{"id":1278551,"date":"2024-02-03T09:14:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T03:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1278551"},"modified":"2024-02-03T09:14:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T03:44:25","slug":"france-becomes-1st-european-nation-to-launch-upi-worlds-fastest-growing-retail-payment-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/france-becomes-1st-european-nation-to-launch-upi-worlds-fastest-growing-retail-payment-system\/","title":{"rendered":"France Becomes 1st European Nation To Launch UPI: World&#8217;s Fastest Growing Retail Payment System!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Indian tourists visiting the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris can now purchase entry tickets online using homegrown Unified Payments Interface (UPI), announced the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ify-9.png\" alt=\"France Becomes 1st European Nation To Launch UPI: World's Fastest Growing Retail Payment System!\" class=\"wp-image-1278553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ify-9.png 1000w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ify-9-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ify-9-768x357.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch followed NPCI International&#8217;s tie-up with French payment processor Lyra for enabling secure QR code-based scanning and seamless UPI transactions on the merchant website. UPI&#8217;s deep integration intends easing hassles for millions of annual Indian travelers ranked second currently among international visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UPI formally launched at the iconic Eiffel Tower at the huge Republic Day Reception. \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\u27a1\ufe0f\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7<br><br>Implementing PM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a>\u2019s announcement &amp; the vision of taking UPI global. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/abl7IPJ0To\">pic.twitter.com\/abl7IPJ0To<\/a><\/p>&mdash; India in France (@IndiaembFrance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndiaembFrance\/status\/1753406488826048729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Embassy Event Marks UPI&#8217;s European Debut<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement came at a Republic Day celebration event organized by the Indian Embassy in France underscoring UPI&#8217;s promising global ambitions through collaborative gateways. Lyra is a market leader in securing e-commerce payments across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ritesh Shukla, NIPL CEO, noted the collaboration represents headway toward interoperable payment mechanisms across borders. Targeted partnerships with financial players worldwide can spur UPI adoption solving consumer payment friction points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fastest Growing Retail Payment System Globally<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 380 million users and 12.2 billion monthly transactions in January 2024, UPI has emerged as the world&#8217;s most efficient instant real-time payment platform. 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