UPI in France: UPI, RuPay card to be run in France soon, NPCI signs MoU with Lycra Network

UPI in France: The National Payments Corporation of India International on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Lycra Network of France. According to this MoU, Indians can soon be able to pay with their UPI or RuPay card in France. This will be beneficial for Indian students or travelers.

The Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw announced this MoU between France and India. He said during the announcement that in France where there is a terminal or machine of Lyrca Network, Indians can pay with UPI and RuPay card.

The Union Minister said that due to this facility, travelers and Indian students studying in France will get a lot of help. It will be easy for them to make payments from place to place. He also informed that India does 5.5 billion UPI transactions every month.

The Minister of Electronics and Information Technology informed that UPI is already an internationally accepted mode of payment. Indian UPI is used in UAE, Singapore and Bhutan. He also said, after France, the next focus of NPCI International is Nepal.