THE Government of India has been promoting UPI as a global payment platform.Now merchants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are accepting payments viaUPI in Rupees to attract Indian customers. One of the biggest retail companies in the UAE, Lulu has started giving customers the option to accept payments through UPI in all its stores in the country. Indian citizens can easily make payments using the UPI app just like in India. The amount paid will be deducted from their bank account in India. So Indian citizens and NRIs can easily do shopping in UAE through UPI in Rupees like in India.

 

UPI payments were launched in the UAE in the beginning of July. Apart from Lulu,payments through UPIare being accepted by many big and small merchants across the UAE. Indian citizens and NRIs in the UAE can easily pay through QR codes through Point of Sale (POS) machines. According totheNPCI:“The number of Indian travellers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)is estimated to reach 98 lakh in 2024. Around 53 lakh Indians are likely to reachUAE alone.”