Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Trinidad and Tobago Pursues UPI Adoption, Deepening India Partnership
Trinidad and Tobago wants to use India’s digital payment system, called UPI.
If completed, it would be the first Caribbean country to do so.
UPI can help people and businesses make payments quickly.
The plan is being developed by Indian and Trinidad and Tobago organizations.
The two countries are also working together on trade, technology, healthcare, education, and energy.
India and Trinidad and Tobago have had diplomatic relations for 64 years.
Their people also share historical and cultural connections.
Trinidad and Tobago will serve on the United Nations Security Council during 2027 and 2028.
Trinidad and Tobago is pursuing implementation of India’s Unified Payments Interface, which would make it the first Caribbean nation to adopt the technology.
The initiative is being advanced through an agreement between National Payments Corporation of India International Payments Limited and Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Digital Transformation.
The project aims to create a real-time, efficient digital payments system in Trinidad and Tobago.
The countries are strengthening cooperation after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, during which six agreements and Memoranda of Understanding were signed.
Trinidad and Tobago also highlighted its energy sector, healthcare and digital cooperation with India, cultural links, and its election to the United Nations Security Council for 2027–28.
- Who
- Trinidad and Tobago, India, National Payments Corporation of India International Payments Limited, and Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Digital Transformation are involved; High Commissioner Chandradath Singh announced the initiative.
- What
- Trinidad and Tobago is pursuing adoption of India’s Unified Payments Interface, or UPI.
- When
- The announcement was made on Monday at a Republic Day event marking Trinidad and Tobago’s 50th anniversary as a republic.
- Where
- The announcement was made in New Delhi, India, concerning implementation in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why
- The initiative aims to establish a real-time, efficient digital payments ecosystem and forms part of broader cooperation between India and Trinidad and Tobago.
- Payment system
- India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
- Caribbean milestone
- Trinidad and Tobago would become the first Caribbean nation to adopt UPI
- Implementation partners
- National Payments Corporation of India International Payments Limited and Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Digital Transformation
- Diplomatic relations
- India and Trinidad and Tobago are marking 64 years of diplomatic relations
- Recent agreements
- Six Memoranda of Understanding and agreements were signed during Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Trinidad and Tobago
- United Nations role
- Trinidad and Tobago secured a non-permanent United Nations Security Council seat for 2027–28 with 181 of 190 votes
- Energy sector
- Energy accounts for an estimated 35.7% of Trinidad and Tobago’s GDP and about 78% of its exports