Trinidad and Tobago joins international UPI community: BHIM now operational in 8 international locations | Test full checklist
India and Trinidad and Tobago have additionally agreed to collaborate within the implementation of India Stack options, together with DigiLocker, e-Signal, and the Authorities e-Market (GeM).
In a big improvement for India’s Unified Funds Interface (UPI), facilitated by way of the BHIM app, Trinidad and Tobago has turn into the primary Caribbean nation to undertake the ability, enabling transactions. In accordance with information company ANI, Trinidad and Tobago adopted the UPI system throughout PM Modi’s go to to the Caribbean nation from July 3-4 on the invitation of Kamla Persad-Bissessar. UPI’s adoption coincided with each international locations expressing robust curiosity in increasing cooperation within the digital area.
India and Trinidad and Tobago have additionally agreed to collaborate within the implementation of India Stack options, together with DigiLocker, e-Signal, and the Authorities e-Market (GeM).
With the newest adoption, Trinidad and Tobago turns into the eighth nation worldwide to implement UPI utilization.
Here’s a checklist of different international locations utilizing UPI:
- France: In 2024, France turned the primary European nation to undertake UPI broadly.
- United Arab Emirates: UAE adopted UPI fee in 2021. NPCI Worldwide Funds Restricted (NIPL), in a partnership with Community Worldwide, enabled QR code-based UPI within the Arab nation.
- Bhutan: The Royal Financial Authority of Bhutan collaborated with NIPL in 2021 to allow BHIM UPI QR-based on-line funds in Bhutan.
- Nepal: NPCI Worldwide Funds Ltd (NIPL) and Fonepay Cost Service Ltd partnered in 2024 to introduce UPI for cross-border transactions between India and Nepal.
- Mauritius: PM Modi, together with the Prime Minister of Mauritius, H.E. Pravind Jugnauth, inaugurated the launch of Unified Cost Interface (UPI) companies within the nation within the yr 2024.
- Sri Lanka: PM Modi and President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe launched UPI funds in Sri Lanka in 2024. Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the initiative would assist maintain the momentum of connectivity and additional strengthen the connection between the 2 international locations.
- Singapore: In 2023, NIPL partnered with Singapore-based fee infrastructure agency HitPay to develop UPI acceptance throughout Singapore.
