Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that transactions through Unified Payment Interface (UPI) have crossed one trillion US dollar mark in financial year 2022 and today India is first in global digital transactions. He said, India accounted for 40 percent of the total global digital payments in 2021 and BHIM-UPI are no longer just an Indian app but have become global. <br />''   <br />''Mr. Shah addressed the National Conference on Cyber ??Safety and National Security in New Delhi today. He said, the Digital India not only made people empowered but also brought positive changes in the lives of people. He said, 130 crore Indians get the benefit from the government directly in their bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer. He said, the Center has transferred an amount of 23 lakh crore rupees directly to bank accounts in seven years and this has resulted in savings of about two lakh crore rupees. <br />''        <br />''This Minister said, this is a big achievement but at the same time, it is also a big challenge as cyber fraud and cyber attacks pose challenge before the country. He said, if India has to move ahead in this field, then a Cyber ??Safe India has to be built. He said, the government is committed to protect the nation from cyber fraud and cyber attacks. He said, data and information will have big economic power in the days to come, therefore, steps need to be taken to prepare ourselves for securing data and information.