Good news for Indian nationals travelling abroad. Because Indians travelling abroad will be able to pay easily from now on. UPI services will be available in Sri Lanka and Mauritius. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the UPI payments service in both the countries at 1 pm on Monday.
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka) and Mauritius Prime Minister Prabind Jugnauth (Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth) will participate virtually at the launch. This was stated by the Indian High Commissioner’s Office in a statement.
UPI will help in making settlement services available to Indian citizens. Indians travel to Sri Lanka and Mauritius and citizens of Mauritius often visit India.
The UPI service was launched at the Republic Day reception in France on February 2. A week later, Indian digital payment systems will be launched in Sri Lanka and Mauritius today. RuPay cards will be introduced in these two countries. Indians travelling to both the countries will be able to pay with the help of UPI.
On the other hand, people from Mauritius who visit India can also use it. With the expansion of RuPay services, banks in Mauritius will also be able to issue RuPay cards and use them for settlement in both India and Mauritius.
UpI in India is a mobile based payment system that allows round-the-clock payment through a virtual payment address. It empowers multiple bank accounts in one app and brings several banking features under one hood.