Indian travellers can now use Unified Payments Interface (UPI) applications to make online bookings for major tourist attractions in the United Arab Emirates and Singapore, according to the Ministry of Finance.
NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has partnered with NEOPAY and Emaar Entertainment to enable UPI acceptance for online ticket purchases at At the Top, Burj Khalifa. In Singapore, NIPL partnered with FOMO Pay to introduce UPI bookings at Resorts World Sentosa, covering sites such as Universal Studios Singapore, the Singapore Oceanarium, and Adventure Cove Waterpark.
UPI is currently accepted across ten countries: Singapore, the UAE, France, Mauritius, Nepal, Bhutan, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, and Greece. The ministry added that Uzbekistan is set to become the eleventh country following a commercial agreement.
What it means
- Indian visitors can use their domestic UPI apps to make online payments directly when booking experiences at Burj Khalifa and Resorts World Sentosa.
- UPI is now accepted across ten countries internationally, with Uzbekistan scheduled to become the eleventh.
Source
Press Information Bureau, Government of India, “UPI Acceptance Enabled for Online Bookings at At the Top, Burj Khalifa and Resorts World Sentosa”. Read the original release.
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