UPI goes live in Greece via Eurobank-NIPL, reaching 10 countries

India extended its UPI payment rail to Greece through a Eurobank-NIPL partnership, marking its tenth country. The move follows the France launch, enabling Indian travellers seamless overseas payments at lower transaction costs through familiar platforms.

— Filed Tue, 30 Jun, 2026, 12:25 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

India launched UPI in Greece via an Eurobank-NIPL partnership, extending the payment rail to ten countries. The move follows UPI launches in France, enabling Indian travellers seamless overseas payments through familiar platforms at lower transaction costs.

Why this matters

UPI continues its European push after going live at Galeries Lafayette Nice in France. Greece marks the 10th country, while India also signed an MoU with Seychelles but paused its UPI-Alipay Plus deal limiting traveler merchant access.

Omni-channel holding steady with 504 signals in the last 90 days.