Archive · 16 Sep 2025
India's UPI Payment System Expands Globally
PM Modi is helping India's UPI payment system go global.
UPI allows easy money transfers via phones.
He's been discussing UPI with other countries.
Seven nations are using or planning to use UPI.
This makes it simpler to pay in different countries and shows India as a tech leader.
PM Modi's 'fintech diplomacy' is expanding UPI's global reach.
UPI is a digital payment system used for financial transactions.
Seven countries have partnered with India to enable cross-border payments.
Singapore, UAE, France, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Mauritius have adopted UPI.
UPI's success domestically has led to international adoption.
- Who
- PM Narendra Modi
- What
- Expanding UPI's global reach
- When
- Over the past few years
- Where
- Seven countries including Singapore, UAE, and France
- Why
- To enhance India's digital infrastructure and influence
- UPI Launch Date
- 2016
- Countries with UPI Integration
- 7
- First Caribbean Nation
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Licensing Agreement Country
- Namibia
- UPI-PayNow Link
- February 2023
- UPI Launched in Mauritius
- February 2024
