Sri Lanka, Mauritius to get UPI, RuPay services from today

The Unified Payment Interface (UPI) is about to roll out its services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius on Monday within the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the highest management of the 2 island nations. PM Modi will take part within the occasion nearly. 

India’s RuPay card services would even be launched in Mauritius on the occasion Mauritian PM Pravind Jugnauth and Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be a part of Modi on the digital ceremony, in accordance to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

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

Developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), UPI is an prompt real-time fee system to facilitate inter-bank transactions by means of cellphones. RuPay is a worldwide card fee community from India, with vast acceptance at retailers, ATMs, and on-line.

The launch of the Indian services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius is going down amid New Delhi’s rising bilateral financial ties with the 2 nations “India has emerged as a leader in Fintech innovation and Digital Public Infrastructure. The prime minister has placed a strong emphasis on sharing our development experiences and innovation with partner countries,” the MEA stated in an announcement.

“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,” it stated. “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,” it added.

(With inputs from PTI)

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