YouTube has finally added UPI as a new form of payment for both YouTube and YouTube Music in India. In addition to the earlier options of credit and debit cards, YouTube users can now use Unified Payment Interface (UPI) payment method allowing users to make their transactions, directly from their bank account, using their unique UPI ID.
Users of all UPI apps can now use the UPI payment option on YouTube to purchase monthly or quarterly prepaid subscriptions for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium, buy and rent their favourite movies, as well as pay for features like SuperChat to engage with and support their favourite YouTube creators.
Users will be able to pay using their preferred UPI app including BHIM, Google Pay, Paytm, PhonePe, Amazon UPI and lots more. Google Play got UPI support in India back in December last year.
Update: YouTube has confirmed that UPI option is not available for Channel Memberships, so the article has been edited to remove it.