Archive · 17 Nov 2025
Sri Lankans Can Now Pay in India Using QR Codes
Sri Lankans visiting India can now pay using QR codes with a new app, making it easier for them to shop, eat out, and get medical treatment without carrying cash or dealing with high foreign exchange fees.
India and Sri Lanka launched a QR-code based payment system for Sri Lankan nationals in India
Users can download the Cheqor Monyapp, complete KYC, and load up to 2 lakh rupees ($2,400) into UPI One World wallet
The service allows payments at 400 million UPI QR codes across India
It targets Sri Lankan tourists, pilgrims, and medical tourists
The Reserve Bank of India and Central Bank of Sri Lanka approved the service
- Who
- Sri Lankan nationals visiting India
- What
- Launched a QR-code based payment system
- When
- Monday, at a ceremony at the Sri Lankan High Commission in India
- Where
- India
- Why
- To facilitate seamless, real-time payments for Sri Lankan visitors
- Service Name
- UPI One World
- Maximum Load Amount
- 2 lakh rupees ($2,400)
- Number of UPI QR Codes
- 400 million
- Targeted Users
- Sri Lankan tourists, pilgrims, and medical tourists
- Approving Authorities
- National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Reserve Bank of India, and Central Bank of Sri Lanka