List Of Countries That Adopted India's UPI
Developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NCPI), UPI is an instant real-time payment system to facilitate inter-bank transactions through mobile phones
MyGovIndia, a citizen engagement platform of the Government of India, shared the list of countries where Indians can use UPI to make payments
Bhutan was the first nation beyond India to facilitate transactions via the BHIM app using UPI
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France recently allowed UPI services in the nation. Indian tourists can now buy tickets for the iconic Eiffel Tower via UPI
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In 2022, Oman also started accepting payments through UPI
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The same year, Nepal introduced UPI real-time payments as well
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Indian travellers in Sri Lanka can make QR code-based payments at merchant locations using their UPI apps
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In Mauritius, Indians can use UPI for local payments, while tourists from Mauritius can do the same in India via the Instant Payment System (IPS) app
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The Reserve Bank of India and the Central Bank of the UAE have also signed an MoU to enable UPI payments
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Last year, India and Singapore linked their respective digital payment systems - UPI and PayNow - to make cross-border payments easy
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