UPI for NRIs: Who can use it & how to use it

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This means non-resident Indians will no longer require an Indian phone number to access UPI..

However, an international phone number must be linked to the account to ensure high safety in the linking process with no additional charges to users.ETMarkets.com..

Non-resident Indians (NRIs) will be able to access Unified Payments Interface (UPI) on their international mobile numbers..

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has allowed NRIs living in 10 countries to use UPI using their international mobile numbers for bank accounts which are classified as Non-Resident External (NRE) or Non-Resident Ordinary (NRO) accounts..

But what the government has allowed and what NPCI has now enabled is that you with your international number, from the United States or UAE or Saudi Arabian number or Singapore number, can be registered for UPI and linked to your NRE (non-resident external) account for doing UPI payments in India...

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