Launch of UPI services in Sri Lanka, Mauritius today

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth will witness the launch of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius and also RuPay card services in Mauritius, today 12, at 1 pm via video conferencing.

India has emerged as a leader in Fintech innovation and Digital Public Infrastructure. Prime Minister Modi has placed a strong emphasis on sharing our development experiences and innovation with partner countries. Given India’s cultural and people-to-people linkages with Sri Lanka and Mauritius, the launch will benefit a wide cross-section of people through a faster and seamless digital transaction experience and enhance digital connectivity between the countries.

The launch will enable availability of UPI settlement services for Indian nationals travelling to Sri Lanka and Mauritius as well as for Mauritian nationals travelling to India. The extension of RuPay card services in Mauritius will enable Mauritian banks to issue cards based on RuPay mechanism in Mauritius and facilitate usage of RuPay Card for settlements both in India and Mauritius.

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