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Money will be deducted from the bank without your knowledge, turn off ‘Auto-Pay’ like this? The process is very easy
Samira Vishwas | June 22, 2026 6:24 PM CST

In the era of digital payments, it is important to be careful to avoid loss of money. Auto pay mandate of unused apps can be heavy on your pocket. Let us learn how to stop this unauthorized withdrawal of money from your bank account at home by using the rules of Reserve Bank of India and changing the settings in UPI apps.

Although this option seems simple at first, we often forget to turn off ‘Auto Pay’ even after the free trial ends or after we stop using the subscription. As a result, every month money gets deducted from your bank account without our knowledge and there is a huge loss of money. If you also want to get rid of this problem, then here is an easy online way to turn off ‘Auto Pay’ from Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm in just a few seconds.

1. How to turn off ‘Auto Pay’ from PhonePe?

First of all, open the PhonePe app on your mobile.

Click on your ‘Profile’ icon in the top left corner.

Scroll down and under ‘Payment Settings’ you will see the option of ‘Autopay’, click on it.
Here you will see the list of all active Auto Pay subscriptions. Click on the service for which you want to disable auto pay.
Click the red button ‘Remove Autopay’ at the bottom of the screen. Enter your UPI PIN. Your auto pay system will be disabled forever.

2. How to disable ‘Auto Pay’ from Google Pay?
Open the Google Pay app and click on your ‘Profile’ photo in the top right corner.
Scroll down and click on ‘Autopay’ or ‘Mandates’ option.
Here you will see the active mandates which are running. Select the one you want to disable.
Click on ‘Cancel Mandate’ or ‘Pause’. Confirm the process by entering your UPI PIN.

3. How to disable ‘Auto Pay’ from Paytm?
Open Paytm app and click on the profile icon.
Select ‘UPI & Payment Settings’ option. Scroll down and click on ‘UPI Automatic Payments’.
Select the ongoing subscription and press the ‘Remove’ or ‘Cancel’ button.


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