separate subscription fee for ordinary consumer UPI in the reviewed help material. Linked account/card charges and merchant/card-specific fees remain separate.
Reviewed
September 10, 2026
Evidence
6 bank sources
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Canara BankCanara Bank UPI — Canara ai1Pe

Canara customers and multi-bank ai1Pe users who want exact P2P, verified-merchant, special-category, Lite, Circle and card-funded limits in one evidence-backed control map.

Cost / pricing
No separate ordinary UPI subscription fee is modeled from the reviewed Canara pages; linked account/card charges, SMS/data and any specialized service tariffs remain separate.
Reviewed
September 10, 2026
Evidence
5 bank sources
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Kotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPI vs Canara Bank UPI — Canara ai1Pe

Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://littleden.blog/compare-banking/kotak-upi-mobile-bhim-vs-canara-upi-ai1pe/

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01Can your account and device use this UPI service?Check the funding relationship and registration conditions for the named service.

Kotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPI

Eligible funding source
Requires an eligible UPI-linked bank account for account-funded UPI. Eligible Kotak RuPay credit cards can be linked as a separate merchant-payment funding source subject to available credit and UPI/card controls.
Registration
Create/link the UPI ID/VPA against the eligible Kotak account using the registered mobile/device journey and set the UPI PIN. Newly linked RuPay credit cards follow a separate card-linking and UPI-PIN flow.

Canara Bank UPI — Canara ai1Pe

Eligible funding source
Canara ai1Pe can link Canara or other UPI-enabled bank accounts. Account-funded UPI, UPI Lite stored value, delegated UPI Circle authority and RuPay-credit-card merchant payments remain separate payment states.
Registration
Download ai1Pe, verify mobile number by SMS, set app passcode, link the eligible bank account and activate using debit card or Aadhaar OTP before setting the UPI PIN.
02Does your payment fit both normal and temporary limits?Check ordinary limits alongside new-user, device or security cooling restrictions.

Kotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPI

Standard limits
₹1 lakh maximum daily UPI transfer is consistently stated, but current bank pages differ on transaction count: Scan & Pay says 10 transactions/day while the BHIM UPI FAQ says up to 20/day. Gallery-uploaded QR is limited to ₹2,000 per transaction on the reviewed Scan & Pay page.
Security cooling
Current Kotak help: transactions are restricted to ₹5,000 during the first 24 hours after UPI registration.

Canara Bank UPI — Canara ai1Pe

Standard limits
P2P: ₹1 lakh per transaction and ₹1 lakh/day, max 20/24h. Verified/special merchant P2M: ₹2 lakh per transaction/day. IPO/Retail Direct: ₹5 lakh per transaction and ₹10 lakh/day. Hospitals/education and tax: ₹5 lakh per transaction/day. QR from gallery: ₹2,000 per transaction / ₹10,000 daily, max 5/day.
Security cooling
New UPI user on any enabled app with Canara remitter: Android first 24 hours up to ₹5,000; iOS first 72 hours up to ₹15,000 total, limited to ₹5,000 in each 24-hour cycle.
03What are the payment costs and recovery conditions?Review costs and the failure or recovery route for the intended payment.

Kotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPI

Payment / channel cost
Kotak does not model a separate subscription fee for ordinary consumer UPI in the reviewed help material. Linked account/card charges and merchant/card-specific fees remain separate.
Failure / recovery
Kotak provides in-app transaction history/dispute support and UPI block/unblock help. Re-registration after mobile changes and linked-card issues should follow the current bank/app flow rather than assuming prior device credentials persist.

Canara Bank UPI — Canara ai1Pe

Payment / channel cost
No separate ordinary UPI subscription fee is modeled from the reviewed Canara pages; linked account/card charges, SMS/data and any specialized service tariffs remain separate.
Failure / recovery
Device change/Lite disablement has a defined balance-return process in Canara's Lite terms. Account/app support and UPI dispute/reversal processes apply for failed transactions, while re-registration can trigger the documented cooling state.
Other maintained comparisons for Kotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPIOther maintained comparisons for Canara Bank UPI — Canara ai1Pe
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Banking product terms side by side for Kotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPI and Canara Bank UPI — Canara ai1Pe
Decision factorKotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPICanara Bank UPI — Canara ai1Pe
Payment / channel costKotak does not model a separate subscription fee for ordinary consumer UPI in the reviewed help material. Linked account/card charges and merchant/card-specific fees remain separate.No separate ordinary UPI subscription fee is modeled from the reviewed Canara pages; linked account/card charges, SMS/data and any specialized service tariffs remain separate.
Eligible funding sourceRequires an eligible UPI-linked bank account for account-funded UPI. Eligible Kotak RuPay credit cards can be linked as a separate merchant-payment funding source subject to available credit and UPI/card controls.Canara ai1Pe can link Canara or other UPI-enabled bank accounts. Account-funded UPI, UPI Lite stored value, delegated UPI Circle authority and RuPay-credit-card merchant payments remain separate payment states.
UPI capabilitiesKotak supports UPI IDs, instant transfers, QR/Scan & Pay, collect/payment flows, UPI AutoPay and merchant mandate APIs. Current bank educational material also describes the updated UPI Lite ₹1,000/₹5,000 framework.Canara ai1Pe supports multi-bank UPI, merchant/UPI-number/self transfers, QR, UPI Circle Full/Partial Delegation, AutoPay, spend analytics and UPI Lite. Canara also publishes a detailed category-by-category UPI debit limit table.
UPI / security limitsKotak's current Scan & Pay help says maximum ₹1 lakh per day and 10 transactions/day, while its BHIM UPI FAQ says ₹1 lakh/day and up to 20 transactions/day. Both first-party statements are preserved by channel/scope rather than choosing one count.Current Canara table: P2P ₹1 lakh per transaction/day and up to 20 transactions/24h; verified/special-category merchant P2M ₹2 lakh per transaction/day; hospitals/education and tax up to ₹5 lakh; IPO/Retail Direct up to ₹5 lakh per transaction with higher daily caps; RuPay-credit-card P2M has its own ₹2 lakh per-transaction / ₹3 lakh daily line.
Registration eligibilityEligible Kotak customers complete the bank-registered mobile/account/device registration and establish a UPI ID/PIN in the bank app or supported UPI channel. Card-funded UPI additionally requires an eligible Kotak RuPay credit card.Canara ai1Pe registration verifies mobile by SMS, then links a Canara or other UPI-enabled bank account. Activation can use debit card or Aadhaar OTP before setting UPI PIN; availability still depends on remitter bank/account eligibility.
Payment / funding relationshipThe bank account, UPI app and linked RuPay credit card remain separate roles. UPI AutoPay mandates are not the same as beneficiary transfers, and Kotak's current evidence does not justify inventing UPI Circle availability where it is not documented.ai1Pe may be the PSP app even when another bank is the remitter. UPI Circle delegates spending authority without transferring ownership, and Canara's RuPay-credit-card-on-UPI limits are kept separate from deposit-account P2P/P2M limits.
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Type-specific banking comparison terms for Kotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPI and Canara Bank UPI — Canara ai1Pe
Decision factorKotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPICanara Bank UPI — Canara ai1Pe
App / channelUPI through Kotak Mobile Banking/BHIM UPI and supported UPI apps linked to an eligible Kotak account; eligible Kotak RuPay credit cards can be separately linked for merchant UPI.Canara ai1Pe is a multi-bank UPI app supporting Canara and other UPI-enabled bank accounts, with UPI Circle, AutoPay, UPI Lite, merchant payments, analytics and QR flows.
RegistrationCreate/link the UPI ID/VPA against the eligible Kotak account using the registered mobile/device journey and set the UPI PIN. Newly linked RuPay credit cards follow a separate card-linking and UPI-PIN flow.Download ai1Pe, verify mobile number by SMS, set app passcode, link the eligible bank account and activate using debit card or Aadhaar OTP before setting the UPI PIN.
AuthenticationAccount-funded UPI uses the UPI PIN. Kotak states that card-funded UPI uses a UPI PIN distinct from the credit-card PIN; the current RuPay FAQ says UPI PIN change for the linked card is not presently available through that flow.Ordinary UPI uses UPI PIN plus device/account controls. Canara UPI Lite permits eligible payments up to ₹1,000 without UPI PIN after Lite enablement; delegated/card-funded flows use their own authorization rules.
Standard limits₹1 lakh maximum daily UPI transfer is consistently stated, but current bank pages differ on transaction count: Scan & Pay says 10 transactions/day while the BHIM UPI FAQ says up to 20/day. Gallery-uploaded QR is limited to ₹2,000 per transaction on the reviewed Scan & Pay page.P2P: ₹1 lakh per transaction and ₹1 lakh/day, max 20/24h. Verified/special merchant P2M: ₹2 lakh per transaction/day. IPO/Retail Direct: ₹5 lakh per transaction and ₹10 lakh/day. Hospitals/education and tax: ₹5 lakh per transaction/day. QR from gallery: ₹2,000 per transaction / ₹10,000 daily, max 5/day.
Security coolingCurrent Kotak help: transactions are restricted to ₹5,000 during the first 24 hours after UPI registration.New UPI user on any enabled app with Canara remitter: Android first 24 hours up to ₹5,000; iOS first 72 hours up to ₹15,000 total, limited to ₹5,000 in each 24-hour cycle.
UPI LiteKotak's April 2026 first-party educational guidance reflects the current system framework—₹1,000 per Lite transaction and ₹5,000 wallet balance with Auto Top-Up. Because that is educational rather than a channel entitlement page, the profile does not claim every Kotak UPI app/version exposes Lite.Current Canara terms: ₹1,000 per UPI Lite transaction, ₹5,000 maximum Lite balance and ₹10,000 cumulative daily spend. Lite is an on-device balance enabled from one eligible linked account and does not require UPI PIN for eligible Lite payments.
RuPay credit-card UPIKotak RuPay credit-card UPI permits merchant P2M, not person transfers/receipts. Current bank FAQ states ₹1 lakh/day per card, ₹2 lakh/day for specified special cases, subject to available credit; first 24 hours after linking are capped at ₹5,000. P2P/P2PM, cash withdrawal, digital account opening, lending, eRUPI, IPO, foreign inward remittance and mutual funds are restricted.Canara's current UPI debit table separately lists RuPay credit-card-on-UPI merchant/special-category P2M at ₹2 lakh per transaction and ₹3 lakh/day. Linking uses eligible RuPay card details/OTP and a 6-digit UPI PIN; this card-funded ceiling does not alter P2P account limits.
AutoPay / mandatesKotak exposes UPI AutoPay management and merchant UPI mandate create/modify/revoke/execute/notification/history capabilities. A mandate's own recurring authorization is not treated as the ordinary P2P transfer limit.Canara explicitly supports UPI Mandate/AutoPay for recurring/future payments and separately documents higher no-additional-factor e-mandate processing for specified merchant categories under current rules.
Failure / recoveryKotak provides in-app transaction history/dispute support and UPI block/unblock help. Re-registration after mobile changes and linked-card issues should follow the current bank/app flow rather than assuming prior device credentials persist.Device change/Lite disablement has a defined balance-return process in Canara's Lite terms. Account/app support and UPI dispute/reversal processes apply for failed transactions, while re-registration can trigger the documented cooling state.
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Kotak Mahindra Bank

Kotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPI

  • For the first 24 hours after UPI registration, Kotak currently restricts transactions to ₹5,000 as a fraud-control measure.
  • Kotak first-party pages differ on transaction count: one current Scan & Pay page states 10/day, while the BHIM UPI FAQ states 20/day. The engine shows that scope conflict rather than silently choosing 20.
  • Kotak RuPay credit-card-on-UPI is merchant-only, starts with a ₹5,000 first-24-hour linked-card cap and normally follows ₹1 lakh/day (₹2 lakh in specified special cases) subject to available credit and bank/app limits.
Canara Bank

Canara Bank UPI — Canara ai1Pe

  • New UPI registration on any UPI-enabled app using Canara as remitter is currently limited to ₹5,000 for the first 24 hours on Android; iOS has ₹15,000 over the first 72 hours, limited to ₹5,000 in each 24-hour cycle.
  • Canara's general Mobile Banking fund-transfer cap of ₹15 lakh/day is not a UPI limit; v1.37 uses the bank's dedicated UPI debit table instead.
  • Canara's ₹2 lakh/₹3 lakh RuPay-credit-card-on-UPI merchant line is a card-funded P2M rule and must not be reused as the ordinary P2P account limit.
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Kotak Mahindra Bank

Kotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPI

Reviewed
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Kotak Mahindra Bank UPI — Mobile Banking & BHIM UPI

Reviewed September 10, 2026 · 6 attached first-party sources

  1. Issuer product pagehttps://www.kotak.bank.in/en/help-center/bill-payment-and-recharge/scan-and-pay/what-are-the-transaction-limits.html
  2. Issuer product pagehttps://www.kotak.bank.in/en/help-center/bill-payment-and-recharge/scan-and-pay/why-am-i-not-able-to-send-large-amount-of-money-immediately-after-registration.html
  3. Issuer product pagehttps://www.kotak.bank.in/en/get-help/bhim-upi.html
  4. Issuer product pagehttps://www.kotak.bank.in/en/personal-banking/cards/credit-cards/rupay-credit-cards.html
  5. Issuer product pagehttps://www.kotak.bank.in/en/help-center/bill-payment-and-recharge/manage-upi-autopay.html
  6. Fee / charge schedulehttps://www.kotak.bank.in/en/stories-in-focus/accounts-deposits/savings-account/upi-transaction-charges.html

Canara Bank UPI — Canara ai1Pe

Reviewed September 10, 2026 · 5 attached first-party sources

  1. Issuer product pagehttps://www.canarabank.bank.in/pages/mobile-banking
  2. Issuer product pagehttps://canarites.canarabank.bank.in/QR_CANARA/Home/Canaraai1Pe
  3. Issuer product pagehttps://www.canarabank.bank.in/pages/term-and-conditions-upi-lite
  4. Issuer product pagehttps://www.canarabank.bank.in/upi
  5. Issuer documenthttps://www.npci.org.in/uploads/NBSL_Press_release_BHIM_Goes_Live_with_UPI_Circle_Full_Delegation_Enabling_Authorised_UPI_Payments_within_set_limits_7b308e643d.pdf