Archive · 10 Nov 2025
India's UPI and Bahrain's Fawri+ Integrate for Faster Diaspora Remittances
Imagine you have family in another country and want to send them money quickly.
Now, India's easy way to pay for things, called UPI, is connecting with Bahrain's system, called Fawri+.
This means people from India living in Bahrain can send money home instantly and securely.
It's like having a super-fast money highway built between the two countries.
This helps people send money home without a lot of hassle and makes it easier for everyone to use digital money.
It's a big step to make sending money across borders simpler and cheaper, especially for the many Indians who live and work in Bahrain.
India's UPI and Bahrain's Fawri+ are integrating for real-time remittances.
The partnership is between NIPL (India) and BENEFIT (Bahrain).
The initiative aims to boost financial inclusion and streamline diaspora remittances.
It is particularly significant for the Indian diaspora in Bahrain, which forms 30% of the population.
The service is expected to offer instant, seamless, and cost-effective money transfers between the two countries.
- Who
- NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) and BENEFIT
- What
- Strategic partnership to enable real-time cross-border remittances using UPI and Fawri+
- When
- To be live soon, establishment guided by RBI and CBB
- Where
- Between India and Bahrain
- Why
- To streamline remittances, boost financial inclusion, and strengthen economic ties
- Partnership
- NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) and BENEFIT (Bahrain)
- Integration
- UPI (India) and Fawri+ (Bahrain)
- Objective
- Enable real-time, secure cross-border remittances
- Target Users
- Indian diaspora in Bahrain and users in India
- Regulators
- Reserve Bank of India and Central Bank of Bahrain
- Expected Outcome
- Instant, seamless, cost-effective remittances, financial inclusion, strengthened economic ties