By Staff Reporter
The UPI and RuPay digital payment option have become deeply embedded within India. Now, the same platforms can help the over 10 million visitors from India to the UAE make rupee payments.
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Dubai: High value purchases of gold and jewellery or top-of-the-line smartphones and electronics will likely be the initial beneficiaries as visitors from India use the rupee to shop in the UAE under the UPI (Unified Payments Interface) option.
This week, the hypermarket operator LuLu rolled out UPI Payments at all its UAE stores. Visitors from India need to just scan their UPI QR code at point-of-sale machines in LuLu outlets. For this, they can use their UPI-enabled apps – using the mobile number they have in India – or the RuPay card to make payments on purchases in the UAE.
