UPI goes live at Eiffel Tower; Paris and Nice airports next in France rollout
France becomes the first European country to accept UPI, with the Eiffel Tower as the inaugural merchant under an NPCI International–Lyra partnership. Paris and Nice airports follow in the coming weeks, opening a high-value Indian tourist corridor as UPI's overseas merchant footprint scales past 1.5 million.
UPI is now live at the Eiffel Tower, the first French merchant accepting it, with rollout planned for Paris and Nice airports. France is the first European country to accept UPI, targeting Indian tourists via NIPL-Lyra partnership.