{"id":315649,"date":"2026-03-01T02:47:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/315649\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T02:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:47:39","slug":"full-list-of-countries-where-indias-payment-system-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/315649\/","title":{"rendered":"Full List Of Countries Where India’s Payment System Works"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With New Delhi and Tel Aviv signing an agreement to link UPI payment systems, Israel joined the list of countries that accept UPI payments. As of now, UPI is live in more than eight countries and expanding globally, including the recent launch in Israel. Let’s take a look at the full list of countries.<\/p>\n

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1. Bhutan (2021): Bhutan is the first country to introduce UPI payments outside India. It was launched in partnership with the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan during a virtual event attended by PM Narendra Modi. (AI-generated image)<\/p>\n

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2. Nepal (2022): NPCI International partnered with Nepal\u2019s Fonepay network to enable UPI payments, following bilateral financial cooperation talks in 2022. (AI-generated image used for representation)<\/p>\n

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3. UAE (2022) \u2013 UPI acceptance expanded through NPCI International partnerships during high-level India\u2013UAE engagements.\u00a0Indian travelers and residents in the UAE have been using UPI for QR-code based payments at many merchants through partnerships between India\u2019s payment system and UAE payment platforms (e.g., Mashreq\u2019s NEOPAY terminals).\u00a0 (AI-generated image used for representation)<\/p>\n

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4. Singapore (2023) \u2013 UPI\u2013PayNow linkage was launched jointly by the Reserve Bank of India and the Monetary Authority of Singapore, in the presence of PM Narendra Modi and Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong via virtual launch. Singapore\u2019s PayNow instant-payment system is linked with India\u2019s UPI, enabling cross-border transfers and easier payments between users in both countries (AI-generated image used for representation)<\/p>\n

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5. France (2024) \u2013 UPI was launched at the Eiffel Tower in Paris during PM Narendra Modi\u2019s official visit. Indian visitors can scan a QR code and pay directly from their Indian bank accounts in rupees. (Image used for representation)<\/p>\n

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6. Sri Lanka (2024) \u2013 UPI was officially launched in Sri Lanka in February 2024 as part of India\u2019s push to expand its digital payment system globally. UPI was introduced alongside the RuPay card launch during PM Narendra Modi\u2019s visit to Mauritius. (AI-generated image used for representation)<\/p>\n

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7. Mauritius (2024) \u2013 UPI services were officially rolled out in Mauritius along with Sri Lanka on February 12, 2024. The virtual launch was witnessed by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth of Mauritius, and the President of Sri Lanka. (AI-generated image used for representation)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With New Delhi and Tel Aviv signing an agreement to link UPI payment systems, Israel joined the list…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315650,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[85,46,321,125],"class_list":{"0":"post-315649","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-il","9":"tag-israel","10":"tag-mobile","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}