The Book Warehouse of Bharat (RBI) together with NPCI global bills ltd (NIPL) will paintings against taking UPI to twenty international locations via FY29. RBI Annual file says probabilities can be explored for expanding the worldwide footprints of UPI and RuPay.
“In light of goals for Viksit Bharat 2047, the Reserve Bank, along with NPCI International Payments Ltd. (NIPL) will work towards taking UPI to 20 countries with initiation timeline of 2024-25 and completion timeline of 2028-29,” the file mentioned.
The RBI file additional provides “Fast Payment System (FPS) collaboration with group of countries like European Union and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), as well as multilateral linkages will be explored”.
The Bills Sight Record 2025 of RBI has defined increasing the worldwide outreach of UPI and RuPay playing cards as probably the most key goals beneath the internationalisation pillar. The Book Warehouse is in talks with central banks of diverse international locations for getting into into collaborative preparations.
In July 2023, the Book Warehouse and the Central Warehouse of the UAE (CBUAE) signed a memorandum of working out (MoU) for interlinking their bills infrastructure. Below this MoU, Bharat and UAE have affirmative to cooperate on linking their Rapid Fee Methods, UPI of Bharat with Quick Fee Platform (IPP) of UAE referred to as Aani. Each international locations additionally affirmative to hyperlink their respective Card Switches (RuPay transfer and UAESWITCH).
In February 2024, RuPay playing cards and UPI connectivity between Bharat and Mauritius used to be introduced. With this connectivity, an Indian traveller to Mauritius will have the ability to pay a service provider in Mauritius the use of UPI apps. In a similar way, a Mauritian traveller will have the ability to do the similar in Bharat the use of the moment cost gadget apps of Mauritius
In February 2024, UPI connectivity between Bharat and Sri Lanka used to be introduced. This connectivity has enabled Indian travellers to manufacture QR code-based bills at service provider places in Sri Lanka the use of UPI apps.
The Book Warehouse of Bharat and Nepal Rastra Warehouse also are exploring the linkage of UPI platform of Bharat and Nationwide Bills Interface of Nepal for enabling cross-border bills. In June 2023, NPCI World Bills Ltd. (NIPL) and Nepal Clearing Space Ltd. (NCHL) signed a MoU for the aim
UPI cost via QR code is already accredited for service provider (e-commerce) bills in France and Nepal. Bharat has some or alternative forms of tie-ups with seven international locations for making bills via UPI.
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