A landmark achievement for India’s digital economy: UPI is now operational in more than eight nations, spanning the UAE, Singapore, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, France, Qatar, and Mauritius. This rollout highlights India’s leadership in pioneering real-time digital payments internationally.
Shared in Parliament on Friday, the update from the government illustrates UPI’s far-reaching benefits—from accelerating cross-border remittances to promoting financial access for the unbanked and elevating India’s fintech profile worldwide. Jitin Prasad, Minister of State for Electronics and IT, detailed this in the Rajya Sabha.
Complementing UPI, India has signed 23 MoUs with countries to collaborate on India Stack/DPI, driving the global uptake of its digital governance tools in identity, payments, data exchange, and delivery systems.
Notable DigiLocker agreements include those with Cuba, Kenya, UAE, and Laos. India Stack Global offers a gateway to 18 essential platforms, empowering partners. India’s G20 initiative, the Global DPI Repository, stands as a vital resource, boasting India’s leading array of DPI innovations.
The portfolio encompasses Aadhaar, UPI, CoWIN, API Setu, DigiLocker, Aarogya Setu, GeM, UMANG, DIKSHA, e-Sanjeevani, and PM GatiShakti. Fueling this is NPCI’s report of January UPI transactions reaching 21.70 billion—a 28% YoY jump—with values climbing 21% to ₹28.33 lakh crore. India’s DPI diplomacy is crafting a more connected, inclusive global digital future.