Paris: The Indian embassy in France and the principality of Monaco on Thursday stated that the famous French store, Galeries Lafayette in Hausmann, Paris has started accepting payments via unified payments interface (UPI), the peer-to-peer and peer-to-business payment technology developed by the National Payment Corp of India.
Delighted to launch @UPI_NPCI in the world famous @Galeries_Laf in Paris.
After the launch in Eiffel Tower in Jan 2024, expanding UPI across France.
A journey that PM @narendramodi began in 2018 with UPI in Singapore takes another step forward.@NPCI_NPCI @LyraNetwork pic.twitter.com/hTWYGHr9yA
— Jawed Ashraf (@JawedAshraf5) July 4, 2024
The Indian embassy in a social media post stated that India’s Ambassador to France and the principality of Monaco launched UPI functionality at Galeries Lafayette’s store in Paris. UPI was launched in France in January 2024 at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Countries that accept UPI
UPI in UAE
NPCI’s global arm NIPL inked an agreement with Network International for UPI functionality at its POS terminals in the UAE. This is expected to enable seamless payments for NRIs and Indian travellers in Dubai Mall and the Mall of Emirates. The agreement enables UPI payments at 2 lakh POS terminals covering over 60,000 merchants, NPCI said in a post on X.
NIPL has partnered with Network International to enable the acceptance of UPI payments at its POS terminals in the UAE, ensuring seamless transactions for Indian tourists and NRIs at top spots like Dubai Mall and Mall of the Emirates.
The acceptance of UPI payments will be… pic.twitter.com/YFFwAxIzbe
— NPCI (@NPCI_NPCI) July 3, 2024
UPI in Singapore
UPI was first launched internationally in Singapore back in 2018. In a partnership between NPCI and Singapore’s MAS, an agreement was inked to allow cross-functionality between UPI and Singapore’s PayNow app.
Here are the other countries that allow UPI-based payments:
S. No.
Countries with UPI facility
1
Sri Lanka
2
Mauritius
3
Bhutan
4
Oman
5
Nepal
France’s famous Galeries Lafayette store in Hausmann, Paris has started accepting payments via UPI, the Indian embassy in France and the principality of Monaco said in a post on X. Biz News Business News – Personal Finance News, Share Market News, BSE/NSE News, Stock Exchange News Today
