PhonePe users can now pay using UPI in other countries

PhonePe, one of India’s largest digital payment platforms, has announced the launch of a new feature that lets users make international payments via UPI. This is really handy if you are travelling to another country and want to pay foreign merchants.

PhonePe says UPI payments can be made to any international merchants in Singapore, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mauritius, Bhutan and Nepal who have a local QR code. Developed in collaboration with NIPL (NPCI International Payments Limited), the company has plans to introduce ‘UPI International’ to more countries in the near future. The National Payments Corporation of India (NCPI) had earlier announced support for international UPI payments in the aforementioned countries.