Japan ‘seriously thinking’ of joining India’s UPI system

Japan is “now seriously thinking about joining Indian UPI”, the payments system and also, it is contemplating how it can mutually recognise e-ID, for increasing interoperability,” the country’s digital minister Kono Taro has said in a media interview.

The Centre thanked Japan for its interest in UPI (unified payments interface) and said it is working to recognise a common e-ID for better interoperability.

In a statement, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Digital India plans had got good traction on several multi-country associations such as the G20, SCO or G7.