UPI broadens overseas acceptance for Indian travellers through NPCI partnerships
NPCI International Payments is extending UPI-enabled merchant payments and remittance options abroad, allowing Indian tourists, students and business travellers to pay via linked Indian bank accounts and UPI apps.
UPI’s overseas acceptance is expanding through NPCI International Payments partnerships, enabling Indian tourists, students and business travellers to make merchant and remittance payments abroad using linked Indian bank accounts and UPI apps.
Why this matters
The overseas expansion follows UPI reaching 55.49 crore users and FY26 transaction value topping Rs 314 lakh crore, while recent signals have highlighted merchant access to customer data and disruption risks during Delhi shutdowns.
Omni-channel is steady, with 1,572 signals recorded in the past 90 days.