India, July 29 -- A Mumbai-based man has caught the internet's attention after sharing how teaching his mother to use UPI led to an unexpected discovery - multiple active AutoPay mandates created through free trials that she did not realise she had signed up for.

Taking to LinkedIn, Lokesh Ahuja, assistant vice president (Brand Management) at Nykaa and an IIM Mumbai graduate, recalled teaching his mother how to use UPI a few months ago. He said that while scrolling through her phone, he noticed "half a dozen" AutoPay mandates and asked what she had subscribed to. "Nothing," she replied.

Ahuja then realised that all the AutoPay mandates were linked to free trial offers. " Rs.0 for the first 30 days. But they also take permission to charg...