Countries Where UPI Is Currently Accepted

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is going global —and it’s making quite the splash! As of 2025, here’s a list of countries where UPI is either live, widely accepted, or in advanced stages of integration:

Countries Where UPI Is Currently Accepted

1. France – First European country to adopt UPI; started at the Eiffel Tower
2. United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Accepted at 60,000+ retail outlets via NeoPay
3. Bhutan – First country outside India to adopt UPI in 2021
4. Nepal – Integrated with Nepal’s national payment systems
5. Mauritius – UPI and RuPay services launched in 2024
6. Sri Lanka – Accepted at airports and retail outlets
7. Singapore – Linked with PayNow; accepted at 8,000–30,000+ merchants
8. Cyprus – Newly added in 2025 after PM Modi’s visit

Countries in Progress or Planning Integration

1. Malaysia – Expected rollout in 2025
2. Qatar – Targeted for expansion in 2025
3. Thailand – Integration underway
4. United Kingdom – Ongoing rollout at select merchants
5. Oman – MoU signed; UPI and RuPay integration planned
6. Maldives – Partnerships in progress

UPI’s international expansion is powered by NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), which partners with local banks and payment networks to enable QR-based and POS transactions.

If you’re traveling, you’ll need to activate UPI International in your app and check with your bank for forex charges.