Archive · 5 Dec 2025
India Expands UPI Acceptability Talks
India is talking to about seven or eight more countries, including some in East Asia, to make UPI payments acceptable there.
Right now, UPI can be used in eight countries like Bhutan, Singapore, and France.
This will help Indian tourists pay with UPI when they travel.
The government is also including UPI in some trade talks to help the fintech industry grow.
The Financial Services Secretary, M Nagaraju, talked about this at a conference on using AI and digital technology for India's development.
The goal is to make it easier for people to use UPI and help the country's financial sector.
India is in talks with 7-8 more countries, including East Asia, to expand UPI acceptability.
UPI is currently accepted in eight countries: Bhutan, Singapore, Qatar, Mauritius, Nepal, UAE, Sri Lanka, and France.
The expansion aims to enable Indian tourists to make UPI payments abroad.
India is including a UPI track in some trade negotiations to leverage fintech industry advantages.
Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju announced this at a conference on AI and digital public infrastructure.
- Who
- India, represented by Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju
- What
- Expanding UPI acceptability to more countries
- When
- December 5, 2025
- Where
- Conference on Harnessing AI and digital public infrastructure for Viksit Bharat
- Why
- To enable Indian tourists to make UPI payments abroad and leverage fintech industry advantages
- Current UPI Acceptance Countries
- Bhutan, Singapore, Qatar, Mauritius, Nepal, UAE, Sri Lanka, France
- New Countries in Talks
- 7-8 countries, including East Asia
- Speaker
- M Nagaraju, Financial Services Secretary
- Event
- Conference on Harnessing AI and digital public infrastructure for Viksit Bharat
- Date
- December 5, 2025
- Purpose
- Enable Indian tourists to make UPI payments abroad
- Trade Negotiations
- Including UPI track in some trade negotiations
