When PM Narendra Modi Used SBI Rupay Card In A Bid To Promote Digital India In Singapore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his visit to Singapore, visited Indian Heritage Centre. There he bought a madhubani painting. And when the time came to make the payment, he chose SBI RuPay card over any other mode of payment. This was no less than dream publicity for the SBI's debit card, wherein none other than the Prime Minister of India was seen posing while flashing the card. It is worth mentioning that PM Modi is a big proponent of digital transactions. PM Modi was on a three-country visit (Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore) for five days, the trip that concluded on Saturday in Singapore.

In a tweet on Saturday, the SBI wrote on its official handle, "Hon. Prime Minister of India, visited the Indian Heritage Centre in Singapore, whose efforts are focused towards bringing the two great nations Singapore and India closer. He purchased a splendid Madhubani painting using an SBI RuPay card."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on May 31, launched three Indian mobile payment apps in Singapore at a business event 'Business, Innovation and Community Event' where digital platform was the main feature. PM Modi launched India's BHIM, RuPay and SBI app. Also, RuPay digital payments system was linked up with Singapore's 33-year old Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS).

PM Modi, as the leader of the government, had even launched Digital India campaign on July 1,2015 in a bid to ensure that the government services are made available to citizens electronically by improved online infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity or by making the country digitally empowered in the field of technology.